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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... -
Voice Acting For Dummies by David Ciccarelli 9781118399583
RRP: £17.99£12.54Make a career out of your voice? Easy. Voice acting is like acting, but just using your voice! It's a unique career where the actor's voice can be heard worldwide-in commercials, on audiobooks, in animated movies, documentaries, online videos, telephone... -
The Elemental Actor: How to Release Your Hidden Powers by Mel Churcher 9781848427891
RRP: £18.99£13.50We are all a complex mixture of the elemental energies identified by many different cultures throughout history: Earth, Air, Fire, Water - and a fifth element called Quintessence or Spirit. As an actor, you need to be able to access each of them, so that... -
Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis by David Wills 9780062036193
£31.52There have been many Marilyn photo books - but nothing like this. Australian-born curator and preservationist David Wills has accrued one of the world's largest independent archives of original Marilyn Monroe photographs. Now, in "Marilyn Monroe:... -
Steven Berkoff and the Theatre of Self-Performance by Robert Cross 9780719062544
RRP: £19.99£17.44This book is the first substantial study of Steven Berkoff's career, examining the construction and projection of his notorious public persona through his plays and writings.About the AuthorRobert Cross is Professor in the Institute for Language and... -
Ed Watson: A Different Dance by Sarah Crompton
RRP: £39.99£29.98Ed Watson, Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet for over 20 years is a unique talent; a widely celebrated collaborator in dance, photography and fashion. Each illustrated essay of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson's career... -
Audition Speeches for Young Actors 16+ by Jean Marlow
RRP: £18.99£16.78Finding good, interesting audition pieces is a demanding and difficult process. This revised edition contains over 40 speeches and includes a wide selection of pieces taken from plays written or produced recently, such as Nathan the Wise, All the... -
The Grove Book of Operas by Stanley Sadie 9780195387117
RRP: £22.99£17.28First published in 1996 to great critical and popular acclaim, the Grove Book of Operas, is a collection of synopses and descriptions of over 250 operas. Each succinct yet insightful entry is written by a leading authority on the opera and includes a... -
So You Want To Go To Drama School by Helen Freeman
RRP: £14.99£10.86The essential guide to getting into drama school. Newly updated for 2019. Packed with sound advice and essential information for young people who want to train as actors and performers (including musical theatre), this clear and honest guide is written... -
Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild by David Stenn
RRP: £18.99£15.12Hollywood's first sex symbol, the ' It ' girl, Clara Bow was born in the slums of Brooklyn in a family plagued with alcoholism and insanity. She catapulted to fame after winning Motion Picture magazine's 1921 " Fame and Fortune" contest. The greatest... -
The Boy from Nowhere by Gregor Fisher
RRP: £9.99£6.64The warm, funny memoir of Gregor Fisher, the much loved Scottish actor best known for Rab C. Nesbitt, told as he uncovers his dramatic family history. Growing up in the Glasgow suburbs, Gregor was 14 when he asked where he was christened and... -
Being An Actor by Simon Callow
RRP: £12.99£9.70Few actors are more eloquent, honest or entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow. Being an Actor traces his stage journey from the letter he wrote to Laurence Olivier that led him to his first job, to his triumph as Mozart in... -
One-Minute Monologues for Teens: 100 Original Monologues by Mike Kimmel 9780998151380
RRP: £11.99£9.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998151380Author Mike KimmelFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Ben Rose Creative ArtsPublisher Ben Rose Creative ArtsWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm)... -
Stan and Ollie: The Roots Of Comedy by Simon Louvish
RRP: £14.99£10.78Stan 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... -
Performing for Motion Capture: A Guide for Practitioners by John Dower
RRP: £19.99£16.54Want to be the next Andy Serkis as Gollum in Lord of the Rings? Or Zoe Saldana in Avatar? How about Seth MacFarlane in Ted? Or do you want to star in video games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty or Halo? If so, this book will tell you everything you... -
But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds
RRP: £8.99£5.82In But Enough About Me, legendary film actor and Hollywood superstar Burt Reynolds recalls the people who shaped his life and career, for better or for worse. From Robert Altman, Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum to Bette Davis, Marlon... -
The Art of Resonance by Anne Bogart 9781350155893
RRP: £19.99£14.97What is artistic resonance and how can it be linked to one's life and one's art? This latest book of essays from legendary theatre director Anne Bogart, considers the creation of resonance in the artistic endeavour, with a focus on the performing... -
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Arden Performance Editions by Dr. Abigail Rokison-Woodall
RRP: £8.99£5.95For the first time, the world-renowned Arden Shakespeare is producing Performance Editions, aimed specifically for use in the rehearsal room. Published in association with the Shakespeare Institute, the text features easily accessible facing page notes... -
Look Back in Hunger by Jo Brand
