Secrets of Acting Shakespeare: The Original ApproachSecrets of Acting Shakespeare isn’t a book that gently instructs. It is a passionate, yes-you-can guide designed to prove that anybody can act Shakespeare. Patrick Tucker’s classic manual encourages trained and amateur actors alike to look to the original practices of the Elizabethan theatre for inspiration. He explores the ‘cue scripts’ used by actors, who knew only their own lines, to demonstrate the extraordinary way that these plays work by ear. This updated second edition includes:
Secrets of Acting Shakespeare is a must-read for actors intrigued by the ‘Original Approach’ to acting Shakespeare, or for anyone curious about how the Elizabethan theater worked. |
Contents
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The research | |
Figures | |
The evidence | |
The experiment | |
The performances | |
The First Folio | |
Original Practices | |
Understanding through acting | |
The secrets explained and expanded | |
The plays and the clues | |
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