Theatre & Performance Studies

Theatre in Practice

A Student's Handbook

By Nick O'Brien and Annie Sutton

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Theatre in Practice provides students with all of the ‘must have’ Drama skills required for A-Level, International Baccalaureate, BTEC and beyond.

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Practical, step-by-step exercises and diagrams give access to the key figures and processes central to drama, including:

• Stanislavski, Brecht, Lecoq and Berkoff

• devising theater

• rehearsing and performing monologues and duologues

• how to approach directing a play

• improvising.

Each chapter offers advice for both students and teachers, with notes and follow-on exercises ideal for individual study and practice. Written by specialists with extensive experience leading workshops for the 'post 16' age-group, Theatre in Practice is a thorough and imaginative resource that speaks directly to students.

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