Actors’ Crucible, The – Port Talbot and the Making of Burton, Hopkins, Sheen and All the Others

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Port Talbot has an undisputed claim to be called the actors’ capital of Wales, producing a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years including Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen. This book suggests explanations for this phenomenon while also surveying the careers of 50 actors from Port Talbot and considering what its stars have contributed to the community.