The Empire / Michael Ball.
Description: 389 pages : :illustration ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781804180570
- 1804180572
- 1900-1999
- Theaters -- England -- Fiction
- Musical theater -- England -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Actors -- Fiction
- Secrecy -- Fiction
- Actors
- Man-woman relationships
- Musical theater
- Secrecy
- Social conditions
- Theaters
- England, Northern -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
- England
- Northern England
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | BAL | Available | 073118 |
Welcome to The Empire theatre 1922. When Jack Treadwell arrives at The Empire, in the middle of a rehearsal, he is instantly mesmerised. But amid the glitz and glamour, he soon learns that the true magic of the theatre lies in its cast of characters - both on stage and behind the scenes. There's stunning starlet Stella Stanmore and Hollywood heartthrob Lancelot Drake; and Ruby Rowntree keeps the music playing, while Lady Lillian Lassiter, theatre owner and former showgirl, is determined to take on a bigger role. And then there's cool, competent Grace Hawkins, without whom the show would never go on... could she be the leading lady Jack is looking for? When long-held rivalries threaten The Empire's future, tensions rise along with the curtain. There is treachery at the heart of the theatre and a shocking secret waiting in the wings. Can Jack discover the truth before it's too late, and the theatre he loves goes dark?
