Simon Callow, author portrait
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Simon Callow

Simon Callow made his stage debut in 1973 and came to prominence in a critically acclaimed performance as Mozart in the original stage production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus at the Royal National Theatre in 1979. He is well known for a series of one-man shows that have toured internationally and featured subjects such as Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, William Shakespeare, Jesus, and Richard Wagner. Among his many film roles is the much-loved character Gareth in the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral. Callow has simultaneously pursued careers as a director in theater and opera and is an author of several books, including Being an ActorLove Is Where It Falls, and a biography of Charles Laughton.
Being Wagner
Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
Orson Welles, Volume 2: Hello Americans
Orson Welles, Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu

Books

Being Wagner
Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World
Orson Welles, Volume 2: Hello Americans
Orson Welles, Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu

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