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Character Breakdown

Character Breakdown

by ZaweAshton (Author)

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    Hardcover 2019

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Synopsis

Cult heroine Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities of contemporary life 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 to Fresh Meat's Vod. To stay sane, an actor must tread a high-wire between life and art, keep sight of where a character ends and the real person begins. So she doesn't lose herself completely. 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?

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 04 Apr 2019
ISBN 10: 1784740799
ISBN 13: 9781784740795
Book Overview: Sharp satirical, unconventional memoir about modern life from rising, non-conformist British star

Author Bio
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 TV series Wanderlust (with Toni Colette) and the highly anticipated forthcoming Jake Gyllenhall film Velvet Buzzsaw. Her directorial debut Happy Toys was nominated for Best British Short at the Raindance Film Festival and she is the author of the award-winning plays Harm's Way and For all Those Women who Thought They were Mad. She lives in London.