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Seventy percent of a conversation is conveyed through body language while only 10 percent is the meaning of the words. Here, an expert RADA trainer shows how to use our body so that it will speak more effectively and how to recognize and lose unwanted physical inhibitions.

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This is a handbook for anyone involved in amateur dramatic Keith Arrowsmith guides the reader through the potential pitfalls of putting on a production, from preliminary planning and choosing a play, through stage management, to first night.

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This new edition illumines the context and key principles of Boal's work through a set of contemporary international case studies pointing to the living, core ethos of the Theatre of the Oppressed, and envisaging its possible futures with some of its leading exponents.

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For over 40 years Tadashi Suzuki has been a force in both Japanese and Western theatre, creating and directing many internationally acclaimed productions. This book explores Suzuki's theatre practice and the development of his training system, the Suzuki Method. Video examples of Suzuki actor training are contained on the accompanying DVD.

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A practical volume providing ideas and inspiration for drama teachers, schools, colleges and theatre companies, and covering the pioneering theatre work of the Young Vic. The book contains interviews with actors and directors.

"Many high school theatre teachers do not have access to intensive voice instruction. Rena's book will fill that void. It is instructive, concise, easy to understand, and most importantly for the high school student, fun. All high school theatre programs should have Voice and the Young Actor as a textbook." Kim Moore, High School Teacher

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Revised edition of: Voice into acting: integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach / Christina Gutekunst and John Gillet. 2013.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

Revised edition of: Voice into acting: integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach / Christina Gutekunst and John Gillet. 2013.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

This new edition illumines the context and key principles of Boal's work through a set of contemporary international case studies pointing to the living, core ethos of the Theatre of the Oppressed, and envisaging its possible futures with some of its leading exponents.

(Paperback)

A collection of acting exercises from around the world. There are voice warm-ups and bodywork through to interacting with space and creating characters all drawing on influences from Japanese Butoh to African dance, Shakespearean verse and children's games.

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A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness.

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(Paperback, 4th edition)

The Stanislavski "system" is still the only comprehensive method of actor training we posses. This text traces the growth of the "system" from its roots in the tradition of Russian realism, and charts the various phases it went through until the final emergence of the Method of Physical Action.

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The notion of writing for interdisciplinary collaboration is at the core of the plays featured in Theatre in Pieces: politics, poetics and interdisciplinary collaboration making this a very unique collection. The extensive Introduction and practitioner notes make this an invaluable resource for any student of theatre and performance.

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