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Character Breakdown Zawe Ashton

Name: Character Breakdown By Zawe Ashton
SKU: 9781784703387
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Character Breakdown by Zawe Ashton

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Summary

'Entertaining...revealing, shocking'
BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'Sublime' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

Actor and director Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities of today's world

Zawe Ashton has been acting since she was six.

Character Breakdown Summary

Character Breakdown by Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton has been acting since she was six. She has played many different roles, from 'cute little girl' to 'assassin with attitude', Oscar Wilde's Salome to St Trinian's schoolgirl by way of Fresh Meat's Vod.

In Character Breakdown, Zawe scrolls through a version of her life. Or is it a version of her art? Or something in between. In it, she encounters glamour, horror, absurdity and questions like: is a life spent more on performance than reality any life at all?

'A very great book'
Lena Dunham

'Smart, funny, vivid, honest, dark, timely'
The Times

'A smart, funny and well-written take-down of modern showbiz'
Elizabeth Day

Selected by Bernadine Evaristo as one of the 20 Black British Womxn Writers

Character Breakdown Reviews

A very great book
A smart, funny and well-written take-down of modern showbiz -- Elizabeth Day * Mail on Sunday *
Smart, funny, vivid, honest, dark, timely * The Times *
An entertaining and original memoir touching on career, life and identity. It is an enjoyable read, despite the humiliating tales of auditions or filming situations where she is physically assessed, objectified or subject to casual racism. Understandably there is an undertone of rage in her keen observations -- Hannah Beckerman * Observer *
Character Breakdown embraces darkness while also being a wickedly absurd look at modern show business * Stylist *

About Zawe Ashton

Zawe Ashton is an actress, playwright and director who started acting at the age of six. Her portrayal of Vod in Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong's Fresh Meat won her a cult following and the diversity of her work across television, film and stage has attracted numerous accolades. Recent credits include the BBC/Netflix TV series Wanderlust, the Netflix feature film Velvet Buzzsaw and Betrayal at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Her play for all those women who thought they were Mad will be staged for the first time this year. She lives in London.

Additional information

Sku

GOR010539452

ISBN 13

9781784703387

ISBN 10

1784703389

Title

Character Breakdown by Zawe Ashton

Author

Zawe Ashton

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

2020-02-06

Number of pages

320

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us