ELIZABETH SHARLAND is an actress, producer, playwright and novelist, best-known for her informative and entertaining non-fiction books about theatre stars and for her popular and long-running show Love From Shakespeare to Coward - an anthology of plays poems, letters and diaries around the theme of love, based on six years in the West End using over 200 actors in showcases.
Her new book Passionate Pilgrimages is fascinating look at the homes and studios of legendary composers, artists and writers across Europe, while her other books include A Theatrical Feast: Sugar and Spice in London’s Theatreland, Love From Shakespeare to Coward and The British on Broadway.
Elizabeth trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and joined the Old Vic Company to tour Australia. She has had plays produced in London and New York, formed an English-speaking theatre company in Paris, worked for Yul Brynner on Broadway. She also lectures regularly on the Queen Mary 2, between London and New York. She is married to a Dublin-born psychiatrist, has one son, and travels frequently between Europe and America.
Tea at the English Speaking Union of New YorkAn illustrated lecture on "Passionate Pilgrimages: From Chopin to Coward" English Speaking Union Sept 29th 2009 Members $25.00 Non members $30.00 Reservations: 212-757-1799
Passionate Pilgrimages with Steve Ross, Tammy Grimes, Joe Sirola and others Featuring Chopin, Ivor Novello, Cole Porter in Paris, George Bernard Shaw, Franco Zeffirelli and many others Book signing to follow
September 30th, 2009 Reservations 212-757-1799 Announcing Elizabeth Sharland's latest book:
Passionate PilgrimagesFrom Chopin to CowardA guide and fascinating look at the homes and studios of legendary composers, artists and writers across Europe. It captures the essence of their work and life styles, including photographs and anecdotes.
"Elizabeth Sharland will squire you to places you never thought you'd go, in impeccable language and with rare grace. Learn, then, how George Sand whiled away the hours with Chopin at Chateau de Nohant, and spend some time with Somerset Maugham at Cap Ferrat near Nice. Katherine Mansfield charms us in Menton, alongside Franco Zeffirelli in Positano, Italy, Cole Porter in Paris, Paul Bowles in Morocco and Lady Gregory in Ireland. The illustrations are lavish, offering visual clues to the geniuses that inhabit these pages. Travel with Sharland as you have never travelled before ...a blessing on your cranium." - Malachy McCourt Book signingHatchard's on Piccadilly, LondonTuesday, May 12th, 2009 |
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In this sequel to Elizabeth's first novel, a group of British actors go to stay at Noel Coward's house in Jamaica on holiday, where dramatic events happen. The Oscar winning actress Nicole Bennett struggles with the dilemma of having to decide between her love for the theatre and the love in her private life. The story continues when they return to London. ISBN 978-0-595-45284-2 |
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