Now in its fifth edition, An Actor's Guide to Getting Work is an invaluable resource which provides students and young actors with an insider's advice to prepare them to navigate the world of professional theatre. Written with honesty, humor and thoroughness, Simon Dunmore's book anticipates and addresses the numerous problems that actors are bound to face at some stage in their career. Competition for acting work is fierce and, although talent is important, actors need all the help they can get from advice on drama schools, to audition and interviews tips, to surviving as a...

Each speech is accompanied by a character description, brief explanation of the context, and notes on obscure words, phrases and...