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Chaplin: His Life And Art by David Robinson
RRP: £19.99£15.41David Robinson's definitive and monumental biography of Charlie Chaplin, the greatest icon in the history of cinema, who lived one of the most dramatic rags to riches stories ever told. Chaplin's life was marked by extraordinary contrasts: the child of... -
Acting As A Business, Fifth Edition by Brian O'Neil
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345807076Author Brian O'NeilFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
James Dean by John Howlett 9780859655347
RRP: £14.99£9.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859655347Author John HowlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd -
Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men, Volume Two by Catherine Weate 9781849434362
£12.08Monologues are an essential part of every actor's toolkit. Actors are required to perform monologues regularly throughout their career: preparing for drama school entry, showcasing skills for agents or auditioning for a role. Following on from the... -
I Don't Need an Acting Class by Milton Justice
RRP: £14.99£11.53I Don't Need an Acting Class explores critical aspects of the technique of acting, utilizing conversations via email with countless actors. Some are aspiring students, others are seasoned professionals. The conversations document the challenges these... -
The Methuen Drama Book of Contemporary Monologues for Women by Chrys Salt
RRP: £17.99£15.94This book of contemporary monologues for women includes pieces from the best of the last three decades of contemporary playwriting, from Caryl Churchill and Michael Frayn to Martin McDonagh and Sarah Kane. Including pieces by award-winning British... -
So You Want To Be A TV Presenter by Kathryn Wolfe
RRP: £16.99£12.47The 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 is also hard work, and demands a varied range of journalistic, technical, performance and personal skills. ... -
Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards 9780062273178
RRP: £9.99£7.26In Last Night at the Viper Room, acclaimed author and journalist Gavin Edwards vividly recounts the life and tragic death of acclaimed actor River Phoenix-a teen idol on the fast track to Hollywood royalty who died of a drug overdose in front of West... -
Stanislavski and the Actor: The Final Acting Lessons, 1935-38 by Jean Benedetti
RRP: £17.99£17.02Stanislavski and the Actor offers a clear, modern presentation of Konstantin Stanislavski's methods of actor training and rehearsal. It is based on the course Stanislavski designed and taught with a team of hand-picked assistants in the last three years... -
Audrey in Rome by Luca Dotti 9780062238825
RRP: £20.00£14.43"Audrey in Rome" offers a revealing portrait of the star's life in the Eternal City as she truly lived it for more than two decades. This collection is a rare treat for Audrey fans, for thumbing through its pages is like having Hepburn's family scrapbook... -
Working with Actors: Meisner Technique for Directors and Actors Stephen Bayly 9781350295285
RRP: £16.99£14.21Working with Actors provides the key to unlocking the honest, dynamic performance every actor has within them. It offers a well-articulated formulation of the Meisner Technique easy for directors and actors to use within a working context. Through... -
What Do I Know: People, Politics and the Arts by Richard Eyre
RRP: £20.00£14.88Since his successful spell running the National Theatre, Richard Eyre's career as a director of film, theatre and opera has made him a leading cultural figure and a hugely respected commentator on the arts. This book collects over fifty short pieces... -
Audrey Hepburn: Icons Of Style, for fans of Megan Hess, The Little Booksof Fashion and The Complete Catwalk Collections by Harper by Design 9781460763834
RRP: £9.99£6.64Life advice from a screen legend Arguably one of the most recognisable actresses of all time, this unauthorised collection of inspirational quotes demonstrates the spirit of a true style icon, and reflects on charity, fashion, elegance, humanity, beauty... -
Other People's Shoes: Thoughts on Acting by Harriet Walter 9781854597519 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.26Harriet Walter's wonderfully practical - and personal - introduction to acting. 'Acting is what I do with who I am', writes Harriet Walter. And in this book she takes us step by step through the processes involved in performance. Each step of the way... -
Other People's Shoes: Thoughts on Acting by Harriet Walter
RRP: £14.99£11.13Harriet Walter's wonderfully practical - and personal - introduction to acting. 'Acting is what I do with who I am', writes Harriet Walter. And in this book she takes us step by step through the processes involved in performance. Each step of the way... -
Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing: The Definitive Biography of a Comedy Legend by John Fisher 9780007215119 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£1.25The first ever intimate portrait of Britain's best-loved, but little known, comedy entertainer. Fully authorised, and written by Cooper's friend and colleague John Fisher. More than just a comedian, Tommy Cooper was a born entertainer. Working... -
At Left Brain Turn Right: An Uncommon Path to Shutting Up Your Inner Critic, Giving Fear the Finger & Having an Amazing Life! by Anthony Meindl 9780615534862
RRP: £9.95£8.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615534862Author Anthony MeindlFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Meta CreativePublisher Meta CreativeWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Facing the Fear: An Actor's Guide to Overcoming Stage Fright by Bella Merlin
RRP: £12.99£9.26Stage fright has the power to drive actors away from the stage for months, years, and even a lifetime. It is a monster that can affect any actor at any time - but it is also a challenge that can be met. In Facing the Fear - the first book of its kind... -
Stan and Ollie: The Roots Of Comedy by Simon Louvish
RRP: £14.99£10.89Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy both passed away in the 1950s, yet their films still have the power to reduce audiences old and new to helpless laughter. There has been no comprehensive account of their lives and work, until now. The roots of their comic... -
Dora's Story by Dora Reisser 9781785899836
RRP: £14.00£9.76This is an extraordinary account of a young Jewish girl whose childhood was torn apart by the Nazis, who made her way as a dancer, as an actress, as a designer, from Sofia to Vienna to London to Hollywood. Dora Reisser was highly successful in her three... -
An Actress Prepares: Women and "the Method" by Rosemary Malague
RRP: £36.99£32.53'Every day, thousands of women enter acting classes where most of them will receive some variation on the Stanislavsky-based training that has now been taught in the U.S. for nearly ninety years. Yet relatively little feminist consideration has been... -
Trish Arnold: The Legacy of Her Movement Training for Actors by Lizzie Ballinger 9781350264557
RRP: £25.99£21.22'All you have is yourself, no words, no script in hand, no music to dance to, nothing to hide behind. It was just me - the pure expression of my desire.' Trish Arnold (1918-2017) was a pioneer in the field of movement. Her work stands alongside that... -
The Ocean Fell Into The Drop by Terence Stamp
RRP: £9.99£6.80During my first visit to the cinema the empathy I felt from Gary Cooper was life-changing, and a secret dream was born in the darkened auditorium. Later, my forays to the East revealed an original take on humanity which fell into two categories: those... -
Acting For Film by Mel Churcher
RRP: £19.99£15.00The author uses her wide experience as an acting and voice coach an major movies to offer insights into the film acting process. She provides tasks, techniques and tips that are designed specifically for film: there's advice to make the first-time film... -
The Body Speaks: Performance and physical expression Lorna Marshall 9781408106822
RRP: £24.99£23.26'Stimulating and intelligent' Yoshi Oida Seventy percent of everyday conversation is conveyed through body language, twenty percent is the voice and only ten percent is the meaning of the words. In The Body Speaks, expert RADA trainer Lorna Marshall,... -
My Character Wouldn't Do That: Acting, Cognitive Science and the Optimal Performance Brain Donna Soto-Morettini (Edinburgh Napier University, UK) 9781350230347
RRP: £19.99£16.54Starting from the idea that the main hindrance to a great acting performance is self-consciousness on the part of the performer, My Character Wouldn't do That examines the ways in which some of our traditional and contemporary approaches to acting put us... -
The Need for Words: Voice and the Text by Patsy Rodenburg 9781350290112
£25.15As one of the world’s leading voice coaches, Patsy Rodenburg describes practical ways to approach language, using Shakespeare, Romantic poetry, modern prose and a range of other texts to help each of us discover our own unique need for words. In Part... -
Men's Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny by Alisha Gaddis 9781480396814
RRP: £11.99£8.92Never before has a monologue book been written completely by people who are actually funny for a living!THThis incredibly hysterical cutting-edge collection of monologues will give an actor the extra bang he needs to land the perfect comedic role... -
Shirley Temple: American Princess by Anne Edwards 9781493026913
RRP: £14.99£11.93At the age of five, Shirley Temple became the world's most famous and acclaimed child-the most talented, beautiful child performer ever to capture the public's imagination. By the time she was ten, she had either met or had received words of admiration... -
Raising an Eyebrow: My Life with Sir Roger Moore by Gareth Owen
RRP: £12.99£9.62Having taken on the role of Roger Moore's executive assistant in 2002, Gareth Owen became the right-hand man to an icon, as well as his co-author, onstage co-star and confidant. Gareth was faithfully at Roger's side for fifteen years until his passing in... -
Character Breakdown by Zawe Ashton
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Entertaining...revealing, shocking' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'Sublime' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMSActor and director Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities of today's worldZawe Ashton has been acting since she was six. She has... -
Theatre Games: A New Approach to Drama Training by Clive Barker
RRP: £32.99£31.25"Clive Barker's book is more than just a guidebook of improvisational games for actors: it is, rather a comprehensive exploration of acting techniques" New York Theatre Review "Theatre Games is a massive contribution to the art of theatre...A bulging... -
So You Want To Be A Corporate Actor by Paul Clayton
RRP: £10.99£7.93A practical guide for actors who want to find work in the corporate sector, by a veteran with over 1400 corporate events to his credit. Thousands of actors in the UK make their living not from treading the boards but in the conference centres and... -
In and Out of Character by Basil Rathbone
RRP: £14.99£12.21Basil Rathbone's book about himself...is better written than most books by or about actors and is more intellectually vigorous...Sherlock Holmes fans will be much interested in his remarks on the character with whom he has been so closely identified. ... -
How to do Shakespeare by Adrian Noble
RRP: £34.99£30.85'Adrian Noble vigorously highlights the extraordinary rhythmic, linguistic patterns Shakespeare gives the speaker. Any actor will find this book invaluable. For any student of Shakespeare it should be essential.' (From the Foreword by Ralph Fiennes)'How... -
The Ultimate Drama Pot Collection: 100 Monologues for Young Performers by Joanne Watkinson 9781913630645
RRP: £14.99£12.35A book packed with one hundred monologues, aimed at young performers from pre teens to young adults. The book has been written by a drama teacher with over twenty years' experience which includes heading up a performing arts faculty in a secondary... -
Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique by William Esper
RRP: £16.99£12.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307279262Author William EsperFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Fantasy Monologues for Young Actors: 52 High-Quality Monologues for Kids & Teens by Douglas M Parker 9780692527566
RRP: £10.72£9.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692527566Author Douglas M ParkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Beat by Beat PressPublisher Beat by Beat PressWeight(grams) 113g -
The Life of Lee by Lee Evans 9780718156190
RRP: £10.99£8.43Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Drama Games for Rehearsals by Jessica Swale
RRP: £12.99£9.26'I wish I'd had this book when I was starting out as a young director... I cannot recommend it highly enough' Marianne Elliott, from her Foreword This dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book in the bestselling Drama Games series offers dozens...