He That Plays the King

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Kenneth Tynan carved himself a niche in journalism in the 1950s and 60s as the deliverer of sharp, witty, occasionally acerbic prose on everything from drinking and smoking to bullfighting, but his true passion was for the theatre. Penned when he was just 23 and already drama critic for The Observer, He That Plays the King is still praised by contemporary theatre critics as one of the finest books ever written on the theatre – although who could wish for higher praise than an introduction by Orson Welles? This is the second impression of the first edition in good condition.