A Backstage Betrayal (Signed Edition)

Author: Ball, Michael

Theatre management

Published on 7 November 2024 by BONNIER PUBLISHING FICTION LTD (N/A).

Hardback | 416 pages
241 x 162 x 36 | 640g

THE THEATRE MAY SEEM GLAMOROUS, BUT SECRETS WAIT BEHIND THE CURTAIN 1926.

Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hardat The Empire.

Following a turbulent period Jack Treadwell, erstwhile proprietor, his motherLillian, and his playwright wife Grace, know they need to get things back ontrack - and how better than with the annual pantomime, a new venture, and anall-singing all-dancing talent contest, showcasing the best performers around.

But could Lillian's new admirer, Grand Duke Nikolai Kuznetsov, be bringingdisaster in hiswake?WillThe Empire be caught up in the scandal surrounding West End star, StellaStanmore? And what are their enemies in Highbridge planning? While Jack andGrace fight to ensure the show does go on, a royal visitor raises the stakesand a young widow, Sally Blow, dares to dream that the talent contest might beher big break. As the talent contest draws closer, tragedy strikes.

Amid the glitz and glamour there are strange goings on and a plot afoot.

Is everything Jack and Grace have worked so hard for about to come crashing down? And could this be curtains for The Empire? Musical theatre legend Michael Ball brings his trademark warmth, wit and glamour to this sparkling new novel. 'A wonderful book. A love letter to the theatre' Rev. Richard Coles. 'A fantastic book. Brilliant' Don Black OBE. 'A wonderful read' Jeffrey Archer. 'A golden debut - charming, funny and romantic' Cameron Mackintosh. 'Takes you to the magical world of theatre' Rosie Goodwin.