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Excellence for Actors

by Alexa Ispas ...

Narrated by Female synthesized voice ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Psychology for Actors Series
Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

Do you want to achieve your full potential as an actor?Discover how to apply “deliberate practice”–a type of practice used by top performers around the world–to turn your weaknesses into strengths.We all know that becoming a great actor requires hard work, but what specific actions will help you get better?Perhaps you have spent years taking acting classes without any noticeable improvement.Or ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Do you want to achieve your full potential as an actor?Discover how to apply “deliberate practice”–a type of practice used by top performers around the world–to turn your weaknesses into strengths.We all know that becoming a great actor requires hard work, but what specific actions will help you get better?Perhaps you have spent years taking acting classes without any noticeable improvement.Or
... Read more
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CORSO COMPLETO DI MAGIA E ILLUSIONISMO

by Marcel Souza ...

Narrated by Voce digitale Isabella G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Questo audiolibro è narrato da una voce digitale.Corso Completo di Magia e Illusionismo è un audiolibro che ti guiderà passo dopo passo nel meraviglioso mondo della magia e dell'illusionismo. Grazie a un linguaggio chiaro e semplice, adatto sia ai principianti che agli appassionati più esperti, questo corso ti fornirà tutte le basi per apprendere le tecniche più affascinanti del mondo magico. Ogni ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Questo audiolibro è narrato da una voce digitale.Corso Completo di Magia e Illusionismo è un audiolibro che ti guiderà passo dopo passo nel meraviglioso mondo della magia e dell'illusionismo. Grazie a un linguaggio chiaro e semplice, adatto sia ai principianti che agli appassionati più esperti, questo corso ti fornirà tutte le basi per apprendere le tecniche più affascinanti del mondo magico. Ogni
... Read more
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Fearless on Stage: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crushing Performance Anxiety

by DEVARAJAN PILLAI G ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Fearless on Stage" is a comprehensive and empowering guide designed to help performers overcome stage fear and unleash their full potential on stage. Written with clarity, compassion, and expertise, this book offers a step-by-step approach to conquering performance anxiety and becoming a fearless performer.Drawing on the latest research in psychology, ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Fearless on Stage" is a comprehensive and empowering guide designed to help performers overcome stage fear and unleash their full potential on stage. Written with clarity, compassion, and expertise, this book offers a step-by-step approach to conquering performance anxiety and becoming a fearless performer.Drawing on the latest research in psychology,
... Read more
Audiobook

The Secret History of Magic

The True Story of the Deceptive Art

by Peter Lamont, Jim Steinmeyer ...

Narrated by Rory Barnett ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke ... Read more

$24.99 USD

If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke
... Read more
Audiobook

The Godot Diaries

Behind the Scenes of Beckett's Play

by Lucian Msamati ...

Narrated by Lucian Msamati ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

Bloomsbury presents The Godot Diaries, written and read by Lucian Msamati.A fascinating, behind-the-scenes diary account of working on a major production of Beckett’s iconic play from acclaimed actor Lucian Msamati.From his agent’s phone call offering him the role of Estragon, Lucian Msamati brings brilliantly to life the experience of co-starring with Ben Whishaw in James Macdonald’s celebrated ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Godot Diaries, written and read by Lucian Msamati.A fascinating, behind-the-scenes diary account of working on a major production of Beckett’s iconic play from acclaimed actor Lucian Msamati.From his agent’s phone call offering him the role of Estragon, Lucian Msamati brings brilliantly to life the experience of co-starring with Ben Whishaw in James Macdonald’s celebrated
... Read more
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Hell's Kitchen

Behind the Dream

by Alicia Keys, Lise Funderburg ...

Narrated by Bahni Turpin, Imani Jade Powers, January LaVoy, Sean Patrick Hopkins, William DeMeritt, Joi Maleah Moon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 10 min

A stunning behind-the-scenes look into Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen, featuring exclusive interviews and insights from Keys herself.Hell’s Kitchen debuted on Broadway in 2024—and the show has been electrifying audiences ever since. With plenty of awards attention, the musical has drawn sold-out crowds to the Shubert Theatre for Alicia Keys’ relatable, raw and refreshingly fun ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A stunning behind-the-scenes look into Alicia Keys’ hit Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen, featuring exclusive interviews and insights from Keys herself.Hell’s Kitchen debuted on Broadway in 2024—and the show has been electrifying audiences ever since. With plenty of awards attention, the musical has drawn sold-out crowds to the Shubert Theatre for Alicia Keys’ relatable, raw and refreshingly fun
... Read more
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The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods

by Richard Brestoff ...

Narrated by Tim Fannon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

With clarity and insight, Richard Brestoff introduces the great acting teachers, explaining their techniques and how they are applied today. Beginning with Quintilian and Delsarte, he guides us to the present with an inside look at what iscurrently being taught in the major acting schools and private acting studios; The Actors Studio, Yale University, NYU, Juilliard and many more are visited. The ... Read more

$19.99 USD

With clarity and insight, Richard Brestoff introduces the great acting teachers, explaining their techniques and how they are applied today. Beginning with Quintilian and Delsarte, he guides us to the present with an inside look at what iscurrently being taught in the major acting schools and private acting studios; The Actors Studio, Yale University, NYU, Juilliard and many more are visited. The
... Read more
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Wigs, Hair and Make-Up

A Backstage Guide

by Helen Casey ...

Narrated by Paula Masterton ...

Series series National Theatre Backstage Guides
Unabridged

2 hours 54 min

Bloomsbury presents Wigs, Hair and Make-up by Helen Casey, read by Paula MastertonWritten by the former Deputy Head of Make-Up and Wigs at the National Theatre, this book opens up a process that very few people will otherwise be privy to, giving perspectives on the preparation before a production and responsibilities during, as well as looking more widely at training, career opportunities and ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Wigs, Hair and Make-up by Helen Casey, read by Paula MastertonWritten by the former Deputy Head of Make-Up and Wigs at the National Theatre, this book opens up a process that very few people will otherwise be privy to, giving perspectives on the preparation before a production and responsibilities during, as well as looking more widely at training, career opportunities and
... Read more
Audiobook

Sanford Meisner on Acting

by Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell ...

Narrated by Jason Culp, Arthur Morey, Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This audiobook follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential listening for beginning and professional actors alike ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This audiobook follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential listening for beginning and professional actors alike
... Read more
Audiobook

Playwriting

A Backstage Guide

by Prof. Dan Rebellato ...

Narrated by John Telfer ...

Series series National Theatre Backstage Guides
Unabridged

3 hours 23 min

Bloomsbury presents Playwriting by Dan Rebellato, read by John TelferThis book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves. Drawing heavily on contemporary practice, it considers moments from a range of plays, with a focus on those from the National Theatre's repertoire. The book embraces a range ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Playwriting by Dan Rebellato, read by John TelferThis book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves. Drawing heavily on contemporary practice, it considers moments from a range of plays, with a focus on those from the National Theatre's repertoire. The book embraces a range
... Read more
Audiobook

Macbeth: The 30-Minute Shakespeare

by Nick Newlin, William Shakespeare, Taffety Punk Theatre Company ...

Series series The 30-Minute Shakespeare
Abridged

1 hour 43 min

This audiobook contains all the material from the paperback of Macbeth: The 30-Minute Shakespeare, including Performance Notes and Performing Shakespeare section and all other ancillary materials. ... Read more

$9.95 USD

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This audiobook contains all the material from the paperback of Macbeth: The 30-Minute Shakespeare, including Performance Notes and Performing Shakespeare section and all other ancillary materials.
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Audiobook

Children in Theatre: From the audition to working in professional theatre

A guide for children and their parents

by Jo Hawes ...

Narrated by Jo Hawes ...

Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

Bloomsbury presents Children in Theatre: From the audition to working in professional theatre written and read by Jo Hawes.The bestselling guide for children and their parents, revised and updated for 2018 with new legislation and laws for performing children.Performing children have a very special existence which sometimes sets them apart from their peers. Parents are often excluded from this ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Children in Theatre: From the audition to working in professional theatre written and read by Jo Hawes.The bestselling guide for children and their parents, revised and updated for 2018 with new legislation and laws for performing children.Performing children have a very special existence which sometimes sets them apart from their peers. Parents are often excluded from this
... Read more
Audiobook

Inward Stage, The

A Performer's Notes On Presence and Meaning

by Alexander Beresford ...

Narrated by Alexander Beresford ...

Unabridged

48 min

The Inward Stage is not a memoir. It is not a manual. It is not a book of secrets.It is a quietly luminous document, part philosophical journal, part poetic confession, written by a mindreader who spends his life performing illusions for others while quietly unraveling deeper truths for himself.Drawn from times spent backstage, between cities, between minds, and between silences, these pages ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Inward Stage is not a memoir. It is not a manual. It is not a book of secrets.It is a quietly luminous document, part philosophical journal, part poetic confession, written by a mindreader who spends his life performing illusions for others while quietly unraveling deeper truths for himself.Drawn from times spent backstage, between cities, between minds, and between silences, these pages
... Read more
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Inside Melania: What I Learned About Melania Trump by Impersonating Her

by Lauren LoGiudice ...

Narrated by Laureb LoGiudice ...

Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

Audiobook of Inside Melania, deluxe edition. Lauren LoGiudice reads the book as the first lady and, where appropriate, as her other characters. The audio landscape transports you to the absurd world of Melania Trump.ABOUT THE BOOKDon’t listen to a words that she say.” – XO MelaniaWas Melania Trump only a model? What is she thinking when she stares lifelessly at her husband? Does she regret her ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Audiobook of Inside Melania, deluxe edition. Lauren LoGiudice reads the book as the first lady and, where appropriate, as her other characters. The audio landscape transports you to the absurd world of Melania Trump.ABOUT THE BOOKDon’t listen to a words that she say.” – XO MelaniaWas Melania Trump only a model? What is she thinking when she stares lifelessly at her husband? Does she regret her
... Read more
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Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock

An Inside Look at the Hit Musical

by Irene Sankoff, David Hein ...

Narrated by Irene Sankoff, David Hein, Laurence Maslon, Petrina Bromley, Geno Carr, De'Lon Grant, Joel Hatch, Harry Judge0, Chad Kimball1, Erin Moon2, Q. Smith3, Astrid Van Wieren4, Jim Walton5 ...

Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away tells the remarkable ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches, and songs that ended up on the cutting room floor.The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away tells the remarkable
... Read more
Audiobook

Learning The Midwestern Accent

by Stephanie Lam ...

Narrated by Sarah Jensen ...

Unabridged

1 hour 9 min

Th audiocourse designed to teach the U.S. Midwestern American accent focuses on proven instructional methods to help learners acquire this specific way of speaking. The course is structured to guide students through understanding and practicing the accent, leveraging oral posture, common phrases, listen-and-repeat exercises, and real accent examples.Firstly, the course introduces the concept of ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Th audiocourse designed to teach the U.S. Midwestern American accent focuses on proven instructional methods to help learners acquire this specific way of speaking. The course is structured to guide students through understanding and practicing the accent, leveraging oral posture, common phrases, listen-and-repeat exercises, and real accent examples.Firstly, the course introduces the concept of
... Read more
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The Woman’s Voice

by Patsy Rodenburg ...

Narrated by Patsy Rodenburg ...

Unabridged

10 hours 26 min

Bloomsbury presents The Woman’s Voice written and read by Patsy Rodenburg.Why are so many women still not properly listened to?Why do they sometimes feel that they’re less interesting than they are?Why do they often rush when they speak?Why do some women feel the pressure to sound like little girls?From one of the world's leading experts on the voice comes this call to arms for women to reclaim ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Woman’s Voice written and read by Patsy Rodenburg.Why are so many women still not properly listened to?Why do they sometimes feel that they’re less interesting than they are?Why do they often rush when they speak?Why do some women feel the pressure to sound like little girls?From one of the world's leading experts on the voice comes this call to arms for women to reclaim
... Read more
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Conquer your stage fright Coaching session & meditations

master the fear of facing public, power performance, be your best self, overcome anxieties panics, dare to be seen, authenticity flow

by ThinkAndBloom ...

Narrated by Chantalia ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

Do you have fears when you are on stage? You have the power to deliver any performance no matter it is a speech, music, or artistic performance. It is only a psychological reflection that we can be conquered.In this course, we will harness the power of our subconscious. We will dig into the root course of our fears. We let go of the sabotaging thought patterns. We let go of what other people think ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you have fears when you are on stage? You have the power to deliver any performance no matter it is a speech, music, or artistic performance. It is only a psychological reflection that we can be conquered.In this course, we will harness the power of our subconscious. We will dig into the root course of our fears. We let go of the sabotaging thought patterns. We let go of what other people think
... Read more
Audiobook

The Sanford Meisner Approach

Workbook One, An Actor's Workbook

by Larry Silverberg, Stewart Stern ...

