Acting
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Masterclass: Women
The Actor's Audition Manual
An extensive guide to acting, followed by close to a hundred audition pieces chosen from the whole of world drama.
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£14.99£11.99
Mastering an American Accent: The Compact Guide
A step-by-step guide to learning and practising an American accent, for anyone who wants to use a General American accent with confidence in auditions and performance.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Meisner in Practice
A Guide for Actors, Directors and Teachers
By Nick MoseleyA step-by-step introduction to the key features of the Meisner Technique, including a full set of practical exercises.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Michael Pennington on Timon of Athens
Performing Shakespeare
By Michael Pennington and Julian CurryMichael Pennington discusses playing Timon of Athens, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
A Midsummer Night's Dream: A User's Guide
An intensely practical account of how A Midsummer Night's Dream actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.
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£9.99£7.99
The Monologue Audition
A Practical Guide for Actors
An intensely practical 'how-to' book for actors, helping you meet the challenges of picking, preparing and performing audition monologues for theatres, agents, casting directors and training programmes. With a foreword by David Mamet.
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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£7.99More Golden Rules of Acting
that nobody ever tells you
By Andy NymanMore priceless nuggets from the author of The Golden Rules of Acting, gleaned from more than thirty years in the acting business. This is every actor's new best friend – in handy paperback form.
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£7.99£6.39
National Youth Theatre Monologues
75 Speeches for Auditions
Edited by Michael BryherAn exciting and invaluable collection of audition speeches, all chosen from plays produced by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, spanning more than sixty years as one of the world’s leading companies for young performers.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Other People's Shoes
Thoughts on Acting
Harriet Walter's wonderfully practical - and personal - introduction to acting.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Patrick Stewart on Prospero
Performing Shakespeare
By Patrick Stewart and Julian CurryPatrick Stewart discusses playing Prospero, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors in Thirteen Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Patrick Stewart on Shylock
Performing Shakespeare
By Patrick Stewart and Julian CurryPatrick Stewart discusses playing Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, a role he has played many times, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Penelope Wilton on Isabella
Performing Shakespeare
By Penelope Wilton and Julian CurryPenelope Wilton discusses playing Isabella, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.
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£3.99£3.19
Performing Shakespeare
Preparation, Rehearsal, Performance
An authoritative, hands-on guide through the practical challenges involved in performing Shakespeare.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Playing Commedia
A Training Guide to Commedia Techniques
A practical guide to the skills, characters and history of Commedia Dell'Arte through graded games and illustrated exercises - a useful tool in any actor's training and a discipline for all forms of physical theatre.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59Playing Joan
Actresses on the Challenge of Shaw's Saint Joan
By Holly HillInterviews with 26 actresses who have played George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, including Eileen Atkins, Elisabeth Bergner, Judi Dench, Wendy Hiller, Barbara Jefford, Siobhan McKenna, Sarah Miles, Joan Plowright.
- Paperback£14.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Playing Lear
An insider's guide from text to performance
A unique insight into Shakespeare's most monumentally complex character - and the play that bears his name - from a highly respected actor and former academic.
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£7.99£6.39
Playing the Mask
Acting Without Bullshit
By John WrightA wonderfully accessible introduction to a fresh and innovative acting technique, from the co-founder of Trestle and Told by an Idiot.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39
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