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Tackling Text (and subtext): A Step-By-Step Guide for Actors
Tackling Text (and subtext): A Step-By-Step Guide for Actors
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Author: Barbara Houseman Foreword by: Daniel Radcliffe Preface by: Kenneth Branagh Publisher: Nick Hern Books Format: Softcover # of Pages: 288 Pub. Date: 2008 ISBN-10: 185459799X ISBN-13: 9781854597991
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About
the Book:
Tackling Text [and subtext] is an intensely practical
handbook for actors on how to cope with text, subtext, character, and
situation.
Having helped the actor with basic vocal technique in her
enormously successful book, Finding Your Voice, voice coach
and director Barbara Houseman here shows your how to cope with
the demands posed by the text [and the subtext] of the play itself. Tackling Text [and subtext] is full of enjoyable and
effective exercises that connect deeply and swiftly with the text,
whether classical or modern, so the words sound as if they are your
own. These principles work on every piece of writing whether it be
Shakespeare, modern prose or a presentation to the board of
directors. You will discover ways of charting your inner journey and
will find the way to express a deep and subtle inner story that
engages your audience.
Developed over many years of working with actors of all ages and
experiences, Tackling Text [and subtext] is an indispensable
handbook for any actor working with text – from acting students and
young professionals, to experienced actors wanting to tackle specific
problems and acting coaches wanting to discover new ways of enabling
their students.
What people say:
"If you want to improve as an
actor, read this book… it helps restore the hard work of the actor
as fresh, playful and fun! — Kenneth Branagh, from his
Preface
"An inspiring teacher… a
hugely motivating force in my work." — Daniel Radcliffe
"Barbara's work starts with
the voice, passes through the physical – and results in a
character. Her teaching helps total performance." — Jude
Law
"…detailed, down-to-earth,
useful… with one of the clearest explanations I've read of iambic
pentameter." — The Stage
"…as useful to the
experienced actor looking for a lifeline as the beginner wanting tips
about the trade." — British Theatre Guide
About the Author:
Barbara Houseman is an English voice and acting coach and
theatre director whose career spans nearly forty years. She trained
as a voice teacher at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
and worked alongside Cicely Berry in the Voice Department at the
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Since then she has worked
extensively as a voice and text coach in the West End, and one-to-one
with many well-known actors including Jane Asher, Kenneth Branagh,
Jessie Buckley, Omid Djalili, Dynamo, Richard Fairbrass, Jerry Hall,
Lenny Henry, Nicholas Hoult, Karl Hyde, Patrick Kielty, Jude Law,
Clive Owen, Daniel Radcliffe, Scarlett Strallen, and Will Young.
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