Narrated by Tim Fannon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

You can now experience the same training studied by some of out finest actors, including Robert Duvall, Joanne Woodward, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Gregory Peck, Jon Voight, Eli Wallach and many others.With a foreword by Academy Award winner and theatre legend Horton Foote, this inspiring new book will strengthen in you the most essential and vital skills of great acting! It ... Read more

$12.99 USD

You can now experience the same training studied by some of out finest actors, including Robert Duvall, Joanne Woodward, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Gregory Peck, Jon Voight, Eli Wallach and many others.With a foreword by Academy Award winner and theatre legend Horton Foote, this inspiring new book will strengthen in you the most essential and vital skills of great acting! It
... Read more
Audiobook

Supporting Staged Intimacy

A Practical Guide for Theatre Creatives, Managers, and Crew

by Alexis Black, Tina M. Newhauser ...

Narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith ...

Unabridged

9 hours 28 min

Supporting Staged Intimacy: A Practical Guide for Theatre Creatives, Managers, and Crew examines the relationship between staged intimacy, intimacy direction, and those supporting the process during pre-production, rehearsal, and performance.First, this book addresses challenges and trends in staging intimacy, helping backstage and offstage theatre artists recognize the problematic approaches and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Supporting Staged Intimacy: A Practical Guide for Theatre Creatives, Managers, and Crew examines the relationship between staged intimacy, intimacy direction, and those supporting the process during pre-production, rehearsal, and performance.First, this book addresses challenges and trends in staging intimacy, helping backstage and offstage theatre artists recognize the problematic approaches and
... Read more
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A Practical Handbook for the Actor

by Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollack, Robert Previto, Scott Zigler ...

Narrated by Max Meyers, David Mamet, Rose Byrne, Chris Bauer0, Alison Wright1 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 7 min

For anyone who has ever wanted to take an acting class, "this is the best book on acting written in the last twenty years" (David Mamet, from the Introduction).This book describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the ... Read more

$10.99 USD

For anyone who has ever wanted to take an acting class, "this is the best book on acting written in the last twenty years" (David Mamet, from the Introduction).This book describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher. A Practical Handbook for the
... Read more
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Thou Art Alive!

Shakespeare Cue-scripts and the Secrets They Tell

by Eliza Langland ...

Narrated by Eliza Langland, Andrew Stanson, Steven Finley, David Elder, Fiona MacKinnon ...

Unabridged

2 hours 29 min

Written in two parts in an accessible, conversational style, this book is more than a ‘how-to’ primer on the cue-script method: how Shakespeare and his actors staged his plays with minimal to no full company rehearsal. In Part 2, the author (a professional actor, director and academic researcher) expands upon how she has used this approach to Shakespeare herself and, as a result, made some ground ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written in two parts in an accessible, conversational style, this book is more than a ‘how-to’ primer on the cue-script method: how Shakespeare and his actors staged his plays with minimal to no full company rehearsal. In Part 2, the author (a professional actor, director and academic researcher) expands upon how she has used this approach to Shakespeare herself and, as a result, made some ground
... Read more
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Will She Do?

Act One of a Life on Stage

by Eileen Atkins ...

Narrated by Eileen Atkins ...

Series series Eileen Atkins
Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

'She is the cur's cods, the terrier's testicles, the business. I will go farther and declare that Atkins is the finest actor appearing in the world right now' - A. A. Gill**'**Yes, she will: this vivid, honest memoir by a great actress and a natural writer goes down a treat' Tom StoppardWill She Do? is the story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

'She is the cur's cods, the terrier's testicles, the business. I will go farther and declare that Atkins is the finest actor appearing in the world right now' - A. A. Gill**'**Yes, she will: this vivid, honest memoir by a great actress and a natural writer goes down a treat' Tom StoppardWill She Do? is the story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in...
... Read more
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Искусство импровизации. Пособие для будущих артистов и тех, кто боится выступать перед аудиторией

by Антон Захарьин, Антон Захарьин ...

Narrated by Антон Захарьин ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

Антон Захарьин – актер театра и кино, гуру импровизации в России, основатель школы ImproSchool, создатель онлайн-школы "Импрология". Один из создателей шоу "Импровизация" на ТНТ. Импровизация – новый жанр сценического искусства, основательно вошедший в нашу жизнь и завоевывающий все больше поклонников с каждым днем. Популяризацией этого жанра послужило шоу "Импровизация" на ТНТ. Вы тоже можете ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Антон Захарьин – актер театра и кино, гуру импровизации в России, основатель школы ImproSchool, создатель онлайн-школы "Импрология". Один из создателей шоу "Импровизация" на ТНТ. Импровизация – новый жанр сценического искусства, основательно вошедший в нашу жизнь и завоевывающий все больше поклонников с каждым днем. Популяризацией этого жанра послужило шоу "Импровизация" на ТНТ. Вы тоже можете
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