Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Daddy 4
Mummy 12
Enter Miriam 21
We Are a Fortress Family 25
Going to School 38
Oh, Miriam! 48
Families 52
Showing Off 61
The Facts of Life 67
Latin Lessons 75
Dinner with Isaiah Berlin 79
Nude Modelling for Augustus John 85
Miriam Kibbutznik 90
Cambridge 97
Adventures in Academia 109
Footlights 113
Saved by the Beeb 117
Swinging London 129
The Importance of Voice 134
Sexy Sonia 138
Women Are Better than Men: Discuss 142
Heather 150
Coming Out 157
Life on the Road: Fiddler on the Roof 164
Going on the Stage: A Masterclass of Sorts 175
The Joys of Being an Understudy: The Threepenny Opera 186
When a Play Goes Wrong: The White Devil 194
Getting into Character: Endgame 202
PG Tips and the Caramel Bunny 208
To Dub or Not to Dub 218
Banged up in Bow Street 222
Money Talks 229
Too Fat to Go to Bed With 238
My First Time on Broadway was … Wicked 246
Call Me Gert and Leave Out the Rude Part 250
In Therapy 260
Only Connect 266
Blood Will Tell 273
Two Spikes Would Be an Extravagance! 276
It is a Far, Far Better Thing 290
Taking America by Storm 300
Please Do Not Wear Shorts 307
My Turn to Fail 312
Adventures in Cinema 319
Working with Scorsese: The Age of Innocence 330
Romeo + Juliet 335
Would You Like to Go to Disney World? 342
Harry Potter 345
Down Under 353
A New Habit 361
Being Jewish 367
Choosing My Side 376
Speaking Out 384
A Right Royal Reception 388
Spliced 397
Getting Older 400
Dirty Talk 409
The Final Curtain 414
Acknowledgements 419
Credits 423
Index 425