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Neil Rutherford's book provides a unique perspective on the musical theatre audition process from the viewpiont of one of the most influential and commercial casting directors in the West End, who has also had extensive experience as a professional actor.

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Drawing on the history and development of Musical Theatre, this engaging workbook provides a comprehensive overview of the nuts and bolts of the discipline. Introducing students to the basics of the theory and history of musical theatre, it covers all four elements of any Musical Theatre course: dance, music, acting and performing.

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On Playing Shakespeare speaks to actors and directors who face the contemporary challenges of playing Shakespeare and to Shakespeareans and scholars with more general interests in the history, technique, and tradition of Shakespearean acting.

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Tells the story of performance, describing the development, from ancient Greece to contemporary stages and film, of western Europe's variety of acting styles. Using the idea of a culture's shared 'language of gesture', this work explores the growth, evolution and impact these languages have had on our engagement with and understanding of theatre.

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A practical book on the Alexander Technique for actors and acting/movement teachers.

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This practical guide presents a wide array of games and exercises designed to develop the players observation, imagination, presentation and self-confidence.

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Presents over thirty extracts from the plays for radio and stage. Designed as a resource for actors working in radio, theatre or television, this collection of extracts is helpful for audition and performance work. Each extract is accompanied by a brief introduction and features an essay on the challenges, skills and rewards of radio acting.

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Over thirty monologues for women drawn from contemporary radio and stage plays. Draws together over thirty extracts from the best contemporary plays for radio and stage.

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Presents over thirty extracts from the plays for radio and stage. Designed as a resource for actors working in radio, theatre or television, this collection of extracts is helpful for audition and performance work. It is divided into three sections of duologues: male/female; male/male, and female/female, and features introductions to each piece.

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Vince introduces readers to the sources of information available to the theatre historian, and to some of the methods that have been used in the interpretation of that evidence.

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A study of the use of rhythm in European actor training and performance since the mid-19th century.

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A study of the use of rhythm in European actor training and performance since the mid-19th century.

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Secrets of Performing Confidence covers the majority of practical performing and psychological issues that concern performers in an accessible and practical way.

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This reference is a convenient and practical guide for actors faced with the task of playing Shakespeare's characters.

The volume begins with an overview of Elizabethan theatrical conventions, including the training of actors.

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A practical guide to singing for actors and stage performers.

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Speaking with Skill marks a fundamental change in the pedagogy of speech training for actors and speakers. The method employed in this book is already and increasingly being used by instructors on major actor training programs in the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland and the UK.

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Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up comedy and take us inside the world of being a solo comedian