Acting techniques

From the bestselling author of The Right to Speak and The Need for Words comes this Bloomsbury Revelations edition of the essential guide to voice work: The Actor Speaks.

"e;a work on the art and craft of comedy as important in its own way as works by Stanislavski and Chekhov"e; - Oxford Theatre CompanionIn 1939, a young, inexperienced actor wrote to a famous actress of his acquaintance, asking for advice on playing comedy.

Integrative Performance serves a crucial need of 21st-century performers by providing a transdisciplinary approach to training.

The Routledge Anthology of British Women Playwrights, 1777-1843 brings together ten eclectic plays by female dramatists and writers, to stimulate a rich discussion of women, writing, and theatre history.

The importance of play and fun to people's lives cannot be stressed enough in today's cultural climate of high stress, high stakes, and competition.

This book offers a comprehensive guide to teaching acting exercises that will unleash the inner creativity of students aged 8-18.

'Theater legend Malina has written one of the most interesting studies of the avant-garde theatrical movement published in the last several years.

The first collection of its kind to bring together scholarly and practitioner perspectives, this book analyses the experiences, skills and techniques of actors when working on television.

In this landmark work Keith Johnstone provides a revelatory guide to rediscovering and unlocking the imagination.

While contemporary American culture may be fixated on youthful sex appeal, the truth is that the most complex and interesting characters in dramatic literature have been (and still are) those over 40 years old.

Acting Greek Tragedy explores the dynamics of physical interaction and the dramaturgical construction of scenes in ancient Greek tragedy.

Using the techniques and insights of clowning, this book draws on original workshops and research to provide practical clowning exercises to develop wider acting practice in innovative ways.

How to Rehearse a Scene: Progressive Exercises to Enhance Scene Work provides detailed exercises and assignments that will imaginatively and artistically enhance an actor's scene process work from start to finish.

This book is an insiders' account of the groundbreaking Moscow production of Chekhov's The Seagull directed by Anatoly Efros in 1966, which heralded a paradigm shift in the interpretation and staging of Chekhov's plays.

DAS HANDBUCH FÜR DIE SCHAUSPIELPRAXISSchauspielen ist ein Handwerk, das sich mit viel Technikarbeit und kontinuierlicher praktischer Übung erlernen lässt.

What is physical dramaturgy?

This is an authorized translation of Nemirovich-Danchenko (Moscow, 1979) by Inna Solovyova, historian, author, and senior researcher of the Moscow Art Theatre Archives.

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One is a must for actors of all ages - beginners as well as seasoned veterans - and belongs in the libraries of all theater teachers looking for new and exciting material for their students.

This book is the answer to the comedic monologue needs of kid actors - and their parents - everywhere.

This book explores a fresh and insightful interpretation of Hamlet's Gertrude as a prominent and powerful figure in the play.

Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians, circus artists, mask performers and devisers of new work.

First Published in 1996.

Originally published in 1978.

Theatre in Pieces: politics, poetics and interdisciplinary collaboration is an innovative compilation of seven highly acclaimed productions by key practitioners of non-playwright-driven theatre.

'Every day, thousands of women enter acting classes where most of them will receive some variation on the Stanislavsky-based training that has now been taught in the U.

Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and bestselling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal.

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Clowns: In Conversation is a groundbreaking collection of interviews expanded in this second edition to include over 30 of the greatest clowns on earth.

Why are so many women still not properly listened to?

The Odin Teatret Archives presents collections from the archives of one of the foremost reference points in global theatre.

'Once you start working with someone like Litz you don't ever want to stop if you can help it' - Vanessa Redgrave

Litz Pisk was widely regarded as the most influential teacher of modern theatre movement of the 20th Century.

Equestrian Drama: An Anthology of Plays is a collection of four representative equestrian dramas.

'Welfare State International are brilliant at making an audience of strangers into a community.

Ensemble Theatre Making: A Practical Guide is the first comprehensive diagnostic handbook for building, caring for, and maintaining an ensemble.

The Art of Knife Fighting for Stage and Screen: An Actor's and Director's Guide to Staged Violence provides detailed information for the safe use of knives and daggers in a theatrical setting and an in-depth understanding of safe theatrical weapons.

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

Roberto Benigni, the Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer, gained international fame when his film La vita e bella/ Life Is Beautiful (1997) won three Oscars in 1999, including Best Foreign Film and Best Actor.

This anthology features six plays by celebrated Chicago playwright Mickle Maher, who has been described by the Houston Chronicle as "e;one of the most original voices in American theater today,"e; and by the Chicago Reader as "e;a master at creating complex, paradoxical works that encompass their own contradictions.

A study of British theatre historiography, from its origins in the Restoration to its development as an academic discipline in the twentieth century.

Creating Solo Performance is an innovative toolbox of exercises and challenges focused on providing you - the performer - with engaging and inspiring ways to explore and develop your idea both on the page and in the performance space.

One type of analysis cannot fit every play, nor does one method of interpretation suit every theatre artist or collaborative team.

Mastering the Shakespeare Audition is a handbook for actors of all ages and experience, whether auditioning for a professional role or a place in drama school.

From the authors of the successful Grand-Guignol and London's Grand Guignol - also published by UEP this book includes translations of a further eleven plays, adding significantly to the repertoire of Grand-Guignol plays available in the English language.

What does it take to control your performance nerves, to feel confident when facing audiences, and to acquire mastery of your talent?

New Monologues for Men features forty monologues from plays published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama recently.