Time to Act: Simon Annand’s backstage photos remind us of UK theatre’s vital magic
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Time to Act, a new photo book from Simon Annand, takes us backstage into the theatre’s private world. Simon Annand began photographing actors in the 1980s at London’s Old Vic theatre. Vulnerability, in this context, is a gift.” He has seen the theatre world change over his four decades on the inside – the growth of the actor’s star power, the increasing allure of theatre’s handmade feel in the digital age, the introduction of microphones on stage: “The thrill of hearing an unmediated voice has been diminished by this development,” he says. Most foreign visitors to the UK would mention the theatre, and the wider creative culture, as one of the main reasons to come here.” Nonetheless, he remains hopeful.
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