Timothy West & Prunella Scales
Nick Hern Books
A handbook by two of the best-known names in the business - essential reading for any aspiring actor This short book offers practical advice and the 'dos and don'ts' to anyone considering a career in actin...
$14.99
Larry Silverberg
Smith & Kraus
Shortly before his death, Sanford Meisner arranged for Larry Silverberg to create a written legacy of his teaching techniques. This book is the second of four books in the Sanford Meisner series In Volum...
$15.99
Adrian Brine & Michael York
Smith & Kraus
Shakespeare not only created superhuman characters and set them in situations which stretch the imagination to its limits, he also provided his actors with the keys to playing them This book reveals these...
$24.99
N. Maderino
Manderion Books
An examination of Manderino's contribution to the development of the basic Stanislavski System including transpersonal exercises to stretch the actor with a solid training in the System
$25.99
Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe
Continuum
Over time, approaches to acting have changed considerably. In the West, until the end of the 19C, such changes occured in the realm of acting itself, focussing on whether it should be 'natural' or 'formal' ...
$69.99
Michael Chekhov
P & J Publications
This collection of Chekov's lectures and exercises reveals his unique training programme for professional actors that was derived from the work of Stanislavski
$22.99
Alison Oddey - ed
J Kingsley Publications
A collection of interviews from some of the most famous female performers of the twentieth century, their personal histories and what makes them want to perform Interviews include - Jo Brand, Sheila Hanc...
$29.99
Clive Barker
Methuen
Theatre games are a method of training actors that was developed in the 20th century by leading practitioners including Clive Barker, who trained actors at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in its heyday H...
$34.95
Christian Darley
Faber & Faber
Aimed at actors, dancers, directors, students and teachers of movement in the theatre, The Space to Move is bursting with energy and ideas, passion and commitment Christian Darley describes an inspiring ser...
$24.99
Steven Gration & Nicky Peelgrane
Currency Press
Commedia Oz is designed to assist the interpretation and playing of Commedia in an Australian context and is a training manual for teachers, students, actors and directors Chapters cover the history and i...
$23.99
Arthur Bartow - ed
Nick Hern Books
A unique survey of the twentieth century's most influential acting methods, offering invaluable practical insights for actors and drama teachers ... Each of the ten famous techniques included in this handbo...
$19.99
Margaret F Johnson
Meriwether Press
Written from 37 years of drama teaching experience, this book provides detailed, step-by-step information, examples and suggestions about how to direct a school drama program without mistakes, trouble or del...
$22.99
Michael Chekhov
Harper Collins
In the four decades since its first publication, Michael Chekhov's To the Actor has become a standard text for students of the theater. But To the Actor is a shortened, heavily modified version of the great ...
$29.99
E. White and M. Battye
Meriwether Press
In one handy volume, a concise course on all phases of acting and stage movement Speech control, interpretation of a character style - all the essentials of good acting are fully reviewed Every phase of a...
$18.99
Kimberley A McCormick
Meriwether Press
At last, a book of insightful monologues for girls only! This collection of monologues deals with the dilemmas that teenage girls face everyday at school, at home, and in general society Sometimes real-li...
$18.99
John Hodgson & Valerie Preston-Dunlop
DanceBooks
This book sets Laban's work in perspective and gives a sound basis for genuine understanding of his influence It gives a wonderful explanation of Laban and how the Labanotation came into existence It's for...
$22.99
Dave Schwensen
Backstage Books
Comedy is a business. Making sure you develop a comic vision that's completely your own is the essntial lession when starting out, but to have a career and survive, you must have an understanding of the i...
$17.99
Larry Silverberg
Smith & Kraus
Larry Silverberg, author of the revolutionary four book series The Sanford Meisner Approach - An Actor's Workbook now brings to you Workbook Three - Tackling the Text In this exciting next step of the Mei...
$15.99
John Rudlin
Routledge
An account of Commedia's origins as a popular theatrical form, plus a practical, step-by-step guide to using Commedia techniques in performance The text provides sample monologues and explains each stock...
$39.99
Henri Szeps
Currency Press
Henri Szeps' passion for acting is infectious. Here Henri - who is particularly well known for his role as Robert in the television series Mother and Son - lays before the reader thirty years of acting exper...
$27.99
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