From Anne Enright's novel about an actor's daughter to the diaries of former National Theatre director Peter Hall, the theatre critic chooses his favourite titles about the stage Theatre is the most evanescent of arts. That may be one reason why so many people have sought to pin down its magic in words. But in choosing my favourite books on the subject, I have deliberately confined myself to the past 100 years. I hav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM on October 9, 2021