Theatre: technical and background skills

Gaining a view behind the scenes into the jobs and personalities of people who work in the theatre is a privilege afforded to few.

The term liminal refers to a marginalized space of fertile chaos and creative potential where nothing is fixed or certain.

Gaining a view behind the scenes into the jobs and personalities of people who work in the theatre is a privilege afforded to few.

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

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

Good stage management is key to the smooth running of any theatrical production and, as technology continues to develop and regulations tighten, the responsibilities of the stage manager have never been greater.

"e;Stage technicians or 'techies' don't read books, they seek information on the basis of the need to know.

"e;Stage technicians or 'techies' don't read books, they seek information on the basis of the need to know.

Edward Braun's acclaimed work on Meyerhold available for the first time in paperback

Vsevolod Meyerhold began his career in theatre as an actor with the Moscow Art Theatre, and after a spell in the remote provinces, he returned to Moscow at Stanislavski's invitation and founded a new, experimental studio for the Art Theatre.

The Amateur Theatre Handbook is the essential handbook for anyone involved in amateur dramatics.

For anyone producing costumes on a small budget, whether for schools, colleges or amateur, semi-professional or professional groups, this basic introduction offers practical advice for every kind of play, together with drawings, diagrams and patterns from which to work.

Live theatre is an exciting, challenging profession - but how is professional theatre actually made?

Live theatre is an exciting, challenging profession - but how is professional theatre actually made?

For anyone producing costumes on a small budget, whether for schools, colleges or amateur, semi-professional or professional groups, this basic introduction offers practical advice for every kind of play, together with drawings, diagrams and patterns from which to work.

Good stage management is key to the smooth running of any theatrical production and, as technology continues to develop and regulations tighten, the responsibilities of the stage manager have never been greater.

The Amateur Theatre Handbook is the essential handbook for anyone involved in amateur dramatics.

This practical, accessible and far-reaching guide to making site-specific theatre and performance emphasises the diversity of approaches to the practice, and explores key principles of space and site.

This practical, accessible and far-reaching guide to making site-specific theatre and performance emphasises the diversity of approaches to the practice, and explores key principles of space and site.

How do audiences look at actors in costume onstage?

Chris Baugh explores how developments and changes in technology have been reflected in scenography throughout history.

How do performers and artists use media technologies to create live events?

Henryk Jurkowski's seminal 1988 text, Aspects of Puppet Theatre, was groundbreaking in its analysis of puppetry as a performing art.

Why are so many women still not properly listened to?

Why are so many women still not properly listened to?

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history.

The meanings originally communicated by Elizabethan and Jacobean dress have long been confined to history.

How do you navigate a career as an entertainment designer while maintaining a sense of self-worth and value in the various off-ramps and sidestreets you may choose to take on the journey?

How do you navigate a career as an entertainment designer while maintaining a sense of self-worth and value in the various off-ramps and sidestreets you may choose to take on the journey?

Written by the former Deputy Head of Make-Up and Wigs at the National Theatre, this book opens up a process that very few people will otherwise be privy to, giving perspectives on the preparation before a production and responsibilities during, as well as looking more widely at training, career opportunities and success.

Written by the former Deputy Head of Make-Up and Wigs at the National Theatre, this book opens up a process that very few people will otherwise be privy to, giving perspectives on the preparation before a production and responsibilities during, as well as looking more widely at training, career opportunities and success.

This book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves.

This book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves.

Traditional speech work has long favored an upper-class white accent as the model of intelligibility.

Traditional speech work has long favored an upper-class white accent as the model of intelligibility.

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.

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.

Shortlisted for the PQ Best Publication Award in Performance Design & Scenography 2023 This book uses digital media theory to explore contemporary understandings of expanded scenography as spatial practice.

Shortlisted for the PQ Best Publication Award in Performance Design & Scenography 2023 This book uses digital media theory to explore contemporary understandings of expanded scenography as spatial practice.

Looking for a job in the theatre and entertainment industry can be daunting, especially when you are newly entering the work market.

Looking for a job in the theatre and entertainment industry can be daunting, especially when you are newly entering the work market.

Collaboration is the most important facet of any theatrical company.