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Sweet William: A User's Guide to Shakespeare
An exploration of Shakespeare's life and work by a leading actor who has spent twenty thousand hours working on the plays.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Contemporary Monologues for Men
Edited by Trilby JamesFifty fantastic speeches for men, all written since the year 2000, by some of our most exciting dramatic voices. Each speech is prefaced with a thorough introduction including the vital information you need to perform the scene to its maximum effect. The result is the most comprehensive and useful contemporary monologue book now available.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Contemporary Monologues for Women
Edited by Trilby JamesFifty fantastic speeches for women, all written since the year 2000, by some of our most exciting dramatic voices. In the Nick Hern Books Good Audition Guides series.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Complete Brecht Toolkit
A practical, hands-on guide - for actors, directors, teachers and students - to Brecht's theory and practice of theatre, with a full set of exercises to help put theory into practice.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Viewpoints Book
A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition
By Anne Bogart and Tina LandauAn essential introduction to the history, terminology and philosophy of Viewpoints, the fast-growing technique of improvisation used by actors in rehearsal and training.
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£14.99£11.99
Monty Python at Work
A fascinating account of the making of the Monty Python TV and stage shows, films, books and albums, drawn from Michael Palin's published diaries.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit
By Bella MerlinA revised and updated edition of Bella Merlin's essential guide to Stanislavsky's terms and ideas.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Actor and the Camera
By Denis Lawson Foreword by Ewan McGregorThe ultimate insider’s guide to acting for film and TV, from an actor well known for his roles on TV and in films. With a foreword by Ewan McGregor.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Advice from the Players
A host of tips and guidance on every aspect of the actor’s craft, direct from some of the best-known stars of stage and screen, including Julie Walters, Lenny Henry, Harriet Walter, Simon Callow, Mark Gatiss, David Harewood, Jo Brand, Simon Russell Beale, Lesley Manville, Zawe Ashton and Mathew Horne, amongst many others.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Active Text
Unlocking Plays Through Physical Theatre
Dymphna Callery, author of Through the Body: A practical guide to physical theatre, shows how exercises and rehearsal techniques associated with physical and devised theatre can be applied to scripted plays.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Truth in Play
Drama Strategies for Building Meaningful Performances
A collection of short dramatic scenes, with learning activities and teaching strategies to accompany each one - everything a teacher needs to help students connect with the material and give a truthful performance.
- Paperback£24.99
Drama Menu
Theatre Games in Three Courses
Packed full of tried-and-tested theatre games, exercises and improvisation ideas, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers and workshop leaders.
- Spiral-bound
£16.99£13.59
Year of the Fat Knight (hardback edition)
The Falstaff Diaries
By Antony SherAntony Sher’s fascinating, enlightening account – richly supplemented by his own paintings and sketches – of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare’s best-known and most popular characters.
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£10.99£8.79
Theater for Beginners
A unique meditation on the art and practice of theatre, from one of its most original thinkers and practitioners.
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Secrets of Stage Success
Your Questions Answered
By Louise Dearman and Mark EvansTwo of the biggest musical-theatre stars working today answer questions submitted by the public on a wide range of theatrical topics.- Paperback
£8.99£7.19Add to basketEbook£8.99£7.19Secrets of Stage Success - SIGNED COPY
Your Questions Answered
By Louise Dearman and Mark EvansTwo of the biggest musical-theatre stars working today answer questions submitted by the public on a wide range of theatrical topics.- Paperback
£8.99£7.19
Being a Dancer
Advice from Dancers and Choreographers
Some of the best dancers and choreographers in the world, crossing the fields of ballet, contemporary, South Asian dance and hip hop, draw on their own experience to offer advice in the most revealing and instructive book yet on what it means to be a dancer.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39An Actor's Companion
Tools for the Working Actor
By Seth Barrish Foreword by Anne HathawayA collection of exercises, tips, tools and tricks from the renowned actor, director and acting coach behind The Barrow Group.
- Paperback£17.99
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