
About Acting
Peter Barkworth(Author)
Methuen Drama (Publisher)
Published on 11. November 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-413-66110-4 (ISBN)
Description
About Acting - formerly titled The Complete About Acting - has become indispensable for students and professional actors alike because it is simple, clear and inspiring about the difficult art and craft of performing on stage, film, television and radio.Peter Barkworth guides the reader through all aspects of acting - from auditions and preparing for a part to rehearsals and surviving long runs with freshness. He has also included a selection of interviews with leading performers and a director about how to work on a part: Judi Dench, Alec McCowen, Edward Petherbridge, Anna Massey, Wyn Jones, Alison Steadman, Patience Collier, Roger Rees, Prunella Scales and Samuel West. About Acting is not only a lucid and practical book about technique, it also explores ways of achieving the connection between an actor's own life and the life of each part he or she plays.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
311 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-413-66110-4 (9780413661104)
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Previous edition
Peter Barkworth
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Book
09/1984
Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd
€28.62
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Person
Peter Barkworth has appeared on many West End stages, on television and in films, twice winning BAFTA Best Actor Awards. His stage and television appearances have included Shadowlands, Hidden Laughter, Professional Foul and Telford's Change.