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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.

Mastering an American Accent: The Compact Guide

Mastering an American Accent: The Compact Guide

By Rebecca Gausnell

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.

Refractions: Scenes

Refractions: Scenes

Edited by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and Yvette Nolan

A collection of scenes from a wide range of contemporary works by Canadian playwrights, reflecting Canada's artistic landscape through a breadth of themes, styles, cultures, regions, and creative practices.

Getting, Keeping & Working with Your Acting Agent: The Compact Guide

Getting, Keeping & Working with Your Acting Agent: The Compact Guide

By J BR

This empowering, informative guide explains everything actors need to know about agents – how to find one, what they do, and how to work with them effectively to help you succeed in your career.

Learning Your Lines: The Compact Guide

Learning Your Lines: The Compact Guide

By Mark Channon

An accessible, systematic guide for actors who want to memorise their lines quickly and effectively, and let go of the fear of forgetting them – helping you build confidence and focus, and reducing anxiety and stress around auditions, rehearsal and performance.

Contemporary Monologues for Men: Volume 2

Contemporary Monologues for Men: Volume 2

Edited by Trilby James

Forty fantastic speeches featuring male roles, all written and premiered since the year 2014, by some of today’s most exciting dramatic voices from the UK and USA.

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Contemporary Monologues for Women: Volume 2

Contemporary Monologues for Women: Volume 2

Edited by Trilby James

Forty fantastic speeches featuring female roles, all written and premiered since the year 2014, by some of the most exciting dramatic voices writing today.

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Audition Songs for Men

Audition Songs for Men

Edited by Paul Harvard

A wide range of fantastic audition songs for men, each accompanied by detailed textual, vocal and musical analysis, and a practical performance guide to ensure you perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.

Audition Songs for Women

Audition Songs for Women

Edited by Paul Harvard

A wide range of fantastic audition songs for women, each accompanied by detailed textual, vocal and musical analysis, and a practical performance guide to ensure you perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.

Contemporary Monologues for Teenagers: Female

Contemporary Monologues for Teenagers: Female

Edited by Trilby James

Forty fantastic female speeches for teenagers, all written since the year 2000, by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers working today.

Contemporary Monologues for Teenagers: Male

Contemporary Monologues for Teenagers: Male

Edited by Trilby James

Forty fantastic male speeches for teenagers, all written since the year 2000, by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers working today.

National Youth Theatre Monologues

National Youth Theatre Monologues

75 Speeches for Auditions

Edited by Michael Bryher

An 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.

The Kilroys List: Volume One

The Kilroys List: Volume One

97 Monologues and Scenes by Female and Trans Playwrights

By The Kilroys

A collection of monologues and scenes from The Kilroys List, a vetted collection of plays written by female and trans writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, producers, directors, and dramaturgs.

Contemporary Duologues Collection

Contemporary Duologues Collection

Two Men | Two Women | One Man & One Woman

Edited by Trilby James

A selection of the best contemporary scenes for two actors, with seventy-five fantastic duologues, all written since the year 2000. Includes twenty-five duologues for two men, twenty-five for two women, and a further twenty-five for one man and one woman. In the Good Audition Guides series.

Contemporary Duologues: One Man & One Woman

Contemporary Duologues: One Man & One Woman

Edited by Trilby James

A selection of the best contemporary scenes for two actors, one man and one woman. In the Good Audition Guides series.

Contemporary Duologues: Two Men

Contemporary Duologues: Two Men

Edited by Trilby James

A selection of the best contemporary scenes for two male actors. In the Good Audition Guides series.

Contemporary Duologues: Two Women

Contemporary Duologues: Two Women

Edited by Trilby James

A selection of the best contemporary scenes for two female actors. In the Good Audition Guides series.

100 Monologues

100 Monologues

By Eric Bogosian

A definitive collection of all of Eric Bogosian's monologues, originally performed as part of his six off-Broadway solo shows.

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