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EXTRActs

In conjunction with Methuen Drama at A&C Black, The Stage is pleased to present a selection of extracts from a number of publications which you may find informative and invaluable.

Permission to reproduce the material from the following titles is kindly granted from A&C Black publishers

All of the titles listed below can be purchased at a 10% discount from the Methuen Drama website.

Actors' Yearbook 2008
edited by Simon Dunmore and Andrew Piper
Cattle calls and how to survive them

An Actor's Guide to Getting Work
By Simon Dunmore
Chapter 6 - Agents

An Actor's Guide to Auditions and Interviews
By Margo Annett
Chapter 4 - Sight Reading

A Dancer's Guide to Getting Work
By Jenny Belingy and John Byrne
Chapter 4 - Stepping Out - auditions and talent shows

Impro - Improvisation and the Theatre
By Keith Johnstone
Chapter 2 - Status

Essential Radio Skills
By Peter Stewart
Chapter 2 - So you want to present?
Chapter 3 - So you want to produce?

Secrets of Performing Confidence
By Andrew Evans
Chapter 7 - Overcoming Performance Anxiety

Staging Handbook
By Francis Reid
Chapter 6 - Scenery

Stage Lighting Handbook
By Francis Reid
Chapter 6 - Direction and Focus