Practice & Practitioners Books

New and Published Books

1. The Craft of Comedy

   By Athene Seyler, Stephen Haggard

   Edited by Robert Barton

   "a work on the art and craft of comedy as important in its own way as works by Stanislavski and Chekhov" – Oxford Theatre Companion In 1939, a young, inexperienced actor wrote to a famous actress of his acquaintance, asking for advice on playing comedy. She responded enthusiastically, and they...

   Published December 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. Stanislavski: The Basics

   By Rose Whyman

   Series: The Basics

   Stanislavski: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the life, thought and impact of Konstantin Stanislavski. Regarded by many as a great innovator of twentieth century theatre, this book examines Stanislavski’s: life and the context of his writings major works in English translation...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Heart of Teaching

   Empowering Students in the Performing Arts

   By Stephen Wangh

   The Heart of Teaching is a book about teaching and learning in the performing arts. Its focus is on the inner dynamics of teaching: the processes by which teachers can promote—or undermine—creativity itself. It covers the many issues that teachers, directors and choreographers experience, from...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Path Of The Actor

   By Michael Chekhov

   Edited by Andrei A. Kirillov, Bella Merlin

   This is the first English translation of Michael Chekhov’s two-volume autobiography, combining The Path of the Actor (1927) and extensive extracts from his later volume Life and Encounters. Full of illuminating anecdotes and insightful observations involving prominent characters from the MAT and...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre

   Illustrations of the Original Productions

   Edited by and translated by Vera Gottlieb

   The Moscow Art Theatre is still recognized as having more impact on modern theatre than any company in the world. This lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced facsimile edition of a Russian journal from 1914 documents, photographically, the premieres of all of Anton Chekhov's plays produced...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Theatre in Practice

   A Student's Handbook

   By Nick O'Brien, Annie Sutton

   Theatre in Practice provides students with all of the ‘must have’ Drama skills required for A-Level, International Baccalaureate, BTEC and beyond. Practical, step-by-step exercises and diagrams give access to the key figures and processes central to drama, including: Stanislavski, Brecht, Lecoq...

   Published November 5th 2012 by Routledge
7. Contemporary Mise en Scène

   Staging Theatre Today

   By Patrice Pavis

   ‘We have good reason to be wary of mise en scène, but that is all the more reason to question this wariness ... it seems that images from a performance come back to haunt us, as if to prolong and transform our experience as spectators, as if to force us to rethink the event, to return to...

   Published October 28th 2012 by Routledge
8. Ensemble Theatre Making

   A Practical Guide

   By Rose Burnett Bonczek, David Storck

   Ensemble Theatre Making: A Practical Guide is the first comprehensive diagnostic handbook for building, caring for, and maintaining an ensemble. Successful ensembles don’t happen by chance; they must be created, nurtured, and maintained through specific actions. Achieving common goals in rehearsal...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Expressive Actor

   Integrated Voice, Movement and Acting Training

   By Michael Lugering

   "The study of acting should not begin with an exploration of feeling, perception, imagination, memories, intention, personalization, self-identification... or even performance—but physical action." Michael Lugering's The Expressive Actor presents a foundational, preparatory training method, using...

   Published October 7th 2012 by Routledge
10. Yevgeny Vakhtangov

    A Critical Portrait

    By Andrei Malaev-Babel

    Yevgeny Vakhtangov was a pioneering theatre artist who married Stanislavski’s demands for inner truth with a singular imaginative vision. Directly and indirectly, he is responsible for the making of our contemporary theatre: that is Andrei Malaev-Babel’s argument in this, the first English-language...

    Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge