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Rough Diamonds: 21 Uncut Sketches from the Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre CompanyRough Diamonds: 21 Uncut Sketches from the Riding Lights Roughshod Theatre Company
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Fast-moving and funny, thought-provoking sketches on biblical themes.
House of GamesHouse of Games by Chris Johnston
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Contains a well-organised collection of games for developing specific aspects of performance, together with their rationale in relation to community and other theatre workshops.
The Complete About Acting (Performance Books)The Complete About Acting (Performance Books) by Peter Barkworth
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Great collection of advice and exercises in anecdotal style: dip in anywhere and find a gem, anything from how to read the lesson, to how not to choke on a drink.
An Actor Prepares (Eyre Methuen Drama Books) (Performance Books)An Actor Prepares (Eyre Methuen Drama Books) (Performance Books) by Constantin Stanislavski
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A classic: presented as a narrative, it puts you in the place of a student, encountering The Director for the first time.
Building a Character (Performance Books)Building a Character (Performance Books) by Constantin Stanislavski
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Creating a Role (Performance Books)Creating a Role (Performance Books) by Constantin Stanislavski
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Year of the KingYear of the King by Antony Sher
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Shakespeare's Advice to the Players (Absolute Classic)Shakespeare's Advice to the Players (Absolute Classic) by Peter Hall
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Other People's Shoes: Thoughts on ActingOther People's Shoes: Thoughts on Acting by Harriet Walter
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To the Actor: On the Technique of ActingTo the Actor: On the Technique of Acting by Michael Chekhov
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Respect for ActingRespect for Acting by Uta Hagen
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Games for Actors and Non-actorsGames for Actors and Non-actors by Augusto Boal
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Account of Boal's street theatre and masses of exercises used in RLTC's devising work.
The Theater and Its DoubleThe Theater and Its Double by Antonin Artaud
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(if you're feeling brave!) written by a madman and it reads like it, but it's got some interesting ideas if you can hack your way through it and is best read in conjunction with Grotowski's book since
Towards a Poor Theatre (Eyre Methuen Drama Books) (Performance Books)Towards a Poor Theatre (Eyre Methuen Drama Books) (Performance Books) by Jerzy Grotowski
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very interesting stuff, and, like Brecht, an extremely influential practitioner