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Preface to Hamlet
The best known - and longest - of Harley Granville Barker's celebrated Prefaces to Shakespeare: some of the best practical guides to Shakespeare's work yet written. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.
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£15.99£12.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Preface to Cymbeline
Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time.
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£12.99£10.39
Preface to Coriolanus
Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.
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£5.99£4.79
Preface to Antony and Cleopatra
Unrivalled practical insights into the play from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.
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£12.99£10.39
Playing the Mask
Acting Without Bullshit
A 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£10.39Playing 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
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£10.39A 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
Meisner 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£11.99Making Your Solo Show: The Compact Guide
By Lisa Carroll and Milly ThomasA 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.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Making Theatre
The Frazzled Drama Teacher's Guide to Devising
An inspiring, practical handbook for anyone working with young people to make devised theatre.
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£16.99£13.59
Letters to George
A unique insight into the working methods of one of today’s most influential directors.
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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Letters & Texts 1972-1984
By Joseph Chaikin and Sam ShepardA collection of letters and collaborative texts written by playwright Sam Shepard and director Joseph Chaikin, covering one of the richest periods of contemporary American playmaking.
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Keeping It Active: A Practical Guide to Rhetoric in Performance
A clear and concise guide to how rhetoric works in plays, and how actors can use it to bring their performances to life on stage.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
An invaluable guide to the difficult arts of devising plays and directing texts, by one of the UK’s leading theatre directors.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Innovation in Five Acts
Strategies for Theatre and Performance
Edited by Caridad SvichAn inspirational sourcebook of innovative techniques for creating theatre, with contributions from experienced playwrights, directors, performers, teachers, dramaturgs, artistic directors and founders.
- Paperback£22.00There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Improvisation in Rehearsal
By John AbbottJohn 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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£10.99£8.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£10.99£8.79The Improvisation Game
Discovering the Secrets of Spontaneous Performance
A fascinating investigation into the wellsprings of improvisation in theatre, dance and music, from the author of the influential House of Games.
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£12.99£10.39
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