Tackling Text [And Subtext]: A Step-By-Step Guide for Actors - by Barbara Houseman (Paperback)

About the Book

A handbook for students, actors and teachers, on how to cope with text, character and situation.

Book Synopsis

This is an intensely practical handbook for students, actors, and teachers on how to cope with text, character, and situation. Barbara Houseman's method is to state a precept and devise an exercise to explore it. The result is a book with a practical exercise on almost every page.

About the Author

Barbara Houseman has more than 25 years experience in the theatre. In 1991 she joined the voice department at RSC, becoming Associate Director at the Young Vic six years later. As a freelance she has done voice and text work on several high-profile shows and conducted workshops all over the world.