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  • Comedy Acting for Theatre

    The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies

    by Professor Sidney Homan, Dr Brian Rhinehart ...
    Series series Performance Books
    Analysing why we laugh and what we laugh at, and describing how performers can elicit this response from their audience, this book enables actors to create memorable – and hilarious – performances.Rooted in performance and performance criticism,Sidney Homan and Brian Rhinehart provide a detailed explanation of how comedy works, along with advice on how to communicate comedy from the point of view ... Read more

    $29.19 USD

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  • Sir David Jason - A Life of Laughter

    by Stafford Hildred, Stafford Hildred & Tim Ewbank ...
    David Jason is Britain's best-loved star. From his wonderful characterisation of Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses to Detective Jack Frost and Mr Micawber, he has captured the heart of a nation. This remarkable biography traces the life of Britain's favourite actor from his humble roots in north London through his days as an electrician to Sir David Jason, the icon we all know and love. Recruited ... Read more

    $7.39 USD

  • The Viewpoints Book

    A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition

    by Anne Bogart, Tina Landau ...
    The Viewpoints is a technique of improvisation that grew out of the postmodern dance world. It was first articulated by choreographer Mary Overlie, who broke down the two dominant issues performers deal with—space and time—into six categories. Since that time, directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau have expanded her notions and adapted them for actors to function together spontaneously and ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Actor's Survival Kit

    Fifth Edition

    by Miriam Newhouse, Peter Messaline ...
    The Actor's Survival Kit is required reading in Canadian theatre schools and is a constant resource for its many readers across the country. This fifth edition gives actors fresh research from today's experience, new lists of Canada-wide contacts, and input from success stories. It speaks to a new generation of artists, giving them an up-to-date guide to the business of acting.The book addresses a ... Read more

    $7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shakespeare Monologues for Men

    by Luke Dixon ...
    Series series The Good Audition Guides
    THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES:Helping you select and perform the audition piece that is best suited to your performing skillsEach Good Audition Guide contains a range of fresh monologues, all prefaced with a summary of the vital information you need to place the piece in context and to perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.Each volume also carries a user-friendly introduction on the whole ... Read more

    $20.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Backwards & In Heels

    The Past, Present And Future Of Women Working In Film (Incredible Women Who Broke Barriers in Filmmaking)

    by Alicia Malone ...
    Women in Filmmaking and Their Struggle Against Bias"After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels" –Ann Richards#1 Bestseller in Acting & Auditioning, Performing Arts, and Guides & ReviewsWomen in filmmaking since the beginning. Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema since its very beginning. One of the first peop ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • James Franco: The Living Renaissance Man: A Look at the Many Roles He Plays in Life

    by Beatrice Hensons ...
    James Franco is definitely someone whom we have seen grow in Hollywood. From the lanky and loner guy in Freaks and Geeks to his critically acclaimed performance in James Dean, Franco blossomed into an extraordinary actor in his roles in Spider-Man, City By the Sea, Tristan and Isolde, Flyboys, Milk and 127 Hours. He is also an author, director, painter and a Ph.D. candidate at one of the most ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Getting The Joke

    The Art of Stand-up Comedy

    by Oliver Double ...
    Series series Performance Books
    An examination of the art of stand-up comedy, its constituent parts and how they workConsidering stand-up comedy to be an art-form deserving greater attention and analysis, Getting the Joke provides an exploration of the work of the stand-up comedian. Beginning with a brief history of the art form, the book goes on to examine the key elements, such as the comedian's stage persona, their material ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Stage Combat: Unarmed

    by Roger Bartlett ...
    'This is a book about how to beat the living daylights out of another human being safely...'Roger Bartlett – professional fight director and Master Teacher for the British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat – leads you through everything you need to know in order to create and perform unarmed stage fights that are compelling, realistic and, above all, safe.Starting with the essential concepts, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Secrets To Make Your Broadway Dream A Reality: SELLING YOURSELF

    by Stephen Horst ...
    Do you know how to sell yourself in the room? Its a business skill that is equally, if not more important than the actual artistic performance. They dont teach it to you in High School or even College, but you can learn itAnd if you want to perform on Broadway, you must. Selling yourself to casting directors, agents, managers, producers, directors, choreographers, composers, and music supervisors ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Feeling Film

    A Spatial Approach

    by Beth Carroll ...
    Series series Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture
    This book questions the de facto dominance of narrative when watching films. Using the film musical as a case study, this book explores whether an alternative spatial understanding of film can offer alternative readings to narrative. For instance, how do film aesthetics influence our interaction with the film? Can camera movement and music make us ‘feel’ cinema? Can the film world bleed into our ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Experiencing Stanislavsky Today

    Training and Rehearsal for the Psychophysical Actor

    by Stephanie Daventry French, Philip G. Bennett ...
    This pioneering introduction to Stanislavsky's methods and modes of actor training covers all of the essential elements of his System. Recreating ‘truthful’ behaviour in the artificial environment, awareness and observation, psychophysical work, given circumstances, visualization and imagination, and active analysis are all introduced and explored.Each section of the book is accompanied by ... Read more

    $84.99 USD