{"product_id":"is-it-too-late-to-make-a-run-for-it-8928","title":"Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudi Dench and Brendan O'Hea chat about her life on the stage, on the screen, and, above all, behind the scenes...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A literary demonstration of how the iconic actor has lost none of her energy, flair, and fiery intelligence... Dench's memoir of the roles she has loved is a witty, thoroughly entertaining romp through the Shakespearean world.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)  \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIs It Too Late to Make a Run for It?\u003c\/i\u003e Judi Dench and Brendan O'Hea take us on a heartfelt and hilarious tour of her extraordinary life and career. From growing up in York and being miffed at not getting the part of Mary in the school Nativity play, to playing before sold-out houses on Broadway and in London's West End, she's done it all. She walked the red carpets of Hollywood, turned James Bond's M into the most astute, unflinching Head of MI6 anyone could ever have imagined, and won an Oscar, a Tony, Golden Globes, Oliviers, and BAFTAs along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet despite the accolades, she has been accompanied by doubt. From the movie producer who said she had \"everything wrong\" with her face, to the theatre director who advised her against doing sitcom. Is it any wonder she leaves a bag by the rehearsal room door in case she has to make a run for it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut stepping out of her comfort zone has been Judi's guiding principle and in \u003ci\u003eIs It Too Late to Make a Run for It?\u003c\/i\u003e, she reveals all to Brendan - her friend and writing partner. She tells stories of pranks (both onstage and off), dissects her greatest screen roles, shares tales of her joyful marriage to actor Michael Williams, and talks about her passion for nature and animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs told to Brendan O'Hea, this is Judi Dench's story - funny, honest, intimate, enlightening, surprising, moving, and deeply inspiring. Over ninety years in the making, \u003ci\u003eIs It Too Late to Make a Run for It? \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of the world's most beloved actor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dame Judi Dench\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the foremost actors of our day, has won the Oscar, the Tony and the Olivier award. She is the author of the book \u003ci\u003e And Furthermore\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan O'Hea\u003c\/b\u003e is a theatre director and an Associate Artist at Shakespeare's Globe. His work as an actor includes major roles at the National Theatre, RSC and fourteen productions for Shakespeare's Globe. As a director his work has been seen on stages across the UK and abroad, including nine productions for Shakespeare's Globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brendan O'Hea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67973865210141,"sku":"9781250438928","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781250438928.jpg?v=1793825745","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/is-it-too-late-to-make-a-run-for-it-8928","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}