
- 384 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
A top-ranking director sets out his rehearsal techniques in this invaluable handbook for actors and directors.
Mike Alfreds' Different Every Night is the culmination of a lifetime of work in the theatre, the most complete rehearsal methodology in print since Stanislavsky. It offers a vital masterclass for actors and directors, full of sound practical advice and guidance, and is packed with techniques for bringing the text to life and keeping it alive - both in rehearsal and performance.
'Most of what I am as an actress I owe to Mike Alfreds. He gave me the language and the tools I needed for my craft' Pam Ferris, from her Foreword
'If I was allowed to train again to be an actor, but I was only allowed one teacher, it would have to be Mike Alfreds. To me he is a genius when it comes to acting and storytelling' Mark Rylance
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- DEDICATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- EPIGRAPH
- FOREWORD by Pam Ferris
- A PRACTICAL GUIDE
- HEALTH AND SAFETY WARNINGS
- 1 INTRODUCTIONS
- CURRICULUM VITAE
- THE PRIMACY OF THE ACTOR
- PERMANENT TRAINING
- 2 CONCEPTS
- PROCESS V. RESULTS
- WANT! DO! FEEL!
- 3 PREPARATION
- THE PURPOSE OF PREPARATION
- PREPARING THE REHEARSALS
- 4 THE WORK: REHEARSAL, PRODUCTION, PERFORMANCE
- REHEARSAL: SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES
- STRAND ONE: THE TEXT
- STRAND TWO: CHARACTER
- STRAND THREE: THE WORLD OF THE PLAY
- BRINGING THE STRANDS TOGETHER
- PRODUCTION
- PERFORMANCE
- 5 UNCLOGGING THE WORK
- Clearing the Decks for Action
- 6 CODA: SUMMING UP
- RECAPITULATION
- GLOSSARY
- FURTHER READING
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- COPYRIGHT INFORMATION