Directing
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So You Want To Be A Theatre Director?
A hands-on, step-by-step guide to directing plays – by one of Britain's leading theatre directors.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Preface 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.
The Actor and the Target
A revised and updated edition of Declan Donnellan's bestselling book, a fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59House of Games
Making Theatre from Everyday Life
A treasure trove of drama games and exercises, an immensely valuable resource for teachers, theatre directors and drama workshop leaders.
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£14.99£11.99
Why Is That So Funny?
A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy
By John Wright Foreword by Toby JonesA practical investigation of how comedy works, by a well-respected practitioner and teacher. With a Foreword by Toby Jones.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99The 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
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
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
Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark
By Max Stafford-Clark and Philip RobertsInside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Performing 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£10.39The Improvisation Book
How to Conduct Successful Improvisation Sessions
By John AbbottA practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, for teachers, directors and workshop leaders.
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£14.99£11.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£14.99£11.99Different Every Night
Freeing the Actor
By Mike AlfredsA top-ranking director sets out his rehearsal techniques in this invaluable handbook for actors and directors.
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£16.99£13.59Add to basketEbook£16.99£13.59Tackling Text [and subtext]
A Step-by-Step Guide for Actors
An intensely practical handbook for actors on how to cope with text, subtext, character and situation.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99Preface to The Merchant of Venice
Unrivalled practical insights from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.
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£10.99£8.79
Prefaces to A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale & Twelfth Night
Unrivalled practical insights 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£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops
101 great drama games for use in any classroom or workshop setting. Part of the Nick Hern Books Drama Games series.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Improvisation 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£8.79Drama Games for Those Who Like to Say No
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.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79
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