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The Actor and the Target & The Actor and the Space - BUNDLE DEAL

Limited-time offer: both books for just £25!

A special bundle deal: Declan Donnellan's bestselling theatre book The Actor and the Target and its follow-up, The Actor and the Space, at a special discounted price

Conversations with Anne

Twenty-four Interviews

In this volume of interviews, director and teacher Anne Bogart dissects the driving forces behind some of the world's foremost theatre practitioners. 

The Director's Voice, Vol.2

Twenty Interviews

A cross-section of the most diverse and dynamic stage directors defining today’s American theatre, in conversation with director/producer Jason Loewith.

The Production Notebooks: Volume 2

Theatre in Process

An inside view of the process involved in the creation of four major theatrical productions - a sequel to The Production Notebooks: Volume 1.

Stage Director's Handbook

Opportunities for Directors and Choreographers

An essential handbook for student and professional directors, covering training and courses, grants and fellowships, companies and organisations, agents and managers, and much more.

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The Director's Voice

Twenty-One Interviews

Edited by Arthur Bartow

Interviews with twenty-one leading American theatre directors.

Innovation in Five Acts

Strategies for Theatre and Performance

Edited by Caridad Svich

An inspirational sourcebook of innovative techniques for creating theatre, with contributions from experienced playwrights, directors, performers, teachers, dramaturgs, artistic directors and founders.

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Staging Story: Five Fundamentals for the Beginning Stage Director

Essential advice for theatre directors, focusing on five fundamentals for staging a play - Story, Intention, Character, Space and Theme.

Then What Happens?

Storytelling and Adapting for the Theatre

A practical investigation into story-theatre and the art of telling stories through theatre, by the renowned director who founded Shared Experience Theatre Company.

The Production Notebooks: Volume 1

Theatre in Process

Detailed case-studies of four major productions by leading American theatre companies.

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Letters & Texts 1972-1984

A 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.

Hamlet In Pieces

Shakespeare Reworked by Peter Brook, Robert Lepage, Robert Wilson

A casebook study of three extraordinary productions of Hamlet by three giants of modern theatre: Peter Brook, Robert Lepage and Robert Wilson.

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Drama Menu

Theatre Games in Three Courses

Packed full of tried-and-tested theatre games, exercises and improvisation ideas, Drama Menu is a unique new resource for drama teachers and workshop leaders.

Drama Menu: Second Helpings

Another 160 Tasty Theatre Games

160 all-new games and exercises from the author of Drama Menu, the bestselling companion for drama teachers and workshop leaders.

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.

Different Every Night

Freeing the Actor

A top-ranking director sets out his rehearsal techniques in this invaluable handbook for actors and directors.

Making Theatre

The Frazzled Drama Teacher's Guide to Devising

An inspiring, practical handbook for anyone working with young people to make devised theatre.

Theater for Beginners

A unique meditation on the art and practice of theatre, from one of its most original thinkers and practitioners.

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