DRAMA GAMES: Jessica Swale.
NHB: Nick Hern Books.
RRP 8.99 gbp.
Review: Rod Dungate 24 April 2009

Simple, amazing, how do you live without it?.

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PRIESTLEY’S WARS: Edited by Neil Hanson.
Great Northern Books.
RRP: 18.99

No doubt about it - this is a great book about a great writer and thinker.

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INSIDE STORY: THE POWER OF THE TRANFORMATIONAL ARC: Dara Marks

ISBN: 978-1-4081-0942-7

Review: Ian Spiby, 2 July 2009
RRP: 14.99.

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A fascinating exploration of the art of writing film scripts.

HANDBOOK OF ACTING TECHNIQUES: Edited by Arthur Bartow.
Paperback Publication by Nick Hern Books. ISBN: 978 1 85459 542 3
RRP: 12.99p.
Review: Rod Dungate, 5 September 2008.

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A must for the shelf of anyone seriously interested in acting.

BESIDE MYSELF: AN ACTOR’S LIFE, Antony Sher
Nick Hern Books - Reprint of 2001 book, with additional notes
ISBN: 9781848420359
A link to buy the book is below.

A man with an existential headache.

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About Churchill: the playwright and the work by Phillip Roberts.
Published by Faber.
ISBN: 978-0-571-22962-8.
Review: Ben Whitehouse, 8 October 2008.

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Accessible and multi-faceted.

IMPROVISATION IN REHEARSAL
John Aboott
Nick Hern Books
Info on the book at NHB:
http://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/index.cfm?nid=home&isbn=9781854595232&sr
ISBN: 978 1 85459 523 2
Cover Price: 10.99
Review: Rod Dungate 25.09.09

Clear, precise, tightly focused and a mine of good practice.

STAGE LIGHTING DESIGN: THE ART, THE CRAFT, THE LIFE: Richard Pilbrow.
First Paperback Version published in the UK by NICK HERN BOOKS, 2008.
ISBN: 978 185459 996 4.
RRP: 19.99.

Review: Rod Dungate, 8 September 2008.
A link to the book on Amazon is at the end of the review.

A comprehensive, readable and inspiring book.

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TACKLING TEXT [AND SUBTEXT]; A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR ACTORS.
Barbara Houseman.
Pub: Nick Hern Books.
ISBN: 978-1-85459-799-1.

Review: Ian Spiby, 24 September 2008.
RRP: 12.99.

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An eminently practical manual on the art of acting.

Noel Coward: In His Own Words
Methuen Drama
ISBN: 9 781408 107584
RRP 7.99 (Paperback)

Review: Rod Dungate, 28 07 09
Info: www.acblack.com

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A great pleasure to read.

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DIFFERENT EVERY NIGHT: FREEING THE ACTOR: Mike Alfreds.
Pub: Nick Hern Books.
ISBN: 978-1-85459-967-4.

Review: Ian Spiby, 9 January 2008.
RRP: 14.99.

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A friendly and accessible guide to acting and directing

SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUES FOR MEN
SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN
Nick Hern Books
RRP: 8.99 each
ISBN: 9781848420052 / 9781848420078
Review: Rod Dungate 17 August, 2009

For info and purchase: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

A duo of dual purpose books.

Methuen Books: both RRP 19.99.
(Make-up) ISBN: 9 781408 110430.
(Hairstyles) ISBN: 9 781408 109885.

All you need to know from Prehistoric Man to Bollywood and Grunge.

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HOW PLAYS WORK: David Edgar
Nick Hern Books
RRP: 10.99
Review: Rod Dungate, 6 September 2009

Intriguing and extremely informative.

Here’s a link to the NHB website, a link to the book on Amazon is attached at the end of the review.
www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/

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STAGE DIRECTIONS - Michael Frayn writing on theatre 1970 - 2008.
faber and faber, hardback: RRP 20 gbp.
ISBN: 9 780571 240555.
Review: Rod Dungate, 26 October 2008.

Stuffed full of valuable insights.

SECRETS FROM THE CASTING COUCH
Camera Strategies for Actors from a Casting Director
Nancy Bishop
Methuen Drama: 2009: http://www.methuendrama.com/
ISBN: 9 781408 113271

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Every actor who want to work on screen needs to read this.

KENNETH TYNAN: Theatre Writings Selected and Edited by Dominic Shellard.
First Paperback Version published in the UK by NICK HERN BOOKS, 2008.
Foreword by Tom Stoppard.
ISBN: 978 1 85459 543 0
RRP: 9.99.

Review: Kim Durham, 8 September 2008.

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Razor-sharp observations of the post-war British theatre scene.

WRITING DIALOGUE FOR SCRIPTS: Rib Davis.
Methuen drama: RRP 12.99.
ISBN: 9 781408 101346.
Review: Rod Dungate, 12 August 2008.

Invaluable book for scriptwriting students.

SO YOU WANT TO BE A PLAYWRIGHT?: Tim Fountain.
Nick Hern Books.
Pub: 2007 ISBN: 978 1 85459 716 8.
RRP: 9.99p.

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An easy read, a valuable read.