Stony Ground: the memoirs of a theatrical non-celebrity

Leslie Rocker

Stony Ground: the memoirs of a theatrical non-celebrity
Format
Paperback
Publisher
New Generation Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Published
15 September 2017
Pages
234
ISBN
9781787195486

Stony Ground: the memoirs of a theatrical non-celebrity

Leslie Rocker

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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

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