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The Actor and the Camera

The Actor and the Camera

By Denis Lawson Foreword by Ewan McGregor

The ultimate insider’s guide to acting for film and TV, from an actor well known for his roles on TV and in films. With a foreword by Ewan McGregor.

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.

The Actor and the Target

The Actor and the Target

By Declan Donnellan

A revised and updated edition of Declan Donnellan's bestselling book, a fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director.

An Actor's Alphabet

An Actor's Alphabet

An A to Z of Some Stuff I've Learnt and Some Stuff I'm Still Learning

By Julie Hesmondhalgh

A candid and empowering A–Z of being an actor which lifts the lid on the realities of life in today’s industry, and shows you how to navigate it.

Adam

Adam

By Frances Poet

The remarkable true story of a young trans man's journey from Egypt to Scotland, charting his progress across borders and genders in his search for a place to call home.

Adrian Lester on Henry V

Adrian Lester on Henry V

Performing Shakespeare

By Adrian Lester and Julian Curry

Adrian Lester discusses playing Henry V. Taken from Shakespeare on Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.

Advice from the Players

Advice from the Players

By Laura Barnett

A host of tips and guidance on every aspect of the actor’s craft, direct from some of the best-known stars of stage and screen, including Julie Walters, Lenny Henry, Harriet Walter, Simon Callow, Mark Gatiss, David Harewood, Jo Brand, Simon Russell Beale, Lesley Manville, Zawe Ashton and Mathew Horne, amongst many others.

After Life

After Life

By Jack Thorne Original author Hirokazu Kore-eda

A surreal and powerfully human look at the way we view our lives, and a haunting meditation on what it is to live – and to die.

After Mrs Rochester

After Mrs Rochester

By Polly Teale

A dramatisation of the extraordinary life of Jean Rhys, in which themes of femininity, literature and hysteria and madness collide with vivid force.

After the Act

After the Act

By Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens

A funny, camp and unapologetically queer musical about Thatcher's Section 28 and the moral panic that gripped a nation – and how a community decided to fight back.

After the Dance

After the Dance

By Terence Rattigan

Rattigan's brilliant attack on the hedonistic lifestyle of the ‘bright young things’ of the 1920s and 30s.

Again

Again

By Stephanie Jacob

A touching and comic drama about a family reunion, delving into the turmoil, love and compromises of kinship.