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Trusting the Actor

Trusting the Actor

Astbury, Brian

Paperback

Acting & AuditioningPlays

ISBN10: 1466374969
ISBN13: 9781466374966
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 16 2012
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This revolutionary book is more than just a dry theoretical study of acting techniques. Against a background of Apartheid South Africa it tells the story - both humorous and moving - of how teacher/director Brian Astbury - founder of South Africa's legendary Space Theatre - and hundreds of actors and acting students both in production and at Britain's top drama schools developed a set of exercises over two decades to help actors overcome problems not addressed in other methods. These teach how to be 'in the moment'; to gain access to the inexhaustible storehouse of the imagination; to access, integrate and properly use the emotions of the character; to overcome difficulties with learning lines; to recreate performance without conscious thought. A unique figure in British theatre. Provocative, controversial, doggedly inspiring. He has been the pivotal teacher, enabler and mentor for me and countless others.Rufus Norris, Director of the National Theatre; An idiosyncratic, challenging and practical guide to the craft of acting, crammed with anecdotes and humorous insights Richard E. Grant, Actor/director/writer (Withnail and I, The Player, Wah-Wah and many others) A truly inspirational teacher Julie Hesmondhalgh, Actor (Hayley, Coronation Street); I cannot recommend it highly enough Stephen Moyer, Actor (True Blood, NY-LON, Prince Valiant, the RSC) A conversational (almost chatty) love story, a tale of a theatre company's struggle against Apartheid, an irreverent look at life Alexander Siddig, Actor/director (Deep Space Nine, Syriana, Un Perdu, 24, Primeval, Hannibal) Brian Astbury was, without a doubt, the biggest influence on me. His teachings are still what I go to in trouble Jason Flemyng, Actor (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Quatermass Experiment, Drum, the RSC)

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