Steven Berkoff overview
home | Berkoff has Russian and Romanian ancestry but grew up in London's East End. He had a difficult childhood, but struggled to escape through theatre. He started with minor roles in small theatres throughout the country. When he formed the London Theatre Group he emerged as a vibrant talent combining mime and theatre. The group covered classics by Kafka and Poe. Then Berkoff starting writing original works such as East and is now established as a major playwright, the most performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after Shakespeare, and for a long time the most performed in theatre auditions. As well as theatre Berkoff has made more than 80 films and television roles. Below you can click on the images for a fuller biography, for photos of Steven Berkoff through the decades, for details of the major influences on Berkoff, and for a chronology for his life and work. click on the images for more click on the images for more |
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