Acting techniques

WINNER OF THE 2011 THEATRE BOOK PRIZEShakespeare's greatest play, directed by the most experienced and acclaimed director in the land, starring one of our very finest actors at the very peak of his powers.

Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prolific and influential writer-directors of the twentieth century.

The second volume in this series brings together some of the best new writing from contemporary American playwrights.

The first full-length biography of the actor known for his roles in The Invisible Man, Casablanca, and other classics, based on newly released interviews.

Book of Sides II: Original, Two-Page Scenes for Actors and Directors is the second book in the Book of Sides series by Dave Kost, featuring original, two-page, two-character scenes for use in acting, directing, and auditioning classes.

Actor Training expands on Alison Hodge's highly-acclaimed and best-selling Twentieth Century Actor Training.

Foundations for Performance Training: Skills for the Actor-Dancer explores the physical, emotional, theoretical, and practical components of performance training in order to equip readers with the tools needed to successfully advance in their development as artists and entertainers.

A brand-new collection of original audition pieces written by and for actors of colour, commissioned by Tamasha Theatre Company and edited by Titilola Dawudu, with a foreword by Noma Dumezweni.

Black Acting Methods seeks to offer alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors find themselves working with.

Actors and Audiences explores the exchanges between those on and off the stage that fill the atmosphere with energy and vitality.

What is artistic resonance and how can it be linked to one's life and one's art?

Cicely Berry, Voice Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is world-famous for her voice teaching.

Acting for the Camera: Back to One is a "e;how to"e; book with practical steps to achieve a professional performance on camera.

With over one thousand entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world.

Supporting Staged Intimacy: A Practical Guide for Theatre Creatives, Managers, and Crew examines the relationship between staged intimacy, intimacy direction, and those supporting the process during pre-production, rehearsal, and performance.

The Commedia dell'Arte of Flaminio Scala presents a translation and commentary of selected scenarios composed or collected by the actor-manager Flaminio Scala that were first published in 1611.

Transformative acting remains the aspiration of many an emerging actor, and constitutes the achievement of some of the most acclaimed performances of our age: Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln, Meryl Streep as Mrs Thatcher, Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter - the list is extensive, and we all have our favourites.

Acting: The First Six Lessons was first published in 1933 and remains a key text for anyone studying acting today.

Stanislavsky and Gender explores the intimate and complicated relationship between the enduring influence of Konstantin Stanislavsky and the evolving phenomenon of gender.

Stanislavsky in Focus brilliantly examines the history and actual premises of Stanislavsky's 'System', separating myth from fact with forensic skill.

The Shakespeare Workbook and Video provides a unifying approach to acting Shakespeare that is immediately applicable in the rehearsal room or classroom.

Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over forty years.

Musical theatre is a tough and over-crowded industry.

The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera provides a precise yet practical approach to help unlock the mysteries of acting for film and television.

Your Body Knows provides the foundation actors need to move with ease and power.

This book reconsiders the evidence for what we know (or think we know) about early modern performance conditions.

This book provides actors, directors, teachers and students with a clear, practical guide to applying the work of influential theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavsky to Shakespeare.

Classical singing training is no longer relevant for the theatre performer today.

Cutting-edge, comprehensive, and effective, Seven Pillars Acting empowers the actor to transform into character with ease and authenticity.

This new edition of Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction continues to provide an unparalleled overview of non-text-based theatre, from experimental dance to traditional mime.

Regarded by Augusto Boal as the international icon of his vision, Jana Sanskriti are the leading practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed and Forum Theatre in India and the East.

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Michael Chekhov and Sanford Meisner: Collisions and Convergence in Actor Training offers a comprehensive analysis of the Sanford Meisner Acting Technique in comparison to the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique.

We train because we are human and we become human because we train.

Actors of colour need the best speeches to demonstrate their skills and hone their craft.

How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vocal skills?

An Actor's Research: Investigating Choices for Practice and Performance presents an accessible and highly practical guide to the research approaches required of the actor.

Acting: Cut the Crap, Cue the Truth fills a gap in the drama school curriculum, tackling many areas which are unaddressed during training and discussing issues that are more often than not hushed up afterwards.

Regarded by Augusto Boal as the international icon of his vision, Jana Sanskriti are the leading practitioners of Theatre of the Oppressed and Forum Theatre in India and the East.

Using new interview material with actors, directors and writers, this book explores the challenges of performance in documentary theatre.

The most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improve available today.

This book chronicles the child performer as part of the Chicana/o/Mexican-American theatre experience.

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The Motional Improvisation of Al Wunder takes readers on a journey through the life history, creative genealogies and unique working processes of one of the master teachers of Euro-American postmodern movement-based improvisational performance who has, until now, received scant critical attention.

A tight throat; held breath; stiff muscles; stage fright: impediments to performance come in many guises, but they all spring from the same source-tension.

The Art of Unarmed Stage Combat is a guide to the principles and techniques of theatrical violence, combining detailed discussions of the mechanics of stage fighting with the nuances of acting decisions to make fighting styles reflect character and story.

Winner of a Nancy Staub Award for Excellence in Publications on the Art of PuppetryConnecting the art of puppetry with deeper learning for children, this workbook offers a comprehensive guide on how to bring puppetry into the classroom.

First published in 1967, this title considers the idea of the 'well-made play' in the context of how and why it has been devalued and how far, in allowing it to be devalued, we have lost sight of certain important elements of the theatre.

This practical book with illustrations links Alexander technique to acting, dancing and singing by the trainer of performers on The Lion King

The Alexander Technique is a method of physical relaxation that reduces tension and strain throughout the body.

This book analyses Rabindranath Tagore's contribution to Bengali drama and theatre.