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The Hapless Rehearsal
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Bestselling novelist Tracy Chevalier calls The Hapless Rehearsal “a wonderful book—witty and timeless and gorgeous to look at”.
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The Hapless Rehearsal draws back the curtain and provides a humorous insight into the world of classical music; the trials and tribulations of a chamber orchestra, playfully depicted in illustrated verse.
It is a musical tale, but you don’t need to be a musician, a BBC Radio 3 listener, or even knowledgeable about music, to enjoy it.
A Dramatic Reading
Immerse yourself in Simon Paisley Day’s dramatic reading of Alexandria’s comical illustrated book.
Starring: Simon Paisley Day
Producer/Director: Alexandria Lawrence
Director of Photography: Marina Vidor
Want to spend even more time with Simon? Check out my podcast interview with Simon and hear about all the crazy things that happened during our time together at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Dimensions
Hardback • 66 pages • fully illustrated with gold foil highlights
146 x 216 x 10 mm
Delivery
United Kingdom
Rest of World
Returns
Your happiness, guaranteed. If you don’t LOVE the items you’ve purchased, you may return them (at your own expense) within 14 days of delivery.
Please note: The items you return must be in perfect, unused condition. If you’ve ordered personalised, signed copies of The Hapless Rehearsal, these cannot be returned.
Shipping costs will also not be reimbursed.
Meet the Author/Illustrator
I was the sort of kid who always loved to draw.
From an early age, I began drawing fancy ladies and never really stopped. When asked the age-old question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, I always had the same answer: a musician, artist and writer. And that’s exactly what I did, at least in the beginning.
I went to music college: undergrad in viola performance at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, USA, and postgrad in early music at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London.
Re-discovering my first love.
After working as a freelance baroque viola player (yes, that’s a thing) for several years, I was called back to my original passion: drawing. I self-published The Hapless Rehearsal, a comical insight in the world of music, told in illustrated verse. And so my entrepreneurial journey begins.
Due to a very bizarre incident (good story for an upcoming blog post!), there are only a limited number of copies of The Hapless Rehearsal remaining. Evidence that life is truly stranger than fiction.
A wonderful book—witty and timeless and gorgeous to look at. Alexandria has a deft touch with words and images, and I smile every time I read it.
