Theatre in Practice: A Student's Handbook from Focal Press is an accessible and wide-ranging exploration of the central practices and key practitioners covered on the various syllabi at A level, IB, BTEC, and beyond. Written by specialists with extensive experience leading workshops for the post-16 age group, Theatre in Practice is a thorough and imaginative resource that speaks directly to students.
Exploring Stanislavski, Brecht, Artaud, Lecoq, Berkoff, and Craig as well as work from innovative theatre companies such as Complicite, Gecko, and The Paper Birds, it combines an informal, unpretentious tone with a wealth of practical exercises. Revised and updated to meet the most recent post-16 and A level drama requirements and to include some of the latest practices in theatre, this new edition offers a step-by-step approach to developing key skills such as devising, improvising, rehearsing mono/duologues, and directing plays.
- A new chapter exploring Artaud and how to use Artaud with text and when devising
- A new chapter exploring the progression of practice from Lecoq to Complicite
- A series of step-by-step exercises exploring the Gecko devising process
- An exploration of the work of The Paper Birds and E G Craig when devising
- New exercises on how to devise using Stanislavski and Brecht
- Introduction
- Part 1 Key Practitioners
- Chapter 1. Stanislavski
- Chapter 2. Brecht
- Chapter 3. Artaud
- Chapter 4. Lecoq to Complicite
- Chapter 5. Berkoff
- Chapter 6. Gecko
- Part 2 Skills You Will Need
- Chapter 7. Rehearsing a monologue / duologue
- Chapter 8. Devising theatre using The Paper Birds and Edward Gordon Craig
- Chapter 9. Improvising with a Practitioner
- Chapter 10. Directing a Play
- Glossary
Annie Sutton trained with Desmond Jones in Mime and Physical Theatre at Ecole Jacques Lecoq, and has a PGCE in Film and Drama. Annie is the lead Lecoq, Berkoff and Artaud practitioner at The Stanislavski Experience. With 30 years working globally as a theatre practitioner, writer, deviser, actor, and director, young people remain the vein that runs through her career.