Performing Arts
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Drama Games for Actors – Exploring Self, Character and Text
‘A mass of invaluable ideas for all ages and all types of actors, amateur or professional. It’s hard to imagine anyone involved in theatre who wouldn’t find it useful.’ Richard Eyre, from his ForewordFrom the bestselling Drama Games series, this dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book offers dozens of games to serve as a rich source of ideas and inspiration for all actors – and those teaching or directing them.
This must-have companion is divided into three sections, each focusing on a different aspect of the actor’s process:
Self provides methods to deepen relaxation, sharpen focus, boost energy, expand imagination and enable a company of actors to work collaboratively
Character suggests strategies to aid the process of transformation, encouraging actors to explore characteristics that are distinct from their own
And Text offers exercises to unlock the words, allowing free and imaginative work within the structure of a script, without losing specificity
The games range from solo explorations which can be performed alone, to ideas for pairs and group work – making them suitable for a wide variety of scenarios and requirements. Overall, the book will serve as an essential foundation for every actor’s creativity, helping improve preparation, rehearsal and performance.
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Duologues for Female Actors: Classic Scenes
I have compiled and edited this collection of Classic duologues for female actors to study, perform and enjoy. These scenes are suitable for a range of acting exams and awards as well as for auditions and festivals. I have tried and tested these scenes with numerous students over the years with great success and more importantly, they have thoroughly enjoyed working on themThe duologues in this collection are taken from a range of plays : including works from the Greeks, Restoration Drama, French Farce, Ibsen, Chekhov, Wilde, Shaw, Tennessee Williams and Jean Anouilh. Each scene has an introduction prepared suitable for exam or festival work and are also timed with exams and festival work in mind. I hope you enjoy this collection.Read more
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Eat Sleep Audition Rehearse Rehearse Freak Out Kill it On Opening Night Repeat: Musical Theatre Journal with Blank Pages to Write in – Theater … Acting Notes: Broadway Gift…
Broadway musical theater journal notebook with blank pages to write in. Take acting notes, stage cues, and dramatic instruction down in this cute actor gift.Read more
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Ed Watson: A Different Dance
By the time of his retirement in 2020 Ed Watson had become the longest-serving Principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. But he is also widely known as an artistic collaborator, fashion icon, and muse. Each illustrated chapter of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson’s career. Leading art critic Sarah Crompton discusses his trajectory from young student to impresario. Wayne McGregor reflects on their long and fruitful collaboration. Longtime friend Charlotte MacMillan engages in a lively conversation with Watson, while Gareth Pugh writes about the dancer as a muse. Dozens of images by leading photographers―such as Rick Guest, Nick Knight, Anthony Crickmay and Kosmas Pavlos―depict Watson throughout his career, in rehearsal, on fashion shoots, in the dressing room, and in stills from his famed performances. Together these words and images tell the story of a performer of extraordinary versatility, exceptional physicality, and a profound artistic sensibility.Read more
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Ed Watson: A Different Dance
By the time of his retirement in 2020 Ed Watson had become the longest-serving Principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. But he is also widely known as an artistic collaborator, fashion icon, and muse. Each illustrated chapter of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson’s career. Leading art critic Sarah Crompton discusses his trajectory from young student to impresario. Wayne McGregor reflects on their long and fruitful collaboration. Longtime friend Charlotte MacMillan engages in a lively conversation with Watson, while Gareth Pugh writes about the dancer as a muse. Dozens of images by leading photographers―such as Rick Guest, Nick Knight, Anthony Crickmay and Kosmas Pavlos―depict Watson throughout his career, in rehearsal, on fashion shoots, in the dressing room, and in stills from his famed performances. Together these words and images tell the story of a performer of extraordinary versatility, exceptional physicality, and a profound artistic sensibility.Read more
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Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance (Screen Classics)
When considering the best dancers in Hollywood’s history, some obvious names come to mind – Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Bill Robinson. Yet often overlooked is one of the most gifted and creative dancers of all time, Eleanor Powell. Powell’s effervescent style, unmatched technical prowess in tap, and free-flowing musicality led MGM to build top-rate musicals around her unique talents, including Born to Dance (1936) with James Stewart and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) with Fred Astaire, in which she became known as the only female tap dancer capable of challenging him. In a male-dominated industry, her fierce drive for perfection, sometimes to her detriment, earned her a place as one of the most accomplished performers in vaudeville, Broadway, and film. Powell’s grace, precision, and power established her as one of the greatest American dancers. In 1943, she married actor Glenn Ford and largely stepped away from the spotlight for the duration of their tumultuous marriage. After their divorce, Powell made a courageous comeback, successfully performing in Las Vegas and on the nightclub circuit. Cancer claimed her life at the age of sixty-nine. Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance by Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère is an all-encompassing work following the American dance legend from her premature birth into a single-parent home in Springfield, Massachusetts, to her first Broadway performance at age fifteen, through her days as a blazing icon in the world of Hollywood, and finally, to her inspiring comeback. With access to rare documents, letters, and production files, as well as drawing on the authors’ intimate personal relationships with Powell, this is a thoroughly researched, comprehensive, and fascinating look at an incredibly talented and unforgettable woman.Read more
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Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
‘The book of the year’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘One of the very best biographies I have ever read’ STEPHEN FRY
‘A hot thunderstorm of a book’ DAVID HARE
‘Erotic Vagrancy gave me a week of pure joy’ CRAIG BROWN
‘Unputdownable’ TONY PALMER
‘A genius writer’ LYNN BARBERThirteen years in the writing, Erotic Vagrancy doesn’t only surpass every other biography of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton yet to appear, this rich, vital and passionately articulated book, which is as extravagant and wayward as its two subjects, is also about celebrity, creativity, being flawed, being brilliant, sexuality, the intermingling of a low and a highbrow existence, pride, insecurity, attraction and repulsion, and devilry.
We see Taylor the child actress exchanging dogs and horses for husbands. We see Burton emerging from the mists and brimstone of Wales to be the greatest theatrical animal of his generation. The pair come together in Rome during the making of Cleopatra, which gives Lewis the opportunity for a major farcical set-piece. We then enter a world of jewels and private jets, vodka, yachts and furs – the splendid vulgarity of the Sixties, where the narrative of Taylor and Burton becomes a Pop Art story.
Then, inevitably, it all goes wrong, with alcoholism, violence, recrimination and divorce ( twice ) – with Burton, whom Lewis depicts as a Faustus figure, damned by fame, dead at fifty-eight.
Stephen Fry has said, ‘It is one of the very best biographies I have ever read. One of the best books about fame, desire, Hollywood and mid-to-late twentieth century culture ever written. Inside which, brilliant, hilarious and sensitive insights on all manner of subjects fizz and froth. Magnificent, terrible, tragic, triumphant.’
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Excellence for Actors (Psychology for Actors Series)
Do you want to achieve your full potential as an actor?
Discover how to apply “deliberate practice”–a type of practice used by top performers around the world–to turn your weaknesses into strengths.
We all know that becoming a great actor requires hard work, but what specific actions will help you get better?
Perhaps you have spent years taking acting classes without any noticeable improvement.
Or maybe your acting did improve for a while, but you don’t know how to make further progress.
This lack of clarity is likely to lead to dissatisfaction and a decline in your enthusiasm for the craft.
After all, nobody goes into acting aiming for mediocrity.
If this sounds familiar, psychology can help.
For many years, psychologists have been studying the process by which those dedicated to their craft achieve mastery.
The biggest reveal of this exploration has been “deliberate practice,” a process through which you can turn your weaknesses into strengths.
The impact of deliberate practice has been demonstrated by a wide variety of top performers, including athletes, musicians, and chess masters.
Excellence for Actors is the first book to explore the application of deliberate practice to acting. Reading this book will provide you with a new level of clarity about how to reach your full potential.
As you will learn, achieving excellence is not just about hard work, but also about taking the right actions with the right amount of dedication.
Read this book and discover:
- How to achieve mastery over any aspect of your craft
- How to turn your weaknesses into strengths
- How to avoid mediocrity and achieve excellence
- The mistakes actors make when trying to improve
- Practical tools you can use straight away
Short enough to read in an afternoon, yet jam-packed with practical advice, Excellence for Actors will give you the clarity you need to reach your full potential.
Alexa Ispas holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Edinburgh. The books in her Psychology for Actors Series provide actors with proven psychology techniques to thrive and build a successful career.
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Fantasy Monologues for Young Actors: 52 High-Quality Monologues for Kids & Teens
By the author of the best-selling Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors!
Following the smash success of Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors, award-winning NYC playwright Douglas M. Parker has created a new volume of unique monologues that allows young actors to explore a broad range of characters, emotions and situations.
Fantasy Monologues for Young Actors offers 52 fun, accessible and inventive monologues that will tap into every inch of an actor’s creativity. Featuring appealing, instantly involving pieces ranging from the comedic to the heartfelt, every monologue is written in contemporary and accessible language. Created specifically for actors and acting students ages 7-14 and for the teachers, directors and acting coaches who work with them..
