Reaktion signs Ackroyd's English Actor

Reaktion Books has signed The English Actor: Medieval to Modern, an “enticing" theatrical history by Peter Ackroyd. 

Dave Watkins, commissioning editor, acquired world rights from Sonia Land at Sheil Land Associates. The English Actor will be published in 2023. 

Watkins commented: "The English Actor offers a rich and enticing history of the unique, diverse English tradition of theatre craft. It’s a fantastic book that charts the actor’s shifting methods and means throughout the ages, liberally seasoned with notable biographies, and all told with Peter’s characteristic elegance, precision and warmth. I’m thrilled to be publishing it."

Ackroyd added: "I have worked long and hard on this study, and I am delighted that it has found a sympathetic publisher."