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An Actor's Alphabet

An Actor's Alphabet

An A to Z of Some Stuff I've Learnt and Some Stuff I'm Still Learning

By Julie Hesmondhalgh

A candid and empowering A–Z of being an actor which lifts the lid on the realities of life in today’s industry, and shows you how to navigate it.

An Actor's Alphabet – SIGNED COPY

An Actor's Alphabet – SIGNED COPY

An A to Z of Some Stuff I've Learnt and Some Stuff I'm Still Learning

By Julie Hesmondhalgh

A candid and empowering A–Z of being an actor which lifts the lid on the realities of life in today’s industry, and shows you how to navigate it.

Breaking Down Your Script: The Compact Guide

Breaking Down Your Script: The Compact Guide

A Step-by-Step Guide for the Actor

By Laura Wayth

A clear, concise and practical guide for any actor who wants a structured and effective method for breaking down and understanding a performance script.

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Making Your Solo Show: The Compact Guide

Making Your Solo Show: The Compact Guide

By Lisa Carroll and Milly Thomas

A clear, accessible guide to creating and putting on a solo show, packed with inspiring, practical advice for writers, actors, directors and anyone who wants to know how solo shows are actually made.

Getting into Drama School: The Compact Guide

Getting into Drama School: The Compact Guide (Revised and Updated Edition)

By Nick Moseley

An encouraging, no-nonsense guide to the whole process of applying for drama school. Perfect for any aspiring actor, as well as anyone advising or coaching them. Revised and updated edition.

A Midsummer Night's Dream: A User's Guide

A Midsummer Night's Dream: A User's Guide

By Michael Pennington

An intensely practical account of how A Midsummer Night's Dream actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.

Twelfth Night: A User's Guide

Twelfth Night: A User's Guide

By Michael Pennington

An intensely practical account of the way Twelfth Night actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.

Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops

Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops

By Jessica Swale

101 great drama games for use in any classroom or workshop setting. Part of the Nick Hern Books Drama Games series.

Drama Games for Devising

Drama Games for Devising

By Jessica Swale

As part of the ever-growing, increasingly popular Drama Games series, Jessica Swale returns with another dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, packed with dozens of drama games that can be used in the process of devising theatre.

Drama Games for Those Who Like to Say No

Drama Games for Those Who Like to Say No

By Chris Johnston

A dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book for teachers and workshop leaders working with difficult or reluctant students, youth groups, young offenders, and all those who seem intent on saying 'no' to whatever is offered them.

Chekhov on Theatre

Chekhov on Theatre

By Anton Chekhov Compiled by Jutta Hercher and Peter Urban Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A unique collection of everything that Chekhov wrote about the theatre - including newspaper articles and letters - revealing his instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works and his concerns about how best to realise his own intentions as a playwright.

Shakespeare on Theatre

Shakespeare on Theatre

By William Shakespeare Compiled by Nick de Somogyi

A unique collection of Shakespeare's every reflection on the theatre, offering fascinating insights into the man, his work, and the world of the Jacobean stage.

Improvisation in Rehearsal

Improvisation in Rehearsal

By John Abbott

John Abbott, author of The Improvisation Book, explains how theatre directors at every level can use improvisation in the rehearsal room. Foreword by Mark Rylance.

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Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus

Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus

By Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams

A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance, with a foreword by Terry Johnson.

Evoking (and forgetting!) Shakespeare

Evoking (and forgetting!) Shakespeare

By Peter Brook

Renowned theatre director Peter Brook on the essential questions facing anyone performing Shakespeare today.

So You Want To Be An Actor?

So You Want To Be An Actor?

By Timothy West and Prunella Scales

A handbook for aspiring actors by two of the best-known names in British theatre and television.

Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre

Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre

By Mike Bradwell

An invaluable guide to the difficult arts of devising plays and directing texts, by one of the UK’s leading theatre directors.

Becoming an Actor

Becoming an Actor

By Thomasina Unsworth

A practical guide to training as an actor, helping you get the most out of drama school - and survive in the world beyond.

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