Stony Ground : The Memoirs Of A Theatrical Non-Celebrity

The first half of a life with many vicissitudes and two obsessions: the live theatre and writing. The author looks back from a vantage point 50 years later, offering the reader an historical record based on personal experience: * poverty in the 1920s and 1930s * the blitz in war-torn London *National Service in the Merchant Navy * journalism and magazine editing * golden years in 1950s London * writing plays and poetry * am dram in the East End of London * professional theatre, weekly rep, summer seasons, touring, schools * the ultimate goal on the West End stage

• | Author: Leslie Rocker
• | Publisher: New Generation Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 234 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1787195481
• | ISBN-13: 9781787195486