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What actors do : advice to the players in seven paradoxes and a manifesto / Mike Alfreds.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alfreds, Mike, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acting--Psychological aspects.
- Acting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Nick Hern Books Limited, [2023]
- Summary:
- Revered theatre director Mike Alfreds explores the wellspring of the actor's craft. Frank, uncompromising and full of sharply focused insights, this book will show you how to generate truthful performances by trusting your inner creativity and remaining radically open, responsive and present in every moment.
- Contents:
- Title page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Author’s Note
- Acknowledgements
- Preamble
- During a State of Siege
- The Situation
- Amble : Seven Paradoxes
- 1. To Be and Not to Be: Actor & Character
- 2. The Importance of Not Being Earnest: Child & Parent
- 3. Another Modest Proposal: Actor & Audience
- 4. The Museum Of Former Life: Knowing & Not Knowing
- 5. My Character Would Never Do That!: Being & Becoming
- 6. Mixed Emotions: True & False Feelings
- 7. The Expedition Into the Unknown: Reaching the Unreachable
- Postamble
- Summing-Up
- Bringing Things Together
- The Diderot–Archer Debate
- The Craft of Acting
- A Single Exercise: Clapping
- The Purpose of Theatre
- A Manifesto
- An Annexe
- On Training
- A Glossary
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- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781788507219
- 1788507215
- OCLC:
- 1396788379
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