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Le Gégèneur / The Tormentor

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The Tormentor
- Thoughts on the theatre presented with humour, nonchalance, and gusto
- An outline of about a hundred exercises that students enjoy practising, pleasure
The perfect book for those who love and practise the theatre.

312 pages, paperback

First published January 1, 2007

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Philippe Gaulier

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Author 1 book52 followers
September 1, 2022
If you want to know the secret sauce to how great performers operate than this is a find.

I'll admit - it was a clunky read, but after having been in a two-week workshop with him, I was able read it through his filter. He has a unique way of speaking that is best experiences.

So if you couple this with a podcast cast "An Interview With Philippe Gaulier" you'll get an idea of how he speaks. It will also give you a more well-rounded idea of what this master teacher is like and how he operates.
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37 reviews15 followers
June 5, 2025
"Dreams of grandeur save the idiot."

WARNING: Do not read unless you're a big dumb dumb dumb idiot moron who wants to pee all over the exposed anus that is the living art of theatre. Don't read if you're a stiff-necked bad-actor stuck in the drudgery of seriousness, sending self-tapes into the void, crying yourself to sleep at night because you haven't won your Oscar yet. If that's you, skip the reading part, sign up for a clown/mime/bouffon/melodrama class immediately, then circle back to reading. You will not be successful as a performer if you're uncomfortable with being laughed at. Have fun or die, coward.

"A well-orchestrated lie is more of a turn-on than the naked truth."
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August 15, 2009
It would have perfect had he suggested how to find other performers to play with :)
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