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Different Every Night

Different Every Night

Freeing the Actor

By Mike Alfreds

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

Making Theatre

Making Theatre

The Frazzled Drama Teacher's Guide to Devising

By Joss Bennathan

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

Theater for Beginners

Theater for Beginners

By Richard Maxwell

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

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Puppetry: How to Do It

Puppetry: How to Do It

By Mervyn Millar

A practical, accessible and inspiring guide to using puppetry in theatre, by a leading expert in the field.

Shakespeare on the Factory Floor

Shakespeare on the Factory Floor

A Handbook for Actors, Directors and Designers

By Andrew Hilton

A passionate, illuminating exploration of Shakespeare's greatest plays and characters, from the director of the acclaimed theatre company Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory.

Exploring Shakespeare

Exploring Shakespeare

A Director's Notes from the Rehearsal Room

By Bill Alexander

A Shakespeare masterclass from an acclaimed theatre director, going inside the rehearsal room to reveal – in unprecedented and captivating detail – exactly what happens there. An essential book for directors and actors, and a fascinating insight for anyone interested in Shakespeare.

Curtain Up!

Curtain Up!

How to Stage Great Youth Productions

Edited by Charon Williams-Ros

A comprehensive, hands-on guide to making theatre – perfect for any school, college, youth group or amateur-theatre company.

The Drama Workshop Leader

The Drama Workshop Leader

A Practical Guide to Delivering Great Sessions

By Linden Walcott-Burton

A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to planning and delivering effective drama sessions, getting the best out of your participants, and developing an empowering leadership style that works for you.

The Actor and the Space

The Actor and the Space

By Declan Donnellan

An inspirational book on acting, tackling the fundamental questions that face any actor. By a world-leading theatre director, the founder of Cheek by Jowl.

Hamlet In Pieces

Hamlet In Pieces

Shakespeare Reworked by Peter Brook, Robert Lepage, Robert Wilson

By Andy Lavender

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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Letters & Texts 1972-1984

Letters & Texts 1972-1984

By Joseph Chaikin and Sam Shepard

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.

The Production Notebooks: Volume 1

The Production Notebooks: Volume 1

Theatre in Process

By Mark Bly

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

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Strasberg at the Actors Studio

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.

Then What Happens?

Then What Happens?

Storytelling and Adapting for the Theatre

By Mike Alfreds

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

Staging Story: Five Fundamentals for the Beginning Stage Director

Staging Story: Five Fundamentals for the Beginning Stage Director

By Robert Moss and Wendy Dann

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

Innovation in Five Acts

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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The Director's Voice

The Director's Voice

Twenty-One Interviews

Edited by Arthur Bartow

Interviews with twenty-one leading American theatre directors.

The Production Notebooks: Volume 2

The Production Notebooks: Volume 2

Theatre in Process

By Mark Bly

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

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