Acting Techniques

Fifty Key Improv Performers highlights the history, development, and impact of improvisational theatre by highlighting not just key performers, but...

Fifty Key Improv Performers highlights the history, development, and impact of improvisational theatre by highlighting not just key performers, but...

In this groundbreaking book noted director and educator William Wesbrooks provides an exciting and eminently practical approach for singers and ac...

‘I wish I had copies like this at Drama School. Essential notes on the language for those who will get up and speak it, not purely for those who wi...

The Independent Actor presents a 21st-century training route achievable by self-curated learning for actors of all skill levels. This book reject...

ACTING WITH ADLER, REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION

This anthology features six plays by celebrated Chicago playwright Mickle Maher, who has been described by the Houston Chronicle as “one of the mos...

Three-time Governor General’s Literary Award–shortlisted author and playwright Anosh Irani’s critically acclaimed one-man show Buffoon is a masterc...

"A master at engaging students in the process of performing a Shakespearescene."—Janet Field-Pickering, head of education, Folger Shakespeare Libra...

In the 21st century, actors face radical changes in plays and performance styles, as they move from stage to screen and grapple with new technologi...

TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS, HE MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING . . . Read most original new thriller, a story of glamour, secrets and obsession ‘This compelli...

Stardom Happens is a guide for parents and their children to navigating the intricacies of the entertainment business. It helps parents get their c...

Somewhere in America an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough they'll claw t...

A lapsed academic haunted by her past, and by an ambiguous angel, in the backwoods of the American South; a Midwestern widower dreams of returning ...

A comprehensive training course in screen acting by an internationally renowned teacher and acting coach who has worked with actors of all backgrou...

Packed with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, Words into Action is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors...

The Student Actor Prepares is a practical, interactive approach to a student actor’s journey. Each chapter includes acting principles, their import...

'This book gives some of the very best of Shakespeare’s twenty-first-century colleagues an opportunity to share insights that can only come from pl...

As part of the ever-growing, increasingly popular Drama Games series, Jessica Swale returns with another dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource...

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

Drawing on his lifetime career in front of the camera (and sometimes behind it), Denis Lawson offers a wonderfully accessible introduction to actin...

This accessible, systematic guide will teach you how to memorise your lines quickly and effectively, and let go of the fear of forgetting them – he...

This book approaches film and television acting from an actor's perspective rather than that of an audience member, and therefore theorizes how scr...

For too long the world of corporate role play has felt like a closed shop that only a few privileged actors have had access to. Now, this book prov...

This practical handbook is invaluable for anyone performing, teaching, studying or simply wanting a new way to enjoy Shakespeare. It provides an ou...

Jerzy Grotowski’s Journeys to the East is an unusual collection of facts, quotations, and commentaries documenting the real and metaphorical journe...

The opportunities for presenters have never been greater. But, although it's seen as a glamorous job and a step to celebrity, being a TV presenter ...

Voice: Onstage and Off is a comprehensive guide to the process of building, mastering, and fine-tuning the voice for performance. Every aspect of v...

Russian theater director Vsevolod Meyerhold designed Biomechanics--a system of actor training--shortly after the Russian Revolution. Although no...

Explores the cinematic appeal and star persona of Yul Brynner Examines Brynner's star image and performance style over his whole career through ri...

Sheds new light on the notion of Italian identity as it is understood by the national cinema Combines Film Studies with the Mobilities Framework L...

This book provides actors, directors, teachers and students with a clear, practical guide to applying the work of influential theatre practitioner ...

An insider's guide to achieving that dream career – by one of the brightest stars in musical theatre. Being in a West End or Broadway musical is t...