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''This book is written with such humour and common sense that I may have to carry it around with me all the time.'' JUDI DENCH

A definitive guide to contemporary theatre practice from a world-renowned director.

Theatre Craft is an all-encompassing, practical guide for anyone working in the theatre, from the enthusiastic amateur to the committed professional. With entries arranged alphabetically, Theatre Craft offers advice on all areas of directing, from Acting, Adaptation, and Accent to Sound Effects, Superstition, Trap Doors and Wardrobe.

Enlightening and entertaining by turns, the celebrated director John Caird shares his profound knowledge of the stage to provide an invaluable companion to anyone creating a play, musical or opera. Whatever the theatre space - the backroom of a bar, a studio theatre, or the biggest stages of the West End or Broadway - this authoritative volume is an essential reference tool for the modern theatre p

Theatre Craft A Directors Practical Companion

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 18 March 2010
      ISBN-13 9780571237371
      978-0571237371
      ISBN-10 0571237371

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''This book is written with such humour and common sense that I may have to carry it around with me all the time.'' JUDI DENCH

      A definitive guide to contemporary theatre practice from a world-renowned director.

      Theatre Craft is an all-encompassing, practical guide for anyone working in the theatre, from the enthusiastic amateur to the committed professional. With entries arranged alphabetically, Theatre Craft offers advice on all areas of directing, from Acting, Adaptation, and Accent to Sound Effects, Superstition, Trap Doors and Wardrobe.

      Enlightening and entertaining by turns, the celebrated director John Caird shares his profound knowledge of the stage to provide an invaluable companion to anyone creating a play, musical or opera. Whatever the theatre space - the backroom of a bar, a studio theatre, or the biggest stages of the West End or Broadway - this authoritative volume is an essential reference tool for the modern theatre p

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