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Acting Characters
20 simple steps from rehearsal to performance
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Acting Characters
20 simple steps from rehearsal to performance
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Description
Paul Elsam's Acting Characters is an introductory handbook for the aspiring actor, compiled of twenty steps grouped into six sections to help create, present and sustain a believable character in most circumstances. Fundamentally practical, the book avoids the heavy discussion of theory that often accompanies books on the subject, looking instead at the essentials of how to use different voices and body language to convey character.
Product details

Published | Sep 01 2011 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 2nd |
Extent | 224 |
ISBN | 9781408136454 |
Imprint | Methuen Drama |
Series | Performance Books |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Technical and refreshingly non-academic . . . Clear and helpful pathways to guide the student actor.
Sir Alan Ayckbourn
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This book offers graspable steps ... to equip the actor with the technical tools necessary to be seen and heard in our crowded arena.
Sir Ben Kingsley
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A very valuable preparation for the rigours of drama school training
British Theatre Guide
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Non academic, highly practical and very effective . . . A real delight
UK Theatre Web

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