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Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus

Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus

By Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams

A vital companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action-words to revitalise performance, with a foreword by Terry Johnson.

The Active Text

The Active Text

Unlocking Plays Through Physical Theatre

By Dymphna Callery

Dymphna Callery, author of Through the Body: A practical guide to physical theatre, shows how exercises and rehearsal techniques associated with physical and devised theatre can be applied to scripted plays.

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.

Acts

Acts

By Riccardo Galgani

A short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.

Published in volume Family: three plays
    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.

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    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.

    The After-Dinner Joke

    The After-Dinner Joke

    By Caryl Churchill

    A short play satirising the charity business, written for television. First broadcast on BBC One as part of the BBC's Play for Today series.

    Published in volume Caryl Churchill: Shorts
      Again

      Again

      By Stephanie Jacob

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

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      Age is a Feeling

      Age is a Feeling

      By Haley McGee

      A gripping one-person play that wrestles with the glorious and melancholy uncertainties of human life, from the author of The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale.

      Ah! Wilderness

      Ah! Wilderness

      By Eugene O'Neill

      An affectionate and witty comedy of recollection from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. A family-based saga set in the years just before the First World War.

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      Air

      Air

      By Caryl Churchill

      A resonant and surreal short piece published alongside What If If Only.

      Published in volume What If If Only
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