Books To Read
Artaud Antonin. The Theatre and it Double 1970
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Published in 1938, "The Theatre and Its Double" is essays detailing Antonin Artaud's concepts on drama. It contains on from 'Theatre of Cruelty', it examines the instincts that one may have in performance, talks about the physical training need for actors. It...
Chamberlain, F and Yarrow, R. Jacques Lecoq and the British Theatre. Routledge 2002.
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Jacques Lecoq and the British Theatre is essay from Lecoq's school of mime and physical theatre.
In applying Lecoq's work, whether it is his ideas of mime, physical theatre, actor training, devising street theatre.
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Mamet, David. True and False Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor. Faber and Faber 1998
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‘True and False’ David Mamet challenges opinions of what an actor should or should do.
He leaves no stone untouched: how to judge the role, approach the part, work with the playwright, the list is endless.
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Merlin, Bella. The Complete Stanislavski Toolkit. Nick Hern Books 2007
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A step-by-step guide to Stanislavski's techniques. Talking about the ‘system; and the rehearsal processes for the actors, directors, teachers and students.
There are three sections to the book: Actor-Training, Rehearsal Processes and Performance...
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