Introduced by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons, A Screen Acting Workshop is an informative, accessible and invaluable practical guide. Five written workshops and an accompanying DVD cover all areas of screen acting and are packed with exercises and techniques for all actors however experienced.
A powerful, inventive play that mixes real testimonials alongside existing and original music to explore one of the most important social concerns of today: homelessness amongst young people.
A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centering on England's bid for the 2018 World Cup.
A powerful, provocative play about international relations and the shifting balance of power between East and West.
The most famous and successful play by one of the 20th century's greatest writers.
First Person Shooter is a witty and prescient play about what happens when gaming and military technology collide. It follows Jenkins' award-winning play Natural Selection (2008) and will premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, in 2010.
A gripping new play from Rona Munro illuminates the pioneering work and tortured life of Sergei Korolyov, chief designer and unsung hero of the USSR Soviet space programme.
A remarkable exploration of faith and community in the modern world, which asks profound questions about what we believe and why.
A painful yet playful play that takes a long, hard look at the extremes of everyday life.
A play about protest, power and protecting yourself. Part of the 2015 National Theatre Connections Festival.
Against the backdrop of the aurora borealis and suffused with Norse mythology, Valhalla explores the boundaries of scientific research and tests the endurance of human love.
The definitive guide to writing music for the stage, by the Composer-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse.Music has played a vital part in drama since the earliest days of theatre. For composers, writing music for the stage is an opportunity to exercise their utmost creativity and versatility: a good musical score will both support and enhance the play it serves, and can lift a prosaic moment into something quite extraordinary.In this book, Michael Bruce takes you through the entire process - from initial preparation, through composition, rehearsals and recording, and finally to performance. He covers everything a composer needs to know, including:Getting started - spotting when and how music might be used in a play, doing research, considering form and contentBuilding a 'sound world' - finding and using source music, creating incidental music, choosing the best instrumentation, scoring, utilising technology, writing music to accompany song lyricsWorking on the production - understanding the composer's role in rehearsals, collaborating with key creatives, employing actor-musicians, getting the show onRecording - knowing when to record, booking and working with musicians - and the studio engineer, running a recording sessionAlso included is key practical advice on how to get work as a theatre composer and build your career.Throughout the book, the author draws on his own experience of creating music for a wide variety of plays at the Donmar Warehouse, the National Theatre, in the West End and on Broadway, including detailed case studies of his work on The Recruiting Officer, Coriolanus, Privacy, The Winslow Boy, Noises Off and Strange Interlude, illustrated by online recordings from his scores.An essential companion for all composers - amateur, student or professional - Writing Music for the Stage is also invaluable reading for other theatre professionals, including directors, playwrights, producers, actors, designers and sound designers - in fact, for anyone seeking to understand how music helps to create worlds and tell stories on stage.
A new title in the ever-growing, increasingly popular Drama Games series - another dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, packed with dozens of drama games that can be used in rehearsals.
Playwright Alecky Blythe collaborates with composer Adam Cork to tell the true-life stories of a small community thrust into the spotlight by a series of murders in their midst. Premiered at the National Theatre in 2011.
Publication coincides with a swelling tide of revivals to celebrate Rattigan's centenary.
Publication coincides with a swelling tide of revivals to celebrate Rattigan's centenary. This edition also includes Less Than Kind.
Terence Rattigan's first play, published for the first time in this edition to mark the centenary of Rattigan's birth.
Schiller's masterpiece of power and politics in a new version by Mike Poulton (Morte D'Arthur, Don Carlos) explores the battle between honour and corruption, between truth and betrayal. This new version debuted at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2011.
A 'how to' book for actors who want to develop a 'can do' attitude to their profession in the face of rejection and intense competition.
The Unthinkable is a play about 'not noticing'; not noticing that one's ideals have become warped; not noticing that being active in party politics is different from being engaged in political activity; not noticing that amassing a personal fortune and professing socialism might be a contradiction in terms; and not noticing that.
On the morning of his 30th birthday, Joseph K wakes to find he's under police arrest. He has no idea what he's done, but is determined to clear his name.
Join Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis as they tell the story of how they became The Railway Children. One of the country's best loved novels is brought thrillingly to life to life in Mike Kenny's brilliant stage adaptation.
A superlative account of how theatre is made, in the words of the very people who make it. In Talking Theatre, Richard Eyre uses his unrivalled access to leading theatre people to allow us to eavesdrop on the stories behind many of the most important productions and performances in the theatre of recent times: John GielgudPeter BrookMargaret 'Percy' HarrisPeter HallIan McKellenJudi DenchTrevor NunnVanessa RedgraveFiona ShawLiam NeesonStephen ReaStephen SondheimArthur LaurentsArthur MillerAugust WilsonJason RobardsKim HunterTony KushnerLuise RainerAlan BennettHarold PinterTom StoppardDavid HareJocelyn HerbertWilliam GaskillArnold WeskerPeter GillChristopher HamptonPeter ShafferFrith BanburyAlan AyckbournJohn BuryVictor SpinettiJohn McGrathCameron MackintoshPatrick MarberSteven BerkoffDeborah WarnerWillem DafoeSimon McBurneyRobert LepageJohn Johnston (Britain's last Theatre Censor)'A mine of first-hand theatrical information and insight and, better still, a wonderful compendium of high-grade gossip' --Telegraph 'Truly various and never less than fierce critical thinking condensed into one endlessly entertaining volume' --Sunday Times Theatre Book of the Year
A passionate, heartfelt play about surviving in a time of civil war, by a leading American dramatist. Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Takes the reader step by step through over 50 topics including: how to read from a prompt & use in-ear talkback; how to talk to camera & talking to time; live, recorded, studio and location shoots; children's TV presenting; shopping channel presenting; weather presenting; and, how to find a TV presenting job.
A practical approach to breaking through the barriers of restraint and incomprehension when faced with Shakespeare.
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