RRP: £10.99£7.92Jo Brand is one of Britain's funniest and best-loved comedians. With a sharp eye for the absurd and in her own unique voice, she tells her story for the first time. What possessed her to become a professional comedian in the cut-throat world of stand-up... -
Staging Sex: Best Practices, Tools, and Techniques for Theatrical Intimacy by Chelsea Pace
RRP: £32.99£29.16Staging Sex lays out a comprehensive, practical solution for staging intimacy, nudity, and sexual violence. This book takes theatre practitioners step-by-step through the best practices, tools, and techniques for crafting effective theatrical intimacy... -
Acting for the Camera: Revised Edition by Tony Barr 9780060928193
RRP: £10.99£7.89Culled from Tony Barr's 40 years' experience as a performer, director and acting teacher in Hollywood, this highly praised handbook provides readers with the practical knowledge they need when performing in front of the camera. This updated edition... -
Theatre for Children by David Wood
RRP: £12.99£8.56Described by The Times as 'the national children's dramatist', David Wood has been writing, adapting, directing and acting in plays for children for more than twenty-five years. His best known work, from his play The Gingerbread Man to his adaptations of... -
Woody Allen: A Retrospective by Tom Shone
RRP: £29.95£21.78Woody Allen is a uniquely innovative performer, writer and director with nearly fifty movies to his credit, from cult slapstick films and romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers. Classics such as Annie Hall, Manhattan,... -
Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course by Joe Deer 9780367233365
RRP: £44.99£39.68Acting in Musical Theatre remains the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It covers fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft... -
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... -
In and Out of Character by Basil Rathbone
RRP: £14.99£13.48Basil 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. ... -
Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart
RRP: £8.99£3.51By combing through the journals that Hannah has kept for much of her life, this collection of narrative essays deliver a fuller picture of her life, her experiences, and the things she's figured out about family, faith, love, sexuality, self-worth,... -
Charlie Chaplin by Peter Ackroyd
RRP: £12.99£9.09He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of... -
The Lear Diaries: The Story of the Royal National Theatre's Productions of Shakespeare's "Richard III" and "King Lear" by Brian Cox 9780413698803
RRP: £22.99£22.85One of the most frank and authentic accounts yet written of the pressures placed on today's stars King Lear is perhaps the most challenging role in the Shakespearian canon. In 1991, directed by Deborah Warner, Brian Cox gave a highly-acclaimed... -
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... -
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... -
The Actor and the Camera by Denis Lawson
RRP: £10.99£7.71Drawing on his lifetime career in front of the camera (and sometimes behind it), Denis Lawson offers a wonderfully accessible introduction to acting for film and TV. For the young actor hoping to break into the industry - whether in a drama series, soap... -
Carole Landis: A Most Beautiful Girl by Eric Gans 9781604730135
RRP: £29.95£24.13Despite appearing in twenty-eight movies in little over a decade, Carole Landis (1919-1948) never quite became the major Hollywood star her onscreen presence should have afforded her. Although she acted in such enduring films as A Scandal in Paris and... -
Ava Gardner by Lee Server 9781408807088
RRP: £16.99£12.28Ava Gardner was the sex symbol who dazzled the other sex symbols. Elizabeth Taylor and Lana Turner thought her the most beautiful woman they had ever seen. She drove Frank Sinatra to the brink of suicide. Ernest Hemingway carried around one of her kidney... -
Women's Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny by Alisha Gaddis 9781480360426
RRP: £11.99£9.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781480360426Author Alisha GaddisFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Applause Theatre Book... -
Sage-ing While Age-ing by Shirley MacLaine 9781847392046
RRP: £7.99£5.23Shirley MacLaine has established herself as a fearless, iconoclastic thinker and seeker of truth. Her eagerly-awaited new book features an irresistible blend of stories from her life as a Broadway and Hollywood star combined with her lifelong search for... -
Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood by Suzanne Finstad
RRP: £18.99£13.61Born Natasha Zakharenko, Natalie Wood continues to haunt us 20 years after her tragic and mysterious death. Her dark hypnotic beauty and passionate performances made her a movie star legend, appearing in over fifty films including West Side Story and... -
Issue Based Teenage Monologues by Stephanie Pearce 9781912541201
£16.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912541201Author Stephanie PearceFormat PaperbackImprint Scripts to Stage PublishingPublisher Scripts to Stage Publishing -
The Science Of Acting by Sam Kogan
RRP: £35.99£31.69What is good acting? How does one create believable characters? How can an actor understand a character if they do not understand themselves?In The Science of Acting, Sam Kogan uses his theories on the relationship between neuroscience, psychology and... -
Burt Lancaster: An American Life by Kate Buford 9780306810190
£19.27Now in paperback, here is the critically acclaimed, best-selling biography of one of Hollywood's legendary stars. Burt Lancaster is known to audiences around the world as the electrifying performer of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, From Here to Eternity, ...