Gladys Reunited

by Toksvig, Sandi

• ISBN13: 9780751533286
• ISBN10: 0751533289
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-05
• Publisher: Sphere

Summary

Sandi Toksvig was thirteen and growing up in the American town of Mamaroneck when she fell in love with the theatre. One of three girls chosen to play Gladys Antrobus in the school play The Skin of Our Teeth, Sandi and her fellow 'Gladyses' soon became friends. By the time of the play's performance, their 'Gladys Society' included all the female cast members and their drama teacher. Thirty years on, Sandi returned to the US to discover what had happened to her fellow 'Gladyses'. This is the moving and often hilarious account of her quest, a journey peppered with the most extraordinary episodes: the 'Gladys' wedding, complete with belly dancer, at an Indian restaurant in Atlanta; the Bible Studies teacher who doesn't own a Bible; and Sandi's painfully funny attempts to rodeo -- despite being unable to ride. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Sandi Toksvig went into theatre as a writer and performer after graduating from Cambridge. Well known for her television and radio work as a presenter, writer and actor, she has written more than twenty books for children and adults. She also writes for theatre and television: her film The Man starred Stephen Fry and Zoe Wanamaker and her play Bully Boy starring Anthony Andrews opened the St James Theatre, London in 2012. She was Chancellor of Portsmouth University from 2012 to 2017. In 2016 Sandi took over as chair on QI, and in 2017 she started presenting The Great British Bake Off. She lives in London and Kent.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
A Preface on a Horse	1	(12)
The Gladys Society is Born	13	(13)
Going Back	26	(13)
Rita -- Gladys Two	39	(25)
Cathy -- Gladys Three	64	(16)
Joyce -- Gladys Nine	80	(20)
Lori -- Gladys Ten	100	(14)
Leslie -- Gladys Eleven	114	(57)
An Interlude of Terror	159	(12)
Sue -- Gladys Five	171	(22)
Anne -- Gladys Six	193	(35)
Lisa -- Gladys Twelve	228	(15)
Regina -- Gladys Seven	243	(14)
Fran -- Gladys Eight	257	(19)
Ginger -- Gladys Four	276	(26)
Conclusion on a Plane	302