Greek and Decadence (Faber Drama) by StevenBerkoff Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2018 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-34264-8, ISBN: 0-571-34264-7
"There is no other like Berkoff and there'll never be another.' Daily Mail This volume marks Steven Berkoff's eightieth birthday by bringing together two of his greatest plays from the 1980s, Greek – an audacious take on Oedipus – and Decadence, a visceral satire of the upper classes and the social divide in Britain. With a preface by the playwright and an introduction by Aleks Sierz. 'The least remarked upon achievement of Berkoff is hi ..."
Overview by StevenBerkoff, Michael Tolkin Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1995 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-16981-8, ISBN: 0-571-16981-3
"For ten years Berkoff has travelled all over the world - from Fiji to Acapulco - acting, directing and writing. This book is his diary of these trips Berkoff is the author of "East", "West", "Sink the Belgrano!", "Decadence" and "I am Hamlet"."
I am Hamlet by StevenBerkoff Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1989 by StevenBerkoff ISBN-13: 978-0-571-15279-7, ISBN: 0-571-15279-1
"What goes through a man's mind when he is playing Hamlet? How does Shakespeare's best known play actually work, from the inside? And what effect does playing Hamlet have on a man's life? Steven Berkoff nine years ago directed a production of "Hamlet" in which he took the title role, and here are his scene-by-scene observations, which cover the whole range of human experience - from love and death, to life in Britain now. "I am Hamlet" n ..."
"The actor, director and playwright, Steven Berkoff, recounts his childhood in London's East End, the trips "up west" during his teenage years, a formative year with family in the USA, his early career in showbiz, and how he drew on his experiences to write his plays."
Plays three by StevenBerkoff Paperback, 218 Pages, Published 2000 by Faber And Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-20587-5, ISBN: 0-571-20587-9
"Book by Berkoff, Steven"
StevenBerkoff Plays Decadence, Kvetch, Acapulco, Harry's Christmas, Brighton Beach Scumbags, Dahling You Were Marvelous, Dog, Actor (Contemporary Classics) by StevenBerkoff Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1995 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-17102-6, ISBN: 0-571-17102-8
"Written with characteristic Berkoff flair and an understanding of the subtle power and violence of the English language, this second collection of his plays includes Decadence, described by the Guardian as being 'enthused with Berkoff's violent, imagist, vivid wordplay'. The collection also includes Kvetch, Acapulco, Harry's Christmas, Brighton Beach Scumbags, Dahling You Were Marvellous, Dog and Actor, and is introduced by the author."
"'Franz Kafka has found his perfect modern interpreter in Steven Berkoff.' Financial Times Focusing on rehearsals for the 1992 Mitsubishi Theater, Tokyo, production of his adaptation of Kafka's Metamorphosis, Steven Berkoff muses on thenine previous productions of the play over a twenty-three-year-span, starting with his own performance as Gregor Samsa in 1969 at the Round House, London, and taking in the productions in Los Angeles in 19 ..."
StevenBerkoff Plays One (Vol 1) by StevenBerkoff Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2000 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-20721-3, ISBN: 0-571-20721-9
"Steven Berkoff is a phenomenon. Among the artists working in the theatre today he is probably the most theatrical - his special combination of speech, movement and spectacle is uniquely powerful. This first collection of his plays includes East, described by Berkoff as 'an outburst or revolt against the sloth of my youth and a desire to turn a welter of undirected passion and frustration into a positive form'. Also included in this coll ..."
""Jahre sind vergangen nach seinen aufregenden 9 1/2 Wochen mit Elizabeth - doch John Gray kann seine große, leidenschaftliche Liebe nicht vergessen. Wie ein Phantom hat Elizabeth Besitz von ihm ergriffen und selbst die erotischsten Abenteuer mit den schönsten Frauen können sie nicht aus seinen Gedanken verbannen. Es gibt nur einen Ausweg - er muß sie wiederfinden. Seine Suche führt ihn nach Paris. Doch statt seiner ersehnten Elizabeth t ..."
"Während die Fortsetzungen schematisch und risikoarm waren, wagte sich der allererste Beverly Hills Cop auf unerforschtes Terrain -- und hatte damit einen riesigen Erfolg! Der Film, eine Mischung aus brutaler Action und scharfsinniger Komödie, hatte mit Martin Brest einen ausgezeichneten Regisseur, der für Standardszenen, wie Verfolgungsjagden auf dem Highway, einige originelle Perspektiven zu bieten hatte und mit Eddie Murphy einen gut ..."
"Der Vietnamkrieg ist vorbei. Der ehemalige Green Beret Rambo schmort in einem Gefängnis. Aber Colonel Trautman holt ihn heraus. Für eine hochgefährliche Mission braucht er seinen besten Mann. Rambo soll im vietnamesischen Dschungel nach amerikanischen Kriegsgefangenen suchen und sie befreien. Aber seine Überlebensfähigkeiten werden auf eine harte Probe gestellt: Weil er den Befehlen nicht gehorcht, stufen ihn die eigenen Leute als "entb ..."
"Hamlet and Ophelia express the infinite variety of their passion in a work which takes the form of an epistolary play in verse. Steven Berkoff's startlingly original new play charts the lovers' story beneath the surface of Shakespeare's play. With a muscuiarity of language tempered with tenderness, Berkoff's play is shot through with images of courtly love, sexual desire and intimations of future tragedy. The chill of the ending periect ..."
"When a boxer refuses to throw a fight, the mob murders his manager. The fighter soon learns that hit men are after him too, and joins the Foreign Legion to escape them."
"Mickey Rourke moans and tries to look deep and meaningful in this unnecessary sequel to that 1984 steamy sexcapade. Kim Basinger did little in the original but look gorgeous and shed her clothes. That said, her performance positively shines next to the moribund Angie Everhart. Rourke is abusive, as he chases Everhart around Paris while ostensibly looking for his girlfriend. Eventually, he and Everhart have nonerotic, unappealing sex. Th ..."
"Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti. The mobster discover his whereabouts and enrolls two hitmen to finish him off. With ..."
"Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) made her film debut swapping spit with Prince in this vanity piece directed by the rock legend himself. Prince plays a self-styled gigolo and musician in the south of France, and unlike his interesting grimness in Purple Rain, his character's affect is like one big, walking smirk here. Shot in black and white, the film is handsome enough to look upon for awhile. But even for people who admire ..."