Below is a selection of our top titles for actors. For a complete list of our books on acting, see Acting. Or browse our Books for Actors brochure.
Drama Games for Actors
Exploring Self, Character and Text
From the bestselling Drama Games series, this dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book offers dozens of games to serve as a rich source of ideas and inspiration for all actors – and those teaching or directing them.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2
Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles
By Julian Curry Foreword by Nicholas HytnerTwelve leading actors take us behind the scenes of landmark Shakespearean productions, each recreating in detail their memorable performance in a major role.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99The Voice Exercise Book
A Guide to Healthy and Effective Voice Use
The National Theatre's Head of Voice shares the voice exercises she uses with many of Britain's leading actors to help to keep their voices in shape.
- Paperback£12.99Add to basketEbook£12.99
Feldenkrais for Actors
How to Do Less and Discover More
A practical guide to the Feldenkrais Method, for actors. Written by an experienced actor, theatre-maker and Feldenkrais practitioner.
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£14.99£11.99Add to basketEbook£14.99£11.99The Working Actor
The Essential Guide to a Successful Career
By Paul ClaytonThe essential guide to being a successful working actor: how to put yourself in the best possible position to get work, to keep getting it, and to make a living from it.
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39Actioning - and How to Do It
By Nick MoseleyA step-by-step guide to 'actioning', one of the most widely used rehearsal techniques for actors. An indispensable companion to a vital component in every actor's toolkit.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Facing the Fear
An Actor's Guide to Overcoming Stage Fright
By Bella MerlinThe first book of its kind written specifically for actors, Facing the Fear provides all the tools actors need to understand, confront and ultimately overcome stage fright and its effects, thereby regaining control over their lives and careers.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Surviving Actors Manual
By Felicity Jackson and Lianne RobertsonThe essential, one-stop handbook for actors, with everything you need to survive and thrive, from the team behind the internationally successful Surviving Actors conventions.
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£8.99£7.19Add to basketEbook£8.99£7.19Secrets of Stage Success
Your Questions Answered
By Louise Dearman and Mark EvansTwo of the biggest musical-theatre stars working today answer questions submitted by the public on a wide range of theatrical topics.- Paperback
£8.99£7.19Add to basketEbook£8.99£7.19Advice from the Players
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.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit
By Bella MerlinA revised and updated edition of Bella Merlin's essential guide to Stanislavsky's terms and ideas.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39The Viewpoints Book
A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition
By Anne Bogart and Tina LandauAn essential introduction to the history, terminology and philosophy of Viewpoints, the fast-growing technique of improvisation used by actors in rehearsal and training.
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£14.99£11.99
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