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The Half: Photographs of Actors Preparing for the Stage

Simon Annand

For 25 years actors have given Simon Annand unprecedented access to photograph them during the thirty minutes before curtain up, known as 'the half'. These rare images show the myriad ways actors focus for the performance ahead and offer a dazzling gallery of our most celebrated actors.

'One of the most amazing photographers I have had the pleasure of working with in the theatre… He is an individualist with an eye for the unusual. The results speak for themselves.’
Judi Dench

Accompanying book published by Faber and Faber. Publication date: 2 October 2008, Price £30. Book available online.

 

Photo: Cate Blanchett, preparing for her role in Plenty, Almeida season at the Albery Theatre.
 


The Half: Photographs of Actors Preparing for the Stage finished on: 9 November 2008