1st Edition

Milestones in Actor Training

Edited By Paul Allain, Frank Camilleri Copyright 2026
264 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

264 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Milestones in Actor Training focuses on key developments across time in how actors prepare for performance. Designed for weekly use on actor training and acting courses, the ten chosen milestones cover a wide range, culturally, historically, and geographically; from psychological realist acting in conventional plot-driven drama, through Commedia dell’Arte to the broader church of physical... Read more

List of Contributors

Introduction
Paul Allain and Frank Camilleri

1 Zeami, Nō, and Cross-cultural Training Histories
Ashley Thorpe

2 Commedia dell’Arte: Training in the Troupe
Olly Crick

3 Stanislavsky and the Rock
Bella Merlin

4 French Foundations of Physicality
Ellie Nixon

5 Brecht and the ‘Street Scene’
David Barnett

6 Grotowski and After: Embracing the Physical
Dominika Laster

7 Voice Training: The Wolfsohn–Hart Approach
Patrick Campbell and Margaret Pikes

8 Women in/and Actor Training
Lisa Peck

9 Intercultural Training: Barba and Bogart
Stephen Atkins

10 Technology and the Emergence of Performance Capture
Boyd Branch

Conclusion
Paul Allain and Frank Camilleri

MAT Timeline

Glossary of Key Terms

Index

Biography

Paul Allain is Professor of Theatre and Performance at University of Kent, UK

Frank Camilleri is Professor of Theatre Studies at University of Malta, Malta