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Performing Chekhov
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 45.95Performing Chekhov is a unique guide to Chekhov's plays in performance. It will be indispensable to students, teachers and theatre practitioners interested not only in Chekhov but in the history of the modern stage. more...
Actor's Guide to Auditions and Interviews
A&C Black 2009; US$ 14.29Now in its third edition, this useful guide outlines the techniques needed to achieve success in the challenging process of getting work. It covers all aspects of casting, including gaining a place on a drama course, landing a part in film, TV, commercials or theatre, and becoming a radio or TV presenter. Updated and revised throughout, the book contains... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Acting
Alpha Books 2001; US$ 18.95You?re no idiot, of course. You?ve got tons of talent, but when it comes to bringing it centerstage you feel like you?re just winging it. You love the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd, but you?re not sure how to follow your dream. Don?t overreact! The Complete Idiot?s GuideŽ to Acting will help you hone your thespian skills and... more...
Playing Shakespeare
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 15.00Now in its first American edition, Playing Shakespeare is the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world?s greatest playwright. Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors?among them Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet?John Barton demonstrates how to adapt Elizabethan theater... more...
Acting Reframes
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 27.95Acting Reframes presents theatre and film practitioners with a methodology for using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as a tool to aid their practice. Author Robert Barton uses the NLP approach to illustrate a range of innovative methods to help actors and directors, including: ? reducing performance anxiety ? enabling clearer communication... more...
Style For Actors 2nd edition
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 41.95"Style is a journey from tourist to native. It is living in the world of the play, not just visiting it." - from Chapter One Anyone who has ever struggled with capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make Style for Actors 2 nd Edition their constant companion. Robert Barton has completely updated his award winning handbook for... more...
Training of the American Actor
Theatre Communications Group 2006; US$ 18.95The handbook of the American actor's art and craft. more...
Stanislavski: An Introduction
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 23.95Jean Benedetti's Stanislavski is the clearest and most succinct explanation of Stanislavski's writings and ideas, especially those in the Stanislavski's acting trilogy ? An Actor Prepares , Building a Character , and Creating a Role ? a staple of every actor's library. Now available in an attractive new edition, Stanislavski: An Introduction... more...
The Art of the Actor
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 32.95How did acting begin? What is its history, and what have the great thinkers on acting said about the art and craft of performance? In this single-volume survey of the history of acting, Jean Benedetti traces the evolution of the theories of the actor's craft drawing extensively on extracts from key texts, many of which are unavailable for the student... more...
Aesthetics of the Oppressed
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 41.95Augusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects. At last this major director, practitioner, and author of many books on community theatre speaks out about the subjects most important to him ? the practical work he does with diverse communities, the effects of globalization, and the creative... more...









