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Theatre Books

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The American Theatre Reader

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

The Secret Life of Plays

A guide to the hidden workings of plays and the trade secrets that govern their writing - by the acclaimed playwright Steve Waters.

So You Want To Be A TV Presenter?

A practical, vocational guide to starting a career on TV as a presenter, packed with accessible advice and top tips to ensure success.

Freeing Shakespeare's Voice

The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text

A practical approach to breaking through the barriers of restraint and incomprehension when faced with Shakespeare.

So You Want To Go To Drama School?

The essential guide to getting into drama school.

My Life in Pieces (Hardback edition)

An Alternative Autobiography

An alternative autobiography of the well-loved actor and man of the theatre, winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography.

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Stage Management

The Essential Handbook

The highly successful "Bible for any stage manager", now in a revised and updated edition.

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The Monologue Audition

A Practical Guide for Actors

An intensely practical 'how-to' book for actors, helping you meet the challenges of picking, preparing and performing audition monologues for theatres, agents, casting directors and training programmes. With a foreword by David Mamet.

The Space to Move

Essentials of Movement Training

The vital building blocks of movement training – a key sourcebook for actors, directors, students and teachers.

She Speaks: Monologues for Women

Edited by Judith Thompson

A collection of contemporary Canadian monologues for women, compiled and edited by Judith Thompson, offering many fresh and exciting speeches for auditions.

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He Speaks: Monologues for Men

Edited by David Ferry

A collection of contemporary Canadian monologues for men, compiled and edited by David Ferry, offering many fresh and exciting speeches for auditions.

Beside Myself

An Actor's Life

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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Improvisation in Rehearsal

John Abbott, author of The Improvisation Book, explains how theatre directors at every level can use improvisation in the rehearsal room. Foreword by Mark Rylance.

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Shakespeare Monologues for Men

Fifty monologues for men drawn from across the Shakespeare canon, all prefaced with a summary of the vital information you need to place the piece in context and to perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.

Shakespeare Monologues for Women

Fifty monologues for women drawn from across the Shakespeare canon, all prefaced with a summary of the vital information you need to place the piece in context and to perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.

Spider Speculations

A Physics and Biophysics of Storytelling

An investigation into how stories work in our bodies and our lives, from the author of Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet.

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Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops

101 great drama games for use in any classroom or workshop setting. Part of the Nick Hern Books Drama Games series.

Prefaces to A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale & Twelfth Night

Unrivalled practical insights from one of the most influential actors and directors of Shakespeare of all time. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.

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