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“barbara houseman”

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  • Finding Your Voice

    A step-by-step guide for actors

    by Barbara Houseman ...
    A Complete Voice Training Manual For ActorsA simple, step-by-step manual, written by an RSC voice coach, which offers everything that an actor needs to work on their voice. Suitable for actors at all levels, from students and young professionals to established and experienced actors. Drama teachers in schools and committed amateur actors who want to increase their vocal skills and understanding ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tackling Text [and subtext]

    A Step-by-Step Guide for Actors

    by Barbara Houseman ...
    An intensely practical handbook for actors on how to cope with text, subtext, character and situation. With a preface by Kenneth Branagh.Having helped the actor with basic vocal technique in her enormously successful book, Finding Your Voice, Barbara Houseman here shows the actor how to cope with the demands posed by the text [and the subtext] of the play itself.Full of practical exercises ... Read more

    $22.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Elements of Eloquence

    Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase

    by Mark Forsyth ...
    From the #1 international bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon comes an education in the art of articulation, from the King James Bible to Katy Perry…From classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, even from Jesus to James Bond, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase—such as “O Captain! My Captain!” or “To be or not to be”—memorable.In ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Voice And The Actor

    by Cicely Berry ...
    Voice and the Actor is the first classic work by Cicely Berry, Voice Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and world-famous voice teacher. Encapsulating her renowned method of teaching voice production, the exercises in this straightforward, no-nonsense guide will develop relaxation, breathing and muscular control - without which no actor or speaker can achieve their full potential.Illustrated ... Read more

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  • Freeing Shakespeare's Voice

    The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text

    by Kristin Linklater ...
    A passionate exploration of the process of comprehending and speaking the words of William Shakespeare. Detailing exercises and analyzing characters' speech and rhythms, Linklater provides the tools to increase understanding and make Shakespeare's words one's own. ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Writing Poems

    by Peter Sansom ...
    Drawing on his extensive experience of poetry workshops and courses, Peter Sansom shows you not how to write but how to write better, how to write authentically, how to say genuinely what you genuinely mean to say. This practical guide is illustrated with many examples. Peter Sansom covers such areas as submitting to magazines; the small presses; analysing poems; writing techniques and procedures ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Your Voice and How to Use it

    by Cicely Berry ...
    Anxiety about how we speak prevents many of us from expressing ourselves well. In her classic handbook, Cicely Berry, Voice Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and world-famous voice teacher, tackles the reasons for this anxiety and explains her practical exercises for relaxation and breathing, clarity of diction and vocal flexibility - everything that you need to achieve good speech. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Shakespeare on Toast

    Getting a Taste for the Bard

    by Ben Crystal ...
    Actor, producer and director Ben Crystal revisits his acclaimed book on Shakespeare for the 400th anniversary of his death, updating and adding three new chapters.Shakespeare on Toast knocks the stuffing from the staid old myth of the Bard, revealing the man and his plays for what they really are: modern, thrilling, uplifting drama.The bright words and colourful characters of the greatest hack ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Actor And The Text

    by Cicely Berry ...
    Cicely Berry, Voice Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is world-famous for her voice teaching. The Actor and the Text is her classic book, distilled from years of working with actors of the highest calibre. ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Text In Action

    A Definitive Guide To Exploring Text In Rehearsal For Actors And Directors

    by Cicely Berry ...
    Following on from the widely acclaimed The Actor and the Text - which was addressed directly to the actor - Text in Action is drawn from Cicely's group work experiences, encompassing the viewpoint of the director as well. To begin with, the author explores language from a cultural and personal perspective. In these days of management jargon and internet technology are we losing touch with the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Clues to Acting Shakespeare

    by Wesley Van Tassel ...
    "A workhorse of a workbook!"-Library Journal. American actors, fear Shakespeare no more! Through a series of inspiring, easy-to-follow exercises, an acclaimed director and drama coach shows both students and experienced actors how to break down the verse, support the words, understand the images, and use the text to create vibrant, living performances. This popular guide-more than TK,000 copies ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Jude Law on Hamlet

    Performing Shakespeare

    by Jude Law, Julian Curry ...
    Series Book 6 - Shakespeare on Stage
    Jude Law discusses playing Hamlet, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Thirteen Leading Actors on Thirteen Key Roles.In each volume of the Shakespeare On Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing candour ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus