A hands-on, step-by-step guide to directing plays - by one of
Britain's leading theatre directors. Stephen Unwin has worked with
hundreds of different actors in a multiplicity of different venues. He
is the ideal author of a 'how to' guide to directing. As Unwin himself
says: 'Directing plays is difficult. The aim of this book is to lay
out what skills are needed, and to give some sense of how you might
develop them. The emphasis is on the professional theatre, but the
book is useful for directors in other contexts - amateur dramatics,
university drama, school plays and so on. Directing is directing,
wherever you do it.' Starting at the very beginning, Unwin takes us
step by step through: Choosing the play Casting Design Rehearsal -
Establishing Facts, Improvisation, Language, Character, Blocking,
Using Specialists and so on Running the Play Putting it on the Stage
Opening Night 'Filled with wise insights. Any budding director who
reads it will learn much about the pitfalls and challenges he or she
is likely to face but will also, I'm sure, catch some of Unwin's
enthusiasm for what he describes as being, at times, 'the best job you
can imagine' Around the Globe
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ISBN
9781780010540
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Nick Hern Books (FF)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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