Synopsis
The Stage Struck Me!
$39.99 Published by Troubador
It's full of anecdotes about the famous, the infamous, the charming and the downright loopy
After joining the South African Army and serving as a gunner in the coastal artillery, Neville Phillips was transferred to the entertainment unit where he spent four years doing shows for the Allied troops in North Africa and Italy
In 1946 he was demobbed to London where he got to know some truly remarkable people, as well as writing West End reviews, pantomime, cabaret, and a musical starring Pat Kirkwood
A fascinating and sometimes poignant account of times, places, and people that played such an important part in the life of a young aspiring actor