About the Book:

Voice and the Performer....

In The Actor Speaks, the world's leading voice and acting coach takes actors and actresses, both professional and beginners, through a complete voice workshop.

Patsy Rodenburg touches on every aspect of performance work that involves the voice and sorts through the kinds of vexing problems every performer faces onstage: breath and relaxation; vocal range and power; communication with other actors; singing and acting simultaneously; working on different sized stages and in both large and small auditoriums; approaching the vocal demands of different kinds of scripts.

The Actor Speaks is the final word on the actor's voice and it's destined to become the classic work on the subject for some time to come.

What people say:

"Patsy Rodenburg is the most respected voice coach in Britain… a dynamo of thoughts, suggestions and exercises… Ms. Rodenburg's work is never theoretical, always practical…." — Mel Gussow for The New York Times

"Patsy Rodenburg wants to free your voice so that you can express yourself fully and honestly." — Sir Ian McKellen

About the Author:

Patsy Rodenburg, OBE is is a British voice coach, author, and theatre director. She is Head of Voice at and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company RSC) and Royal National Theatre. As a leading voice and acting coach, she works regularly with actors including Dame Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Sir Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Mike Nichols, and Ralph Fiennes, as well as politicians and business leaders. She conducts business workshops and corporate master classes for Fortune 500 companies. She lives in London.

Dame Judi Dench, one of the foremost actors of our day, has won the Oscar, the Tony and the Olivier award.