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Lolly Susi
The Central Book tells the story of the first hundred years in the life of an extraordinary actor-training school
Founded by the indomitable Elsie Fogerty in 1906, The Central School offered an academically integrated form of training in drama and speech for young actors and other students, the college became a national centre, offering specialist education to a broad range of communities.
Many of the most eminent actors of the twentieth century began their careers at Central: Laurence Olivier, Peggy Ashcroft, Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench, to name a few. Starting from a single room in the Royal Albert Hall, Elsie Fogerty built her small school for actors into a world-famous institution that was to foster the talents not only of performers and other theatre practitioners, but also of inspirational teachers and speech therapists.
In its hundred years at the forefront of theatre training, Central has weathered two World Wars, as well as an ever-changing political environment. Susi's fascinating study shows that one thing Central has never been is boring…
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Oberon Books | 978-1-840027-10-5 | HB
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Rehearsal and Performance Techniques for Actors and Directors
Mike Alfreds
A top-ranking director sets out his rehearsal techniques in this invaluable handbook for actors and directors
Mike Alfreds has been directing plays for 35 years. He founded Shared Experience—still going very strong—in the 1970s and ran the Cambridge Theatre Company in the 1990s, also working extensively at the National Theatre and abroad. He is hugely respected within the profession.
Now he has done what no other director has dared to do since Stanislavsky—he has committed his methodology to print.
So, in
Different Every Night, we are taken into the rehearsal room to work principally on Chekhov. He shows how to break down the text into units and individual beats—and offers techniques for the actor to bring the text to life. And to keep it alive through many repetitions not only in rehearsal but also in performance. In doing so he offers a vital masterclass for actors and directors.
Different Every Night is the culmination of a lifetime working in the theatre. It is intensely hands-on and full of practical advice for both directors and actors. No director should ever again not know how to conduct rehearsals and bring them to successful fruition!
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-967-4 | PB
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Adam Macaulay
A collection of ‘informal’ interviews with Australian directors of stage, film and TV about actors and acting. An intelligent and enlightening commentary on acting in Australia today, which strips away the layers of mythology surrounding the industry, revealing the energy, passion, humour and vision within.
The directors are: John Bell, Bruce Beresford, Di Drew, Gale Edwards, Michael Gow, Michael Jenkins and Nico Lathouris, Ros Horin, Barrie Kosky Aubrey Mellor, Simon Phillips and Kate Woods.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-669-5 | PB
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Shakespeare’s Play from Conception to Opening Night
Mark Kilmurry
When Mark Kilmurry co-founded the Studio Company with Patrick McIntyre, he had the opportunity to play the part he had always ached to perform: Hamlet. But in preparing for the production he begins to wonder if his desire is foolhardy. Can he take on such a mammoth role and also be the director? Kilmurry shares his thoughts in this diary, from initial ideas through to opening night. He explains the rationale behind Studio Company’s acclaimed 2004 production, the how and why of the cuts to the script, and describes the rehearsal techniques and exercises that brought it all to life.
Includes performance text.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-785-2 | PB
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Mervyn Millar
The latest in the ‘National Theatre at Work’ series follows the production of
War Horse, a play adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel, from early concept workshops to one of the most beguiling and original plays for younger people ever staged at the Olivier, the actors working with magnificent, life-sized puppets to take the audience on a gripping journey through history.
The Horse’s Mouth is the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of how this acclaimed and highly technical piece of theatre was achieved.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-840027-65-5 | PB
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A manual for producing independent theatre
Lyn Wallis
Got a show you want to stage? Itching to perform but need material? Lack a venue? Looking for funds? Need advice about flyers?
No matter what your perspective is , if you’re interested in creating small-scale theatre,
In Good Company is a fantastic starting point. This definitive ‘rough guide’ for mounting independent, fringe or amateur shows in Australia outlines how to take your initial idea and make it fly. Learn about scheduling, marketing and publicity; discover ways to raise funds and attract sponsors; and source information about contracts, insurance and other legal issues. It’s all here along with details about bumping in and out, organising previews, developing your opening night list, finding audiences and running your season. Learn what personnel and skills you will need; how to create a great company vibe; where to unearth new material; and why you should archive your production. As well as giving you the nuts and bolts you need to put your show together,
In Good Company explores ways to extend the life of your show.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-753-1 | PB
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The Account of a Rehearsal
Max Stafford-Clark
A unique insight into the working methods of one of today’s most influential directors.
When Max Stafford-Clark, then artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre, took the unusual step of choosing to stage a classic
- George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer
- he decided to keep a rehearsal diary.
Each night he returned home to write a letter to Farquhar, reporting on the day's work and commenting on the challenges of putting the play on the stage. The result, Letters to George, is an entertaining account of the rehearsal methods of one of the most respected directors at work in the British theatre.
‘A fascinating book ... An absolutely comprehensive case study, divulging every aspect of a well-researched, rigorously rehearsed production’ Listener
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-317-7 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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Australian Film Directors in Their Own Words
Peter Malone
A collection of revealing interviews exploring the spiritual and moral values underlying the work of Australian filmmakers Gillian Armstrong, Bruce Beresford, Tim Burstall, Donald Crombie, Rolf de Heer, Scott Hicks, George Miller, Phillip Noyce, John Ruane, Fred Schepisi, Esben Storm, Nadia Tass, Michael Thornhill, Stephen Wallace and Simon Wincer.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-609-1 | PB
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Cross-racial Casting: Changing the Faces of Australian Theatre
Lee Lewis
Mainstream theatre in Australia is very white. Too white. Why are we falling behind the rest of the theatrical world in seeing complex diverse casts onstage in our major theatre companies? When you ask this question of theatre practitioners, an awful discourse of blame begins: agents blame casting directors, drama schools blame ‘the industry’, everyone blames artistic directors. Talking about racism in Australia is difficult in the climate of indignant denial. Our vocabulary and strategies for discussing it publicly have become inadequate.
This essay argues that aggressive cross-racial casting of the classical repertoire is a strategy for subverting the ‘inevitability’ of white-centric theatre. It is an important step in the necessary transformation of mainstream theatre into a cultural territory which is fully engaged with the socio-political perplexities of representing Australia on stage and screen. It offers a practical contribution to the re-imaging of the national identity and thus to the construction of an inclusive national imaginary in the future.
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Currency House | 978-0-98028-021-0 | PB
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Barry Grantham
Playing Commedia offers a practical guide to the skills, characters and history of Commedia Dell'Arte through graded games and illustrated exercises. It provides a useful tool in any actor's training and a discipline for all forms of physical theatre.
Chapters include:
* Warm-Up Games
* Mime and Movement Games
* Word Games
* Using Face Masks
* The Legacy of Commedia dell'Arte, a chapter looking at the individual Masks or characters in the traditional Commedia dell'Arte.
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-85459-466-2 | AUSTRALIA/NZ | PB
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