Technical & Background Skills


"Producing and the Theatre Business"

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"Working in the Theatre Seminars" series; Spanning the range of the Working in the Theatre seminars, a series that features the greatest names in theatre, this book focuses on the shows and stars, the information, anecdotes, gossip, heartaches and triumphs. It shows what a career in the theatre is really about; how actors prepare; and, what actors have found to be the best techniques. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 111g.
Author:  (Long, Robert Emmet, ed.)
ISBN:  0826418112
Publisher:  Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Technical & Background Skills

"The Wooster Group Work Book"

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The Wooster Group has challenged audiences and critics with their extraordinary performance works. This book aims to gather together archival material to produce a personal account of how the company makes its work. It features journal extracts, actors' notes, stage designs, drawings, performance texts, rehearsal transcriptions, and photographs. With 150 black & white halftones. New ed. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 276 x 219 mm. Weight: 1060g.
Author:  (Quick, Andrew, ed.)
ISBN:  0415353343
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Technical & Background Skills

"Writing (American Theatre Wing)"

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"Working in the Theatre Seminars" series; Helps us learn: What a career in the theatre is really about, from inspiration to a Tony or Pulitzer Prize; How actors prepare? What actors have found to be the best techniques? How writers get their work staged? How playwrights and cast interact with the director? Paperback, 200 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  (Long, Robert Emmet, ed.)
ISBN:  0826418074
Publisher:  Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

"Backstage Stories"

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Interviews twenty-one respected backstage professionals, from artistic director to wig maker, working in various kinds of theatres in Britain and United States. This book presents their stories of what they do and how they got to do it. Hardback, 256 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 462g.
Author:  Baker, Barbara
ISBN:  0826492479
Publisher:  Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

"Stage Directing"

A Practical Guide

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This title aims to demystify the art of directing for the stage. Offering detailed advice on every aspect of the process, it explores the ways in which a carefully orchestrated performance can be made to appear fresh and spontaneous. With 54 b&w photographs, 6 diagrams. Paperback, 144 pages. Size: 235 x 165 mm. Weight: 213g.
Author:  Baldwin, Chris
ISBN:  1861266030
Publisher:  The Crowood Press Ltd
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Technical & Background Skills

"Production Design"

Architects of the Screen

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Explores the role of the production designer through a historical overview that maps out landmark film and television designs. With 7 photos. Paperback, 144 pages. Size: 180 x 160 mm. Weight: 227g.
Author:  Barnwell, Jane
ISBN:  1903364558
Publisher:  Wallflower Press
Date:  2003  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Technical & Background Skills

"Theatre Performance and Technology"

The Development of Scenography in the Twentieth Century

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"Theatre & Performance Practices" series; A general introduction to the central role of technology in contemporary theatre production. With 26 b&w photographs. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 338g.
Author:  Baugh, Christopher
ISBN:  1403916977
Publisher:  Palgrave MacMillan
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Technical & Background Skills

"Designing Sound for Animation"

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Serving as a guide to sound design for animated films, this book explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker. It also provides varieties of examples for how to use sound to enliven your films with professional sound. With illustrations. Paperback, 216 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 570g.
Author:  Beauchamp, Robin
ISBN:  0240807332
Publisher:  Elsevier Science & Technology
Date:  2005  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Technical & Background Skills

"Handbook of Stage Costume"

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Written for those, who want to understand more about designing, finding and creating costumes for the stage. This book takes you through the practical process, of turning initial ideas into finished and wearable costumes. With 100 colour photographs. Paperback, 144 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 406g.
Author:  Bicat, Tina
ISBN:  1861268076
Publisher:  The Crowood Press Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

"Pantomime"

A Practical Guide

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This is a practical guide for people who find themselves involved in putting a pantomime on stage, particularly for those working on limited budgets in smaller venues. Readers can learn to understand your audience and their reactions, control the chaos backstage, find out the secret of pantomime magic and much more. With 144 b&w photos. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 240 x 165 mm. Weight: 155g.
Author:  Bicat, Tina Staines, Ruth Winslow, Colin
ISBN:  1861266928
Publisher:  The Crowood Press Ltd
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

"Thinking Like a Director"

A Practical Handbook

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If professions move in cycles of desirability and glamour, directing is surely in an ascendant phase. Concise and engaging, Michael Bloom's work is aimed at anyone who has ever uttered the phrase But what I really want to do is direct. With plans. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 198 x 126 mm. Weight: 250g.
Author:  Bloom, Michael
ISBN:  0571214568
Publisher:  Faber and Faber
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

"Games for Actors and Non-Actors"

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Jackson, Adrian (trans.) This is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal, including new discussions, a new introduction and a collection of images. With 23 b&w photos. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 246 x 174 mm. Weight: 852g.
Author:  Boal, Augusto
ISBN:  0415267080
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

"Moss Hart"

A Prince of the Theatre

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Examining Moss Hart, the Pulitzer Prize-winning legend with a researched look at his life and works, this biography presents Hart's early days writing with George S Kaufman, his collaborations, his career as a movie director, and his final act as director of the stage smashes like My Fair Lady. It also offers a personal portrait of the artist. With 30 b&w illustrations. Hardback, 400 pages. Size: 235 x 153 mm. Weight: 183g.
Author:  Brown, Jared
ISBN:  0823078906
Publisher:  Watson-Guptill Publications
Date:  2006  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

"Collaborators"

Uk Design of Performance 2003-2007

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UK Design for Performance 2003-2007. With illustrations. Paperback, 228 pages. Size: 297 x 210 mm. Weight: 1126g.
Author:  Burnett, Kate (Allen, Keith, ed.)
ISBN:  0952930943
Publisher:  Society of British Theatre Designers
Date:  2007  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Technical & Background Skills

"Art of Darkness"

Staging the Philip Pullman Trilogy

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"Oberon Books" series; With illustrations, ports.,. Paperback, 118 pages. Size: 240 x 170 mm. Weight: 105g.
Author:  Butler, Robert
ISBN:  1840024143
Publisher:  Oberon Books Ltd
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Technical & Background Skills

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