Acting: The Basics remains a practical and theoretical guide to the world of the professional actor, which skilfully combines ideas from a range of practitioners and linking the academy to the industry.

Table of Contents

• Preface to the second edition
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• ‘Why do we do it?’: Some socio-cultural perspectives on acting
• ‘Blazing the trail’: Russian and American executors of contemporary acting
• