Adventurer

Bernard Miles and the Mermaid Theatre

Alan Strachan, Simon Callow

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Salamander Street Limited
15 March 2024

Theatre Studies; Individual actors & performers; Biography: arts & entertainment; Memoirs; Social & cultural history

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"Bernard Miles was a force of nature. Actor, writer, director, life peer and founder of the Mermaid Theatre, Bernard Miles was a visionary who made an indelible impact on British Theatre. In 1959, in a post-Blitz area of London, amongst the ghosts of Shakespeare and Marlowe, Bernard and his wife Josephine Wilson fought every obstacle to establish a truly remarkable theatre that brought new plays to the British public and revitalised the classics.

Alan Strachan's fascinating biography shares the adventures of Bernard Miles from film set to stage door, covering his personal and professional life and revealing the man and his mission. The talented and eccentric characters who worked and supported the Mermaid Theatre fill the pages of this inspiring memoir. And the man at the helm, the Adventurer, has earned his place in theatre history.

Whether filming in an oily tank for In Which We Serve, or on stage with his parrot on his shoulder for Treasure Island; whether arranging inspired 'get rich quick' schemes to finance the theatre or bringing the house down as 'The Uncrowned King of the Chiltern Hills', Bernard Miles was a determined and passionate idealist. Alan Strachan's book shows the talented, flawed, beloved, troublesome man in all his glory.

""This full, rich and enthralling account of the making of one of the British theatre's great figures is long overdue. Bernard was one of its most important

and most original

standard bearers, for whom we have much to be grateful, as any reader of this riveting book will discover.""

- Simon Callow

Longlisted for STR's 2024 Theatre Book Prize"

By: Alan Strachan
Foreword by: Simon Callow
Imprint: Salamander Street Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781914228988
ISBN 10: 1914228987
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 15 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active