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Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noël Coward

Hal Burton

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Description:The general standard of acting in Britain throughout the profession is today as high as it has ever been. In addition, there are more actors who have given outstanding performances in the classic roles than at any other time in the history of the theatre. Good acting is never easy; it is an art which calls for considerable practice and skill. In this book some major actors reveal why so much practice and skill is needed, as they talk about their profession-why they became actors, how they learnt their craft-anddiscuss in depth some of the major parts with which they have become identified.This is a highly personal account of the twentieth-century stage by some of the actors who made its history. They give us a picture of the theatre and of those who worked in it, but most important perhaps are their shrewd and illuminating analyses and appraisals of their own work and of the problems set by particular dramatists, whether Shakespeare, Chekhov and Ibsen, or Brecht and Osborne. Laurence Olivier, for instance, identifies himself completely, both physically and mentally, with the character he is playing; Noël Coward is word-perfect before he starts rehearsals, whereas Edith Evans does not attempt to learn her part until she has begun rehearsing it. John Gielgud is particularly interesting on the actor-director's relationship with his cast, and Ralph Richardson on the relationship between directors and actors in the cinema as opposed to the theatre.The book is based on eight programmes originally televised on BBC-2 in 1965 and 1966, but includes material which had to be omitted from the original programmes. There are sixty-four pages of photographs showing the complete range of parts each actor has played. There is also a chart, which not only gives all the parts each played in the theatre-from Sybil Thorndike's début in 1904 to their current roles-and shows how often two or more of them played together, but also lists the most important events in the theatre at the time. The editor, Hal Burton, is a producer in BBC Television. His wide experience in the theatre as a producer, designer and actor gave him special qualification to produce the original programmes and shape them into this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noël Coward. To get started finding Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noël Coward, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The general standard of acting in Britain throughout the profession is today as high as it has ever been. In addition, there are more actors who have given outstanding performances in the classic roles than at any other time in the history of the theatre. Good acting is never easy; it is an art which calls for considerable practice and skill. In this book some major actors reveal why so much practice and skill is needed, as they talk about their profession-why they became actors, how they learnt their craft-anddiscuss in depth some of the major parts with which they have become identified.This is a highly personal account of the twentieth-century stage by some of the actors who made its history. They give us a picture of the theatre and of those who worked in it, but most important perhaps are their shrewd and illuminating analyses and appraisals of their own work and of the problems set by particular dramatists, whether Shakespeare, Chekhov and Ibsen, or Brecht and Osborne. Laurence Olivier, for instance, identifies himself completely, both physically and mentally, with the character he is playing; Noël Coward is word-perfect before he starts rehearsals, whereas Edith Evans does not attempt to learn her part until she has begun rehearsing it. John Gielgud is particularly interesting on the actor-director's relationship with his cast, and Ralph Richardson on the relationship between directors and actors in the cinema as opposed to the theatre.The book is based on eight programmes originally televised on BBC-2 in 1965 and 1966, but includes material which had to be omitted from the original programmes. There are sixty-four pages of photographs showing the complete range of parts each actor has played. There is also a chart, which not only gives all the parts each played in the theatre-from Sybil Thorndike's début in 1904 to their current roles-and shows how often two or more of them played together, but also lists the most important events in the theatre at the time. The editor, Hal Burton, is a producer in BBC Television. His wide experience in the theatre as a producer, designer and actor gave him special qualification to produce the original programmes and shape them into this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noël Coward. To get started finding Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noël Coward, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Great acting: Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noël Coward

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