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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 11 books in this booklist
£8.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781786820297 | ISBN 10: 1786820293
The perfect humorous gift for students, actors and anyone with an interest in theatre. In the most important theatrical book of this or any other decade, twitter sensation @tips4actors gives you all the advice you need to take your acting to the ... more
View book details£29.99 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781138907621 | ISBN 10: 1138907626
Black Acting Methods seeks to offer alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors find themselves working with.  A wealth of contributions from directors, scholars and actor trainers address afrocentric processes an ... more
View book details£6.99 paperback (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780230293274 | ISBN 10: 0230293271
Walsh argues that there are many links between theatre and therapy when considering actor training, theatre in therapeutic contexts, and contemporary theatre and performance. He draws on a range of examples that include the drama of Sarah Kane, ... more
View book details£34.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9780415375986 | ISBN 10: 0415375983
Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an unprecedented study tracing the history of ‘the Other’ through the ages in British theatre. The diverse and often contradictory aspects of this history are expertly drawn together to provide a detailed backgro ... more
View book details£14.99 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781848420762 | ISBN 10: 1848420765
Book of the Week - BBC Radio 4 The first, authorised biography of the anarchic comic genius, much cherished for his performances on stage and screen. Ken Campbell (1941–2008) was a one-man whirlwind who tore through the British theatre e ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780571232192 | ISBN 10: 0571232191
What is a political playwright? Does theatre have any direct effect on society? Why choose to work in a medium which speaks to so few? Is theatre itself facing oblivion? - all frequent questions addressed to David Hare over the last thirty-five years ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781854598707 | ISBN 10: 1854598708
This is the first of two volumes in a series offering fresh audition pieces for actors at all levels - selected and commentated by a greatly experienced teacher and director. As an actor at any level - from school exam to professional casting - ... more
View book details£8.99 paperback (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781904456483 | ISBN 10: 1904456480
'Don't shoot the clowns!' As a circus performer in a war zone these are the fist words you need to know in English and Arabic, especially if you are trying to help wounded civilians in a city under siege. Don't Shoot the Clowns is Jo Wilding's accoun ... more
View book details£10.99 paperback (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780719064234 | ISBN 10: 0719064236
Beginning Shakespeare introduces students to the study of Shakespeare and grounds their understanding of his work in theoretical discourses. It breaks down fears and preconceptions to offer students both a map of the current critical practices of oth ... more
View book details£9.99 paperback (2003) - ISBN 13: 9780099154518 | ISBN 10: 009915451x
Inspired by The Tempest, Indigo traces the scars of colonialism across continents, family blood-lines and three centuries. Rich, sensual and magical in its use of myths and fairytales Indigo explores the intertwined histories of the Ev ... more
View book details£27.99 paperback (2001) - ISBN 13: 9780415238328 | ISBN 10: 0415238323
A Director Prepares aims to offer a thought-provoking examination of the challenges of making theatre. In it, Anne Bogart speaks candidly of the courage required to create "art with great presence". Each chapter tackles one of the seven major a ... more
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