These monologues feature:
- A broad range of unique circumstances and emotions: comedic, inspirational, heartfelt, lonely, curious, etc.
- Gender-neutral, so every monologue could be performed by a boy or a girl
- Emotional arcs and strong outcomes to challenge your actors and keep audiences engaged
- Modern day topics with contemporary language that really relate to kids today
- Perfect for auditions, as short performance pieces and for use in the classroom
Here are two sample monologues from the book:
FLYING
There’s a scene in Peter Pan where Peter teaches the kids to fly. And the way he does it is, he tells them to think their happiest thoughts. And they do it, and they just start flying. I mean, it tells you right in the book how to do it! So I thought – if they can fly, I bet I can too. So I just started thinking about all the things that made me the happiest. Like the day we picked up my new dog, Rex, from the kennel. And the day I beat my dad at chess – which is also known in my house as the day my dad let me beat him at chess. Or the time my sister gave me a birthday present, when it wasn’t even my birthday. Or when my mom says she loves me. And by the time I was finished, even though I was still lying in my bed, I was flying so high I thought I’d never touch the ground again. And I could look down and see everyone and everything in my life and they were all looking up and smiling and waving back at me . . . I don’t know if there really is a Peter Pan or an island filled with lost boys and pirates and Indians, but it doesn’t matter. Because I know one thing for sure . . . I know how to fly.
PAIL OF WATER
(Your character is either Jack or Jill from the well-known nursery rhyme.)
You make one mistake and people never forget it. Seriously. I mean, yeah, Jack [or Jill] and me went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. And, yes, one of us fell down and broke his crown and yeah, yeah, the other one came tumbling after. And no – we did not bring back any water. We did not succeed in our mission. And, if I was to be totally honest, we also lost the bucket. But come on. It wasn’t like we went up the hill to save the planet from an alien invasion. There wasn’t a baby up there about to be eaten by a bear. It was water. We fell down. We didn’t come back with a pail of water. Someone else got up out of their chair, got a bucket, climbed up the hill and fetched a pail of water. Big deal. Life will go on. And just to set the record straight, I am perfectly capable of fetching water. I personally have fetched hundreds of pails of water, both before that incident and after. So has Jack [or Jill]. It was one time. Sheesh. Maybe it’s time we all moved on.
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Female Transport
DramaSteve Gooch.
Charcters: 4 male, 6 female
Interior Set
This stark, hard hitting drama is an account of the political education of six women convicted of petty crimes in 19th century London and sentence to be transported to a life of hard labor in Britain’s overseas penal colony (present day Australia). During the 6 month voyage they are kept in a cramped cell below deck where they learn certain truths about society. Foremost among these is they have been condemne
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Fly High Crew: The Green Glow (2021’s most exciting kids’ book from the Diversity dance superstars!)
An action-packed, laugh-out-loud, high-energy story for boys and girls featuring adults taken over by aliens and a brave group of kids who must work together as a team to stop them!
From TV personalities and Diversity street dance superstars, brothers Ashley and Jordan Banjo.
Brothers Trey and Jax spend after-school hours rehearsing with their street dance collective the Fly High Crew, until the evening they see a green beam of light flash out of the sky and are thrown into an out-of-this-world adventure!
Aliens have landed and are mind-controlling all the teachers and adults: can the Fly High Crew work together as a team and save the day?
- Written in collaboration with Alexandra Sheppard
- Full of fantastic art by Dionna Gary Bunn
- For fans of Tom Fletcher and Alesha Dixon.
PRAISE FOR THE FLY HIGH CREW
“exciting and fun filled” – Sevenoaks Bookshop, young reader review
“…full of action, aliens and a tight-knit crew who would do anything for each other. The twists and turns of the alien invasion keeps the reader guessing, putting them fully in the shoes of the adventurous crew experiencing such extraordinary events occurring in their school and homes.” – Matthew age 11, The Reading Zone
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Food Hygiene Book: Food Hygiene Record Book | Contains Food/Fridge Temperature Log Book Record; Kitchen Cleaning Checklist & Food Waste Log (Perfect … Restaurants,…
When running a commercial kitchen, the important keys of success are serving delicious food, great customer service & making money of course, but these are completely worthless without setting simple & strict food hygiene rules.This kitchen log book serves as an excellent guide and aids in the creation of statistical reports to monitor hygiene and cleaning activity. It also allows in maintaining the record and kept at one place in an organized manner. It helps to reduce the potential spread of harmful bacteria, maintain health and safety standards, and produce food inspection reports.
