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The Actor and the Target

Declan Donnellan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Nick Hern Books

Published:18th Aug '05

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A revised and updated edition of Declan Donnellan's bestselling book, a fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director.

'Cuts open every generalisation about acting and draws out gleamingly fresh specifics' Peter Brook

'Explains Donnellan's highly practical system and sheds unique light on one of the greatest directors of acting in our time'Le Monde

'Hugely practical and never gets lost in theory'El Pais

'A gripping read, as acute about the psychology of lying as it is about the art of acting'Guardian

'Rooted in modern theatre, modern psychology and, above all, modern reality'Izvestia

'Unpretentious, straightforward, and pierced with acute insight'Kommersant

"'Cuts open every generalisation about acting and draws out gleamingly fresh specifics' Peter Brook 'Explains Donnellan's highly practical system and sheds unique light on one of the greatest directors of acting in our time.' Le Monde 'Hugely practical and never gets lost in theory' El Pais 'A gripping read, as acute about the psychology of lying as it is about the art of acting.' Guardian 'Comes from the heart of his own experience: actors' blocks are dismembered lethally and with infectious relish' Alan Rickman 'Brilliantly direct: exhilarating to read and - more importantly - to put into practice' Joseph Fiennes"

ISBN: 9781854598387

Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 137mm

Weight: 386g

304 pages