Nick Hern Books

Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group

By David Savran

A in-depth survey of the work of groundbreaking theatre company the Wooster Group, introduced by Peter Sellars.

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Advice to the Players

On Acting

By Robert Lewis

A practical programme of study for the actor, by one of the founders of the famous Actors Studio.

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Interviews 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.

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The Way of Acting

By Tadashi Suzuki Translated by J. Thomas Rimer

A landmark collection of the writings of one of the world's foremost contemporary theatre artists, offering Western audiences long-overdue insight into Suzuki's singular artistry.

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Strasberg at the Actors Studio

By Lee Strasberg Edited by Robert H. Hethmon

Transcriptions of actual tuition sessions by the originator of Method Acting - the next best thing to being taught by Strasberg himself.

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The Presence of the Actor

By Joseph Chaikin

Illuminating notes on acting from America's foremost champion of actor-led theatre, drawing on his experience with the Living Theatre, the Open Theatre and with Sam Shepard.

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Actors' Lives

On and Off the American Stage

By Holly Hill

Interviews with twenty well-established American actors including Olympia Dukakis and James Earl Jones.

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Laban for Actors and Dancers

Putting Laban's Movement Theory into Practice - A Step-by-Step Guide

By Jean Newlove

A handbook, complete with graded exercises, for teachers and students wanting a practical introduction to Laban's famous system of movement.

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Masterclass: Men

The Actor's Audition Manual

By Dean Carey

An extensive guide to acting, followed by close to a hundred audition pieces chosen from the whole of world drama.

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Masterclass: Women

The Actor's Audition Manual

By Dean Carey

An extensive guide to acting, followed by close to a hundred audition pieces chosen from the whole of world drama.

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Hamlet: A User's Guide

By Michael Pennington

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

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The Singing Voice

An Owner's Manual

By Pat Wilson

Concise, intelligent, helpful and eminently readable, this book shows how to keep your singing voice in good trim and how to tackle the tough world of auditions, rehearsals, long runs, tours, sound studios and other tests and trials.

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Contemporary American Monologues for Men

Edited by Todd London

Monologues selected from more than 100 new American plays produced in the past twenty years.

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Contemporary American Monologues for Women

Edited by Todd London

Monologues selected from more than 100 new American plays produced in the past twenty years.

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Playing Commedia

A Training Guide to Commedia Techniques

By Barry Grantham

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.