Practical Drama: The Secrets of theatre arts revealed
For drama students, teachers & tutors at all levels
Information Points
■ Multiple readership – for both a general and academic market.
■ Deals with an overlooked topic that is at the heart of all academic work.
■ The author draws on years of practical experience of teaching English
In Focus- A Studymates Series
Who else wants to excel at drama?
Fully revised and updated, and with new illustrations, this new edition of Practical Drama and Theatre Arts aims to contain in one volume advice on all aspects of the theory and practice of creating theatre – from lighting and set design to the role of the director to writing scripts.
This book explains:
■ what is theatre?
■ improvisation: and how you can improvise
■ how to plan for sound in a production
■ how to design sets
■ Using lighting
■ Analysing performance
■ Creating a successful production
This book is ideal for:
■ All students doing courses in dramatic and theatre arts including: post16-Level Theatre Studies (Associated Examining Board), Edexcel courses examination courses in drama, LAMDA Diploma Courses in speech, acting, improvisation, mime etc, post 16 Levels in Performing Arts (Oxford & Cambridge), Drama & Theatre Arts, and Expressive Arts
■ Youth theatre groups and their leaders.
■ Amateur dramatic societies.
■ Teachers and lecturers in drama, English, media
studies & performing arts.
■ School, college, university and public libraries.