About this Event
A rare glimpse behind the curtain of one of Britain's greatest acting legends.
Award-winning arts journalist Jasper Rees spent years uncovering the extraordinary life and career of Michael Gambon for Michael Gambon: The Authorised Biography. Following his acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller Let's Do It: The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood, Rees was granted exclusive access to Gambon's personal archives and interviewed hundreds of the actors, writers and directors who knew and worked with him—including Dame Judi Dench, Brian Cox, and Sir Alan Ayckbourn.
From his early days at Laurence Olivier's National Theatre to landmark roles in The Singing Detective, Gosford Park and the Harry Potter films, Gambon's career was defined by a magnetic presence both on and off stage.
This deeply personal, moving and revealing biography captures the wit, brilliance and contradictions of a performer who was as elusive and hilarious in private as he was mesmerising in front of an audience. Chaired by broadcaster Peter Guttridge, this is an unmissable conversation about craft, charisma and the life of a truly iconic actor.
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