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In December 2002 the Donmar celebrates its tenth anniversary. Published to mark the occasion, this book tells the story of those extraordinary years with the co-operation of all involved, and particularly Mendes himself.
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It was late in 1989 that Sam Mendes wandered by a then-boarded up Donmar Warehouse and wondered what was to become of the theatre. Three years later, Mendes was opening his first production of that very address: the European premiere of the Off-Broadway musical Assassins.Matt Wolf's book chronicles ten amazing years for the Donmar and for Mendes, coupling discussion of numerous productions with extensive interviews with Mendes and his number two, Caro Newling, alongside more than sixty Donmar alumni: Stephen Sondheim, Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Stephen Dillane, Alan Cumming, Helen Mirren, and Jennifer Ehle, to name but a few.This celebration of the Donmar's tenth anniversary - full of candid conversation and analysis, rarely seen pictures, and behind-the-scenes reporting - is a must for any admirer of the Donmar and theatre enthusiast.
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