Hamlet: A User’s Guide
Introduction The Action: Day One: Act 1 Scene 1 – Act 1 Scene 5 Day Two: Act 2 Scene 1 – Act 2 Scene 2 Day Three: Act 3 Scene 1 – Act 4 Scene 4 Day Four: Act 4 Scene 5 – Act 4 Scene 7 Day Five: Act 5 Scene 1 – Act …
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Prefaces to Shakespeare: Hamlet
Introduction Richard Eyre Introduction Harley Granville Barker The Study and the Stage Shakespeare’s Stagecraft The Convention of Place The Speaking of the Verse The Boy-Actress The Soliloquy Costume The Integrity of the Text Hamlet The Nature of the Play The Genius of the Workshop The Development of Hamlet The Nature of the Action The Five …
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A User’s Guide
Introduction I, i I, ii II, i II, ii III, i Interval music III, ii IV, i IV, ii V, i Conclusion: Regent’s Park, 2003
Different Every Night: Freeing the Actor
Foreword Pam Ferris A Practical Guide Health and Safety Warnings 1 Introductions Curriculum Vitae The Primacy of the Actor Permanent Training 2 Concepts [rtoc] Process v. Results Want! Do! Feel! Want: Objectives Scene Objectives Through-Lines Super-Objectives Counter-Objectives Do: Actions Beats Obstacles The Hierarchy of Actions and Objectives Feel: Emotion Given Circumstances [/rtoc] 3 Preparation [rtoc] …
Playing Lear: An insider’s guide from text to performance
an account of Introduction First Reading Second Readings Lears in Performance Acting in Shakespeare Preliminaries Rehearsal Diaries: First Steps Rehearsal Diary: Mid-Period Rehearsal Diary: Resolution A Conversation with the Director Aftermath Appendix A conversation with John Barton Programme Note Production Credit Further Reading
The Actor’s Ways and Means
with an introduction by Vanessa Redgrave