What makes this account of a familiar story outstanding is that Strachan wins the reader's trust ... As an experienced man of the theatre, he suggests, qualifies and adds interesting views of his own. The Spectator
List of PlatesAcknowledgementsPrologue1. A Child of the Raj2. Hours Nearer Death3. Young Wife and Mother4. Enter Olivier5. Altered States6. Printing a Legend7. Star-Crossed8. Wartime Dramas9. From Sabina to Anna10. Down Under11. The Kindness of Strangers12. Two on the Nile13. Crack-Up14. Avonside15. At Court16. Ending A Legend17. Worlds Elsewhere18. Last ActsEpilogueAppendix Facts/"False Facts"Notes on SourcesSelect BibliographyIndex
Alan Strachan is a theatre director and author of dramatic criticism.