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Acting Realism: Theory and Practice from Garrick to Meisner and Beyond (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350320222)
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xIf you are struggling to decipher your Boal from your Brecht, your Meisner from your Marowitz, or your Adler from your Artaud, this is the book for you.
Who are the great teachers and theorists of dramatic art?
What methods are associated with which practitioners?
How does their work connect to one another?
When was 'realism' as a concept born?
How did David Garrick's ideas about acting impact those of Stanislavski, Grotowski and Brecht?
What were the foundational ideas of Joan Littlewood?
All of these questions and many, many more are answered in this book, which offers a refreshingly accessible survey of the major acting teachers from the early 1700s up to the present day.
It looks at what their major influences were, where their ideas came from and their legacy.
Structured by practitioner and arranged in chronological order, this much-needed book brings together the foundational acting theories that have shaped the arts scene for centuries.
Author: Stephen Bayly
ISBN-10: 1350320226
ISBN-13: 9781350320222
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2025
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.63d
Who are the great teachers and theorists of dramatic art?
What methods are associated with which practitioners?
How does their work connect to one another?
When was 'realism' as a concept born?
How did David Garrick's ideas about acting impact those of Stanislavski, Grotowski and Brecht?
What were the foundational ideas of Joan Littlewood?
All of these questions and many, many more are answered in this book, which offers a refreshingly accessible survey of the major acting teachers from the early 1700s up to the present day.
It looks at what their major influences were, where their ideas came from and their legacy.
Structured by practitioner and arranged in chronological order, this much-needed book brings together the foundational acting theories that have shaped the arts scene for centuries.
Author: Stephen Bayly
ISBN-10: 1350320226
ISBN-13: 9781350320222
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Language: English
Published: 12/11/2025
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.63d
By Stephen Bayly
xStephen Bayly is a respected director and producer with film credits including Coming Up Roses (1986), Just Ask for Diamond (1986), Richard III (1995) and Mrs Dalloway (1997). He was Director of the National Film and Television School UK from 1998 - 2003. He alternates his teaching at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión in Cuba with travelling extensively to give workshops in other countries, under the auspices of Directing Arts (www.directingarts.com). He is also the author of Working with Actors: Meisner Technique for Directors and Actors.
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