Stage Acting Techniques is aimed at all practising and would-be actors who wish to develop a comprehensive working knowledge of dramatic skills. It works from the assumption that, although talent cannot be taught, the ability to apply talent successfully and productively can.
Topics covered: · Learn how to be real, natural and truthful · Develop the skills to [...]

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Author: John Hester, English, Multimedia, Softcover, 235 x 165 mm, 128 pages, black and white illustrations, ISBN: 978 1861266866,
Price: (ZA)R 230.00

Stage Writing – A Practical Guide leads new and developing playwrights through the structures of theatrical storytelling. It combines exercises in textual analysis with eight practical scriptwriting projects. Based upon photographs and scenarios, these projects lead new playwrights to complete six original scenes.
Topics covered include: · Building relationships with the audience, the actor, the director and [...]

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Author: Val Taylor, English, Multimedia, Softcover, 235 x 165 mm, 126 pages, black and white illustrations, ISBN: 978 1861264527,
Price: (ZA)R 210.00

Barney Simon was the legendary artistic director, writer and co-creator of one of the most important theatres in South Africa and the world: The Market Theatre. He workshopped, wrote and directed unforgettable, pertinent and excellent plays with actors, in his quest to “hold a mirror up to high society”.

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Author: Irene Stephanou & Leila Henriques, English, Monograph, Hard cover, 20.7 x 26 cm, 380 pp, ISBN: 1 919931252,
Price: (ZA)R 395.00

Engels and Whitehead were invited into the studio in early 2006 for an introduction to etching. Since we knew that both were from creative backgrounds in set design and acting, we highly anticipated the outcome and have not been disappointed. Johan began a series of etchings that draw inspiration from a project on the TRC that he has been working on during his recent visits to SA, and Robert playfully explored layered mark making for portraiture. During Johan’s last visit to JHB, a new idea about collaboration began to emerge, though we are all still slightly baffled as to how it will evolve, and the two artists are not doing anything to allay our curiosity other than to drop hints of ideas and murmurs of mayhem.

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‘Fascinating insights into his performances as well as glimpses of a turbulent private life’ Independent

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Author: Ian Holm, English, NonArt , Softcover, 443 Pages, Illustrated, 19.5x13cm, ISBN: 0 552 15107 6