This is a fully revised and expanded edition of the classic voice-training book for actors, teachers of voice and speech and anyone interested in vocal expression — by a preeminent voice teacher, actor and director.

Kristin Linklater's approach is to liberate the voice you have rather than apply vocal techniques from the outside. Her basic assumption is that everyone possesses a voice capable of expressing whatever emotion, mood or thought s/he experiences.

This edition of Freeing the Natural Voice: Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language incorporates vocal exercises developed over three decades to help the voice connect viscerally with language — a key element in the actors' craft.

What people say:

"…the best and only work of its kind for vocal training." — Educational Theatre News

"a radical breakaway from the old formal methods… an invaluable new resource… essential." — Educational Theatre Journal

About the Author:

Kristin Linklater worked as a voice coach at the Royal Shakespeare Company before moving to the US. She has worked with many theatres and theatre groups, including the original theatre at Lincoln Center, the Guthrie Theater, the Negro Ensemble Company, the Open Theater and Shakespeare & Company. She is the author of Freeing Shakespeare's Voice.