Product Description: The Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan was Sir Noel Coward's favourite hotel in New York. He stayed there many times. It was the first stop after he had landed by ship in the USA. It has been called the British hotel in New York because of the number of British theatre stars who have stayed there" Waiting for Coward" takes place there and the action is before and after a dinner with Coward...read more

Product Description: When you board a ship you enter the exciting world of ship board life, whether it be on a tramp steamer, cargo boat or ocean liner. The mystique and magic of far-flung ports appeal to all world travelers. This book is a combination of reports about legendary people who have taken ships to reach their destinations, and reports about the legendary people who were the reason to sail to these destinations...read more

Nicole's story tells of her climb to stardom from her student days at drama school, her first job, working for the National Theatre, a Broadway run, marriage and divorce. When her beloved Michael deserts her, her entire career is in jeopardy as she struggles to come to terms with the effect her career is having on her private life.

Product Description: "But I think that Life, and with that I also mean Love, comes first...it's the only thing that one has in the final seconds...the knowledge that one has had time, and sense, to live, breath, love and enjoy the time one has been given...read more

Product Description: Covent Garden, the cultural heart of London, is notorious for its history, ghosts, and the Old Market. Discover the special places unique to this area. It would be interesting to read about the latest fashionable shops, popular pubs and hotels that existed in Covent Garden a hundred years ago but there is no accurate record as far as I know...read more

Product Description: Author Elizabeth Sharland visits the homes of authors, actors and composers, and muses on settings in which their creative work was done. She visits: George Sand's home in Nohant, Maugham, Ivor Novello (London), Puccini in Lake Lago, Coward in Jamaica, G...read more

Product Description: Also by Elizabeth Sharland - A Theatrical Feast in Paris. Read where British, American and French writers, actors and authors wined and dined in Paris. From Moliere to Deneuve, from Hemingway to Sedaris. Find out the theatre scene there, today and yesterday...read more

Explores the connection between food and theater in New York, focusing on various theatrical clubs and presenting their origins in the nineteenth century, before finally returning to Manhattan for a tour of places mentioned earlier in the book.

Oscar winning British actress has won the award but finds that her personal life is in ruins. The story follows of her climb to stardom from her student days, then marriage, divorce to fame but at the expense of her private life.She travels to Italy, Capri, Cannes,London in search of her partner.

Product Description: A guide to some of the most glamorous and historic restaurants in London famous for their theatrical connections. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: "Sharland's dramatic anthology provides a fascinating window onto the lives and careers of the cream of the British acting profession. The combination of plays, poems and extracts from the letters and diaries of the stars makes for a uniquely stimulating performance...read more

Product Description: Book by Sharland, Elizabeth