Acting in Documentary Theatre

ISBN-13: 9781137019714 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 208 str.

Tom Cantrell

Opis

Using new interview material with actors, directors and writers, this book explores the challenges of performance in documentary theatre. Through a series of high profile case studies, Cantrell uses acting theory to examine the actors' complex processes, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of stage performance.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- 1. Talking to Terrorists.- 2. My Name is Rachel Corrie.- 3. Called to Account.- 4. The Girlfriend Experience.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

Tom Cantrell is Lecturer in drama at the University of York, UK. He recently co-edited Playing for Real: Actors on Playing Real People with Mary Luckhurst. He continues to publish on acting processes and documentary forms, and is currently researching acting for the small screen.