Shouting at Night

From East End Rebel to Hollywood's Favourite Villain

Steven Berkoff author Cheryl Robson editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Aurora Metro Publications

Publishing:30th Oct '26

£24.99

This title is due to be published on 30th October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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In this electrifying memoir, Steven Berkoff charts his journey from troubled youth to internationally acclaimed actor, writer, and director. With trademark candour and bite, he reveals how he developed a radical approach to performance-and how he became the go-to villain in some of cinema's most iconic films.
In this electrifying memoir, Steven Berkoff charts his journey from troubled youth to internationally acclaimed actor, writer, and director. With trademark candour and bite, he reveals how he developed a radical approach to performance-and how he became the go-to villain in some of cinema's most iconic films.

Along the way, Berkoff pulls back the curtain on a career spent working with the giants of stage and screen. He reveals lively encounters with directors like Stanley Kubrick and Joe Papp, and shares first-hand experiences of collaborating with stars including Johnny Depp, Joan Collins, and Christopher Walken. From the hallowed halls of The National Theatre to the anarchic spirit of the Fringe, he captures the thrill, chaos, and uncompromising artistry that have defined his life's work.

Of previous work:
"East is a vivid collage of the memories of two generations of life in London's East End that pulses with energy...The highly charged physical element of this production gives it enormous vitality, an energy that makes it a joyful celebration, no matter how black the situation. When it erupts into song, it's in tune in all ways; like the well-contrived text, the mixture of methods seems natural, the humour irrepressible."
- Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide

"The language is usually filthy, characters talk about unmentionable subjects, take their clothes off, have sex, humiliate each other, experience unpleasant emotions, become suddenly violent. At its best, this kind of theatre is so powerful, so visceral, that it forces audiences to react: either they feel like fleeing the building or they are suddenly convinced that it is the best thing they have ever seen and want all their friends to see it too. It is the kind of theatre that inspires us to use superlatives, whether in praise or condemnation."
-Aleks Sierz, 'In Yer Face Theatre' (Faber)

ISBN: 9781913641597

Dimensions: 215mm x 135mm x 20mm

Weight: unknown

320 pages