Text In Action: A Definitive Guide To Exploring Text In Rehearsal For Actors And Directors by Berry, Cicely (2001) Paperback

by Cicely Berry O.B.E.

Excellent Book

Genres: Nonfiction, Shakespeare, Theatre

Paperback

First published February 22, 2001

Reviews

[Claudio Yáñez Valenzuela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es un trabajo (y un manual) interesante. Merece la pena leerlo.

[MK · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, found it really helpful in preparation for shows.

[Indu Muralidharan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent book for playwrights, actors and indeed anyone interested in drama, on how an actor communicates the text of a play to the audience while expressing it on the stage. The examples are mainly drawn from Shakespeare's plays and a section of contemporary drama. There are a number of exercises that bring out the various nuances of the text expressed by the actors - the language itself, punctuation, pauses, tone, modulation and emoting, which bring out fresh insights into familiar plays. For a writer, this book provides a wealth of awareness about the effect of language in the text, and valuable guidance on how to effectively play with it in their own work.