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Alexander Technique for Actors: A Practical Course

Alexander Technique for Actors: A Practical Course

By Penny O'Connor

An authoritative, step-by-step guide to the Alexander Technique, to help actors find new and beneficial ways of moving, thinking, breathing and performing. Written by an experienced teacher of the technique.

All Change Please

All Change Please

A Practical Guide to Achieving Gender Equality in Theatre

By Lucy Kerbel Foreword by Rufus Norris

A book about the need for change in theatre, to reflect the gender balance of the world it seeks to represent, and how, with everyone's help, we can achieve it.

American Set Design

American Set Design

By Arnold Aronson

An exploration of the careers and personal viewpoints of eleven major US set designers, combining research, commentary, extensive interviews and nearly 150 photographs, sketches, renderings and model designs.

American Set Design 2

American Set Design 2

By Ronn Smith

Profiles of twelve of America's most exciting and influential scenic designers, lavishly illustrated with more than 165 examples of the artists' sketches, renderings and models as well as photos of the finished sets.

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American Theatre Book of Monologues for Men

American Theatre Book of Monologues for Men

Edited by Stephanie Coen

A volume of audition pieces for men selected from the best contemporary American plays.

American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women

American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women

Edited by Stephanie Coen

A volume of audition pieces for women selected from the best contemporary American plays.

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The American Theatre Reader

The American Theatre Reader

Edited by American Theatre magazine

A compendium of the best essays and interviews from twenty-five years of American Theatre magazine.

The Ancient Comedians

The Ancient Comedians

And What They Have To Say To Contemporary Playwrights

By Clem Martini

A fascinating exploration of the origins and development of dramatic comedy, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.

The Articulate Body

The Articulate Body

The Physical Training of the Actor

By Anne Dennis

The highly regarded actor training manual by a top movement teacher.

An Attitude for Acting

An Attitude for Acting

How to Survive (and Thrive) as an Actor

By Andrew Tidmarsh and Tara Swart

A 'how to' book for actors who want to develop a 'can do' attitude to their profession in the face of rejection and intense competition.

Audition Songs for Men

Audition Songs for Men

Edited by Paul Harvard

A wide range of fantastic audition songs for men, each accompanied by detailed textual, vocal and musical analysis, and a practical performance guide to ensure you perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.

Audition Songs for Women

Audition Songs for Women

Edited by Paul Harvard

A wide range of fantastic audition songs for women, each accompanied by detailed textual, vocal and musical analysis, and a practical performance guide to ensure you perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.

Becoming an Actor

Becoming an Actor

By Thomasina Unsworth

A practical guide to training as an actor, helping you get the most out of drama school - and survive in the world beyond.

Being a Dancer

Being a Dancer

Advice from Dancers and Choreographers

By Lyndsey Winship

Some of the best dancers and choreographers in the world, crossing the fields of ballet, contemporary, South Asian dance and hip hop, draw on their own experience to offer advice in the most revealing and instructive book yet on what it means to be a dancer.

Being a Playwright

Being a Playwright

A Career Guide for Writers

By Chris Foxon and George Turvey

The essential guide to a career in playwriting, from the team behind the multi-award-winning Papatango, one of the UK's leading new-writing companies.

Beside Myself

Beside Myself

An Actor's Life

By Antony Sher

A remarkably candid autobiography, utterly involving and often startlingly revelatory - an inspiration to young actors and a treat for seasoned theatregoers.

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Beyond Stanislavsky

Beyond Stanislavsky

The Psycho-Physical Approach to Actor Training

By Bella Merlin

A guide to Psycho-Physical Acting, complete with games and exercises.

The Blunt Playwright

The Blunt Playwright

An Introduction to Playwriting

By Clem Martini

A highly regarded guide to playwriting, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.

Breaking Down Your Script: The Compact Guide

Breaking Down Your Script: The Compact Guide

A Step-by-Step Guide for the Actor

By Laura Wayth

A clear, concise and practical guide for any actor who wants a structured and effective method for breaking down and understanding a performance script.

Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group

Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group

By David Savran

A in-depth survey of the work of groundbreaking theatre company the Wooster Group, introduced by Peter Sellars.

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Brecht: A Practical Handbook

Brecht: A Practical Handbook

By David Zoob

A bold and exciting new approach to Bertolt Brecht, making his theories and ideas about theatre accessible to a new generation of actors, directors, students and theatre-makers, and showing how they can be put into practice.

Brian Cox on Titus Andronicus

Brian Cox on Titus Andronicus

Performing Shakespeare

By Brian Cox and Julian Curry

Brian Cox discusses playing Titus Andronicus, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.

Brutus and Other Heroines

Brutus and Other Heroines

Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women

By Harriet Walter

Award-winning actress Harriet Walter shares insights gleaned from her vast experience of performing some of Shakespeare's most famous roles - both male and female.

Chekhov on Theatre

Chekhov on Theatre

By Anton Chekhov Compiled by Jutta Hercher and Peter Urban Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A unique collection of everything that Chekhov wrote about the theatre - including newspaper articles and letters - revealing his instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works and his concerns about how best to realise his own intentions as a playwright.