This “All in One” record book includes:
- Kitchen Deep Cleaning Checklist Record Log Book.
- Warm Unit or Fridge/ Freezer Temperature Log Book with Food Inventory Tracker.
- Food Waste Tracker.
Book Features:
- Large size :8.5 x 11 in (21.6 x 28cm) A4.
- 108 total pages to write in with prompts
- Matte cover
- Paper Color: White
- Perfect for recording and tracking …
Table Of Content :
- Page 3-36: Temperature Log Book with Inventory Count
- Page 37-70: Kitchen Cleaning Checklist & Schedule
- Page 71-100: Food Waste Log Book
- Page 101-108: Space For Notes
This Food Hygiene Logbook is perfect for hotels, restaurants, homes, offices, commercial kitchens, catering, schools, cafes, or any place where food is prepared on the premises.
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Food Hygiene Book: Food Hygiene Record Book | Contains Food/Fridge Temperature Log Book Record; Kitchen Cleaning Checklist & Food Waste Log (Perfect … Restaurants,…
When running a commercial kitchen, the important keys of success are serving delicious food, great customer service & making money of course, but these are completely worthless without setting simple & strict food hygiene rules.This kitchen log book serves as an excellent guide and aids in the creation of statistical reports to monitor hygiene and cleaning activity. It also allows in maintaining the record and kept at one place in an organized manner. It helps to reduce the potential spread of harmful bacteria, maintain health and safety standards, and produce food inspection reports.
This “All in One” record book includes:
- Kitchen Deep Cleaning Checklist Record Log Book.
- Warm Unit or Fridge/ Freezer Temperature Log Book with Food Inventory Tracker.
- Food Waste Tracker.
Book Features:
- Large size :8.5 x 11 in (21.6 x 28cm) A4.
- 108 total pages to write in with prompts
- Matte cover
- Paper Color: White
- Perfect for recording and tracking …
Table Of Content :
- Page 3-36: Temperature Log Book with Inventory Count
- Page 37-70: Kitchen Cleaning Checklist & Schedule
- Page 71-100: Food Waste Log Book
- Page 101-108: Space For Notes
This Food Hygiene Logbook is perfect for hotels, restaurants, homes, offices, commercial kitchens, catering, schools, cafes, or any place where food is prepared on the premises.
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Friends that Dance Together Stay Together: Ballerina Journal and Notebook for Ballet Dancing Class Notes | Workshop Schedule Diary and Task Planner for Ballerinas
“Friends that dance together stay together” – Powerful motivational quote for achieving your ballet goals!
- Inspirational quote on velvety smooth MATTE finish COVER with AMAZING BRIGHT COLORS on the back;
- 110 PAGES with personalized TRACKING pages included;
- 6″ x 9″ dimensions;
- Undated planner as a simple diary to use each and every day to track your tasks, class notes, plans, working on and schedule;
- Space to plan ahead whenever you wish to do so;
- Diary and Planner for those who love to schedule and task every day and who want to keep track of the progress;
- Portable size for school, home or traveling;
- Professionally printedwith rich, colorful, saturated colors on front and back cover.
This is a FABULOUS GIFT!
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Funny Things That Happened at Rehearsal: A Theatre Memory Book
Let’s face it, every day at rehearsal is hilarious.If you’ve ever rehearsed for a play, you know how kooky rehearsals can get. And you know how much you’ll miss it when the show’s over. This book is the perfect way to record theatre memories and funny stories of things that happened at rehearsals.
This book features:
- Over 100 pages to record 200+ memories
- Space to record date, what show you were rehearsing for, and where
- Handy 6″ x 9″ dimensions
- Sturdy paperback cover
This book is a perfect gift for the high school thespian, theatre nerd, or stage actor in your life. Scroll up and click “add to cart” now!
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Games for Actors and Non-Actors
The French edition of Jeux pour Acteurs et Non-Acteurs published in 1982 is currently in its seventh edition. For this first translation into English Boal has added new examples and fresh ideas to make it the most up-to-date introduction to the techniques of Image Theatre and Forum Theatre available.
Boal’s early work took place under the military regime in Brazil. During a period of exile in Portugal, France, Sweden, Germany, and the US he developed work on combating oppression through theatre. His methods transform theatre from a hierarchical structure where actors are active and audiences passive, to a democratic arena where the spectator becomes the `spectactor’, contributing ideas, taking over roles, and using theatre to confront everyday problems, such as sexual harassment, poor pay, homophobia, and racism and find ways of fighting them.
Games for Actors and Non-Actors is a handbook of methods, techniques, games, and exercises designed to help anyone – whether actor or non-actor – rehearse for real life: make the fictional real.Read more
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Games for Actors and Non-Actors (Augusto Boal)
Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and bestselling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal.
It sets out the principles and practice of Boal’s revolutionary method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone – actors and non-actors alike! This new third English edition includes recently uncovered interviews and essays from the 1970s, some of which featured in the earliest Portuguese edition of this book, and a new essay by the theatre director Sergio de Carvalho, which looks at Boal’s work in the context of Brazilian theatre and politics over the past fifty years.
This is a vital handbook for theatre makers and activists of all kinds who want to deepen their understanding of the theory and practice of Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. It is also an excellent introduction for those new to the system.
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Good Material: THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE
‘Made me laugh while punching me in the gut. Loved this book’ AISLING BEA
‘This is the greatest. You’ll cry and laugh. I read it though the night. And I never, ever avoid sleep’ CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN
‘I award it 13/10 on my QWJ scale (stands for Queasy With Jealousy that I didn’t write it)’ MARIAN KEYES
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Every relationship has one beginning.
This one has two endings.Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.
And he can’t work out why she stopped.Now he is. . .
1. Without a home
2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off
3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn’t lookingSet adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.
Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend’s side of the story.
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both.
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Great Shakespeare Actors: Burbage to Branagh
Great Shakespeare Actors offers a series of essays on great Shakespeare actors from his time to ours, starting by asking whether Shakespeare himself was the first–the answer is No–and continuing with essays on the men and women who have given great stage performances in his plays from Elizabethan times to our own. They include both English and American performers such as David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, Charlotte Cushman, Ira Aldridge, Edwin Booth, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Edith Evans, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Janet Suzman, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, and Kenneth Branagh. Individual chapters tell the story of their subjects’ careers, but together these overlapping tales combine to offer a succinct, actor-centred history of Shakespearian theatrical performance.
Stanley Wells examines what it takes to be a great Shakespeare actor and then offers a concise sketch of each actor’s career in Shakespeare, an assessment of their specific talents and claims to greatness, and an account, drawing on contemporary reviews, biographies, anecdotes, and, for some of the more recent actors, the author’s personal memories of their most notable performances in Shakespeare roles.Read more
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Growing Up and Thriving in Two Very Different Cultures: A Journey Through Life guided by Classical Indian Dance
The book shows how British girls of Indian Descent manage to honour their heritage by learning the discipline of Indian Classical dance, while at the same time, they see themselves as typical British teenagers. This is a photographic record of the development of these dancers from when they start at the age of five right up to the time when they graduate ten to twelve years later.Read more
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Growing up with Michael Jackson Dances: Michael Jackson Coloring Book for Kids: A Black and White Book of Coloring Pages for all ages who enjoy fun and coloring
Here’s to all the Michael Jackson fans and folks who share a passion for coloring and knowledge-seekers!
This special coloring book holds trinkets to shed the life and legacy of the King of Pop with “Growing up with Michal Jackson Dances Coloring Book I have a tribute version to the Icon himself filled with my illustration that I am sure will intrigue you because some of them are intricate ones drawn over and over again to be refined with passion and of course, the book also is a pandora’s box of MJ trivia.
This coloring book promises you and your loved ones that you want to gift this an unforgettable artistic experience.
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey: Behind the Scenes of the Award-Winning Stage Production
The official behind-the-scenes book of the record-breaking, award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one of the most celebrated stage productions of the past decade. Opening in London’s West End in 2016, on Broadway in 2018, in Melbourne in 2019 — and with more productions worldwide still to come (including San Francisco later this year) — the play has smashed records, collected countless rave reviews and awards, and captivated audiences night after night. Now readers are invited behind the scenes to experience the show’s journey to the stage — from the earliest phases of development with producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, to the crafting of the eighth Harry Potter story with J.K. Rowling, director John Tiffany, and playwright Jack Thorne, to the gathering of an extraordinary team of artists and actors together to bring this new part of Harry Potter’s story to life.With stunning photography, insightful interviews, and never-before-seen sketches, notes, candid backstage photos, and more, this full-color deluxe edition offers readers unparalleled access to this unique production, and is a beautiful gift for Harry Potter fans and theater lovers alike.
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Harry Potter Crochet Wizardry: The official Harry Potter crochet pattern book
Immerse yourself in the Wizarding World with Harry Potter Crochet Wizardry, the deluxe guide to all things crochet from the iconic films.
Featuring over 20 official patterns for toys, keepsakes, and costume replicas inspired by the Harry Potter films, with projects ranging from beginner to more experienced.
Projects include:
Accio Amigurumi – The Sorting Hat; Fawkes; Professor McGonagall’s Animagus; Mandrake; Hedwig; Dobby; Harry’s stag Patronus
Conjuring Costumes – The Hogwarts Scarves; Ron’s Three Broomsticks cardigan; Hermione’s Godric’s Hollow Hat & Mitts; Luna’s Cardigan; Hermione’s Rooms of Requirement Jumper
Fantastic Fashion – Hogwarts Poncho; Bertie Botts’ Every Flavour Socks; The Dumbledore Hat; The Unbreakable Vow Jumper
Curios & Keepsakes – The Burrow Blanket; Hogwarts Letter Crossbody Bag; Lovegood Dirigible Plum Pillow; Hogwarts Crest Blanket; Potions Class Baskets; Golden Snitch Baby Blanket; Quidditch BannerA true fan must-have, this book also includes fun facts, original costume sketches, film stills and other behind-the-scenes treasures.
Harry Potter Knitting Magic:
‘The perfect guide for weaving some magic’ – Prima
‘A dream for members of the fandom’ – Mollie Makes
‘Knitting has never been so magical!’ – Let’s Knit!Lee Sartori’s book ‘Harry Potter Crochet Wizardry’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 30-08-2021.
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Health and Safety in the Live Music and Event Technical Production Industry
This book covers the real basics of health and safety in the live music and event production industry in a simple jargon free manner that can also be used as the perfect student course note accompaniment to the various safety passport schemes that now exist in our industryRead more
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History of Dance
History of Dance, Second Edition, examines dance from prehistoric times to the present. It focuses on the dancers and choreographers, the dances, and significant dance works from each time period. For instructors, it offers ancillaries including an instructor guide, test bank, PowerPoint presentation package, and student web resource to reinforce the learning from the text. The student web resource is also available separately for students and instructors. It offers experiential learning activities to help students dig deeper into the history of dance and develop critical thinking and investigative skills. Special features and charts bring facts, events, and timelines to life. Through History of Dance, students will acquire a foundation for understanding and a springboard for studying dance in the 21st century.Read more
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History Of Morris Dancing: Tales Of A Band Of Brothers And The Ancient Morris Dancing Custom: The Morris Tradition
Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins. Implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers.
This book brought to you in these tales of an anarchic band of brothers who challenged the received wisdom and almost accidentally stumbled upon the essential core of this ancient custom. They brought it out of the museum and set it on fire. Treating it more like street theatre or flash mob, these iconoclasts sexed it up and breathed new life into it.
In your hands is a story of friendship, fun, and the bonds that unite people in a common cause. It is about comradeship, humor, trust, and mutual respect, and about how visions can be brought to life. It also happens to be set against a backdrop of folk culture and morris dancing.Read more
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Hollywood Babylon: The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood’s Darkest and Best Kept Secrets
Originally published in Paris, this is a collection of Hollywood’s darkest and best kept secrets from the pen of Kenneth Anger, a former child movie actor who grew up to become one of America’s leading underground film-makers.Read more
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Hollywood or Home
Kathryn Gray’s long-awaited second collection Hollywood or Home, has as much ruthless glamour as any old Hollywood movie. These worldly-wise poems are seriously playful and playfully serious as they explore celebrity culture. Spectres of Hollywood – moguls, politicians, starlets, and monsters – leap from screen to page. Common tropes are observed, and industry secrets revealed.
In decadent celebrity culture, where a star is born every minute and becomes a flop even more quickly, these fierce and funny poems open space for the writer to reassess failures and successes, to overcome writer’s block, and to remember that we never stop longing for our old dreams to come true. Writing at the top of her game, Gray manages to find spectacle – and survival – out of Hollywood’s brutal disdain for failure.
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Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story
Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher.
Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn’t without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it’s haunting her. The world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words ‘America’s not ready for a black girl ballerina.’
And yet . . . Today, Michaela DePrince is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch National Ballet at the age of nineteen. This is a heart-breaking, inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond everything, there is always hope for a better future.
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How to Be a Working Actor, 5th Edition: The Insider’s Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film & Television (How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider’s Guide to Finding Jobs)
How to be a Working Actor is the bible for anyone in the business of acting. It is considered to be the definitive resource to finding jobs in theatre, film and television. Establishing an acting career involves developing all aspects of an actor’s performing skills as well as learning how to manage one’s career as an ongoing business. No book does a better job of covering all the basics, from improving one’s image and auditon abilities to getting an agent, landing roles, surviving a screen test, making it through the first day on the set and finding regional work. In addition this book contains 15 illustrations that include sample headshots, business cards, iCards, flyers and other tools of the trade.Read more
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How to Do Standard English Accents: From Traditional RP to the New 21st-Century Neutral Accent (The Actor’s Toolkit)
The essential handbook for every actor In every drama school, in every English-speaking country, students from all over the world have to learn a Standard English Accent, and voice and drama tutor shave to teach it. But what exactly is it? How many varieties are there? And which one should they use when? Following on from How To Do Accents, this book provides a long awaited,up-to-date answer to these important questions and offers a complete course in how to do A Neutral Standard English Accent & Upper and Upper-Middle Class Varieties Part One: contains all the tools you need to learn a current Neutral Standard English Accent; neutral in terms of class, race, age, gender, occupation and social background Part Two: introduces you to the most useful Upper and Upper-Middle Class varieties of Standard English AccentRead more
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HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography: 101 Tips to Learn How to Dance, Improve Your Choreography Skills, and Become a Better Performer
If you want to learn how to dance, improve your choreography skills, and become a better performer, then check out HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography.This book goes into detail about where to start as a beginner dancer, what you need to know going into dance, and step-by-step guides to help you become a better dancer. For those also interested in choreography, this book shares some tips on how to choreograph for dance and create a great performance. It focuses on the importance of every little step when it comes to dancing, and we discuss the order you should follow as both a dancer and a choreographer. There are examples given as well as first-hand experiences that will provide the reader with a deeper understanding as these 101 tips are explained. Any dancer or choreographer can benefit from the tips given within this book.
The readers will walk away from this with a better knowledge of dance, the elements that go into a performance, and a better understanding of the time and commitment that comes with being a dancer or choreographer. In addition, the readers will have an idea as to whether they want to start on the path of learning to dance or choreograph and why.
Check out HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography to learn how to dance, improve your choreography skills, and become a better performer starting today!
About the Expert
Sydney Marie Skipper is a dancer and choreography for hip hop dance and musical theatre. Sydney has been a dancer for 15 years and received training from the Millennium Dance Complex in California. Growing up, she competed at dance competitions; she danced in numerous performances such as Lip Sync Battle on Telemundo and music videos for artists Emilio Roman and Macy Kate. In addition, she worked alongside choreographers who work within the dance industry. Sydney has choreographed anything from quinceaneras, hip hop team performances, children’s theatre, and musical theatre at Grand Canyon University. Therefore, she wrote this beginner book for new dancers and choreographers.HowExpert publishes quick ‘how to’ guides by everyday experts.
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I an Actor
The new revised edition of the uncensored ‘Acto-biography’ of the most controversial thespian of his generation. The memoirs of Nicholas Craig – theatrical eminence best known for his Trueplate in The Cuckolde of Leicester and more popularly as Gob in Oh No! It’s the Neighbours! – are re-released for a grateful audience, updated with a wealth of new and controversial material. Startlingly truthful, unflinchingly illustrated, I, An Actor’ is a piton up the slope of creativity for theatre fans and aspiring actors alike, revealing everything that most theatrical autobiographies cravenly avoid.Read more
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I Pole Dance so I Don’t Punch People in The Throat: Funny Pole Dance Gift / Pole Dancer Journal / Pole Dance Instructor / Pole Dance Teacher / Pole Fitness gift / 120 Pages,…
This awesome and sarcastic pole dance art design idea is the perfect gift you can give to a pole dancer. Whether you are a pole dancer who wants to show her love to pole dancing; or a pole dancer mom who is looking for the perfect gift to give to your pole dance son or pole dance daughter for their birthday or christmas; this funny pole dance quote is the way to do it.
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I, an Actor by Nicholas Craig: Another Great Actor Explores Himself
At last the memoirs of Nicholas Craig – theatrical eminence best known for his Truepate in The Cuckolde of Leicester and more popularly as Gob in Oh No! It’s the Neighbours! – are re-released for a grateful audience, updated with a wealth of new and controversial material. Startlingly truthful, unflinchingly illustrated, I, An Actor is a piton up the slope of creativity for theatre fans and aspiring actors alike, revealing everything that most theatrical autobiographies cravenly avoid. Should you sport a moustache in your publicity photo? How can you fix a prolapsed labial or a bad case of ‘blow-out’? What should you never call Alec Guinness during rehearsals? Is it true Brian Blessed only weighs 9 1/2 stone? And what should you do when Hollywood comes calling? This book blows the lid off the secrets of the profession, leaving no reputation safe.Read more
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I’d Rather Be Line Dancing Notebook: Perfect notebook / journal for that person who loves to line dance.
A 120 Paged Notebook for people who love to Line Dance. Ideal gift for birthdays, Christmas or just to show you care. Perfect notebook for yourself to use at work, when you would rather be out line dancing.6X9 inches
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Irish Dance Feis Record Book: Beginner, Novice, Prizewinner Dancer Competition Results
• This Feis Record Book provides a convenient place to keep track of an Irish dancer’s competition results.
• Each book has enough pages to record results for 45 feiseanna, along with pages for apparel purchases, travel notes and an Ireland map.
• The handy 6 x 9 inch size fits in purses and dance bags.
• There are two versions available: Grades Level (Beginner/Novice/Prizewinner) & Champion Level (Preliminary/Open).
• Whether it is for a first feis dancer, or seasoned champion, these are a great accessory and gift for the Irish dancer in your life.
• FeisBooks have been sold worldwide since 2001. Cover and interior were updated in 2023.Read more
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Irish Dance Feis Record Book: Beginner, Novice, Prizewinner Dancer Competition Results
• This Feis Record Book provides a convenient place to keep track of an Irish dancer’s competition results.
• Each book has enough pages to record results for 45 feiseanna, along with pages for apparel purchases, travel notes and an Ireland map.
• The handy 6 x 9 inch size fits in purses and dance bags.
• There are two versions available: Grades Level (Beginner/Novice/Prizewinner) & Champion Level (Preliminary/Open).
• Whether it is for a first feis dancer, or seasoned champion, these are a great accessory and gift for the Irish dancer in your life.
• FeisBooks have been sold worldwide since 2001. Cover and interior were updated in 2023.Read more
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Irish Dancing Colouring And Design Book: Colour In Solo Costumes, Design Your Own Dress, Practice Stage Makeup, Create Hair Styles
Irish Dancing Colouring and Design Book: Colour In Solo Costumes, Design Your Own Dress, Practice Stage Makeup, Create Hair Styles.
Cool colouring and design book suitable for both children and adults.
Hand drawn templates from real solo dresses and accessories and perfect for any Irish Dancer to colour in. Also experiment with makeup and hair on the included face templates. Also use the included mannequin templates to design your own dresses and stage costumes. Become your own Irish fashion designer.
★ Take to your next Feis, it’s more fun than a puzzle book!
★ Great Birthday gift or Christmas present
★ Awesome secret Santa or stocking filler
★ Perfect for anyone who loves Ireland and Irish Folk dancing
★ Great for long car journeys or pack in the suitcase for your holiday
This book will not only help stimulate the creative in you but also bring mindfulness and calm when colouring in the pages. Art Therapy and in particular colouring is proven to reduce stress and promote a healthy mind. Just add crayons.
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Is There Life Outside the Box: An Actor Despairs
His fans have spoken, but despite their requests, Peter Davison has gone ahead and written his autobiography anyway. It wasn’t the book they tried to stop – it was more like the book they didn’t want him to start.
Despite displaying unspectacular scientific aptitude at school – he even managed to fail CSE woodwork, eliciting a lament from his astonished teacher (‘All you have to do is recognise wood!’) – Peter has secured his place in science fiction history, becoming the fifth Doctor Who, although he nearly turned down the role. The Time Lord connection continued with the marriage of his daughter Georgia to Dr Who number ten, David Tennant.
The artist formerly known as Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett has also starred in a number of television series including Love for Lydia, A Very Peculiar Practice, At Home with the Braithwaites and The Last Detective and became a national treasure for having his arm up a cow in his role as Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small. He was also in a Michael Winner movie…
He made his first tentative steps on stage in true am-dram style, but the Byfleet Players’ loss was the West End’s gain, after appearing in Legally Blonde, Chicago, Spamalot and the record-breaking Gypsy, where he rubbed shoulders backstage with Dames Meryl Streep, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench – all asking for directions to Imelda Staunton’s dressing room. One thing is for sure: of all the British screen and stage actors of the last fifty years, Peter Davison is certainly one of them and, within these pages, intrepid readers will at last have the dubious honour of sharing in his life and times – as he despairs over whether there truly ever can be life outside the box.
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