Acting & Auditioning

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614276593Author Professor Michael ChekhovFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Martino Fine BooksPublisher Martino Fine BooksWeight(grams) 345g

The author offers many portraits of his theatrical friends and acquaintances, including Edith Evans, Charles Laughton, Ralph Richardson and Vivien Leigh, as well as recollections of his own life in and out of the theatre. He has also written Early Stages...

Having just completed his autobiography, Nigel Hawthorne died on Boxing Day 2001. His ambitions to be an actor when a young man in South Africa were strongly discouraged by his father. He came to England alone and struggled for many years to make his...

A new biography of Clint Eastwood. One of the all time great actors, from his unpromising start as just another western actor to his present status as one of the most bankable Hollywood stars of the last two decades.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559721509Author Gregory SpeckFormat HardbackPage Count 269Imprint Birch Lane Press,U.S.Publisher Carol Publishing Group,U.S.Weight(grams) 590g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883995102Author Chambers StevensFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Sandcastle Publishing LLCPublisher Sandcastle Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 163g

Acting Skills will show you how to get started on a wide range of performance projects. Packed with ideas and techniques, it includes tips and advice on a whole range of acting skills, such as improvisation and miming and how to make the best use of...

Are you considering a career as an actor, or thinking of applying for drama school? Acting Techniques offers a complete Introduction to the skills, techniques and determination needed to succeed in the business. It provides a behind-the-scenes a glimpse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954780401Author Nicola UpsonFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Cambridge Arts TheatrePublisher Cambridge Arts Theatre

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879103569Author Robert BlumenfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 644g

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In Through the Body, Dymphna Callery introduces the reader to the principles behind the work of key practitioners of 20th-century theater including Artaud, Grotowski, Brook and Lecoq. She offers exercises that turn their theories into practice and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879102692Author Robert BlumenfeldPage Count 334Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 485g

An extensive guide to acting, followed by close to a hundred audition pieces chosen from the whole of world drama. Masterclass is a unique handbook for actors, student actors and teachers. 'Full of such essential truth that it seems at once...

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This book provides a groundbreaking exploration of silent film performance. It combines close reading of silent screen acting with theoretically informed analysis, stressing the overlap between different performative arts, such as film and stage acting,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781960974Author Sheila SteafelFormat PaperbackPage Count 351Imprint Fantom Films LimitedPublisher Fantom Films Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140139921Author Nina ShengoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

An exciting and invaluable collection of audition speeches, all chosen from plays produced by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, spanning more than sixty years as one of the world's leading companies for young performers. Featuring...

A celebration of the life of Dame Thora Hird, this book pays tribute to a career in showbusiness that spans almost nine decades. Thora's appearances in everything from "Memento Mori" to Victoria Wood's "Dinnerladies" have endeared her to a nation. Her...

Spike Milligan was one of Britain's best-loved comics as well as one of the most original. In this reassessment of Spike's life and career, biographer Humphrey Carpenter has - through copious research and access to many of those closest to the great man...

Universally loved and cherished, not just by the nation but by the acting industry, this book, with a heavy emphasis on pictures from performances across her long and illustrious career and Thora's own memories of them, also contains personal photographs...

The Irish actor Liam Neeson is expected to become the biggest megastar since Caine and Connery, following the success of films such as "Schindler's List" and "Rob Roy". After a childhood in Ballymena, and a series of humdrum jobs, Neeson's big break came...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780325005638Author Joan MeltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.Publisher Heinemann USAWeight(grams) 226g

Luvvies. Tyrannical directors. Useless agents. Less job security than an England football manager. Who'd be an actor? Michael Simkins isn't sure, even though he's been one himself for over thirty years. Join him backstage as he examines that business...

Born in Paris in 1844, Sarah Bernhardt dominated the theatrical world for over 50 years with performances as Phaedre, Salome, Joan of Arc and Marguerite in "La Dame Aux Camelias". One of the first international stars, she toured America, Canada, Brazil...

This guide aims to provide the expert advice you need to get your big break, jump-start your career and land that paying part. From preparing for auditions to finding an agent, the acting business is a challenging and competitive field. This guide is...

Acting Skills looks at the practicalities of acting, covering the various techniques and how they can be developed and improved upon. The author discusses in a lively style the various disciplines: voice and speech, the voice in action, movement and body...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780720610949Author John Miles-BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Peter Owen PublishersPublisher Peter Owen Publishers

About Acting - formerly titled The Complete About Acting - has become indispensable for students and professional actors alike because it is simple, clear and inspiring about the difficult art and craft of performing on stage, film, television and radio...

The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance is based on the celebrated Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance. It covers styles and movements, buildings, organizations, and traditions from the world of live performance as well as biographies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140157871Author VariousFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams) 283g

"A hundred practical techniques for encouraging spontaneity and originality by catching the subconscious unawares...here is an inexhaustible supply of zany suggestions for unfreezing the petrified imagination" Daily Telegraph A leading figure...

"Penny Dyer is an inspiration to work with" Helen Mirren "An indispensible aid for actors" Bill Nighy "Penny takes away the fear of an accent for the actor" David Morrissey "Accurate, specific and enabling, these CDs...

This one-of-a-kind parody book, inspired by author Fergus Craig's popular twitter account, taps into the acting world's proud ability to laugh at itself, and the rest of the world's ability to laugh at it. Includes all the advice needed to take one's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879505896Author Stephen BookFormat PaperbackPage Count 265Imprint Silman-James Press,U.S.Publisher Silman-James Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 454g

'Chatty and engaging . . . he often comes across as endearingly humble' SUNDAY TIMES 'Thoroughly engaging' SUNDAY EXPRESS magazine 'Fabulous storytelling' PRIMA Hollywood legend and British national treasure Sir Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories,...

The essays in this collection explore taboo and controversial humour in traditional scripted (sitcoms and other comedy series, animated series) and non-scripted forms (stand-up comedy, factual and reality shows, and advertising) both on cable and network...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798989997510Author Heidi DeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Heidi DeanPublisher Heidi DeanWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798878735049Author Rob ParishFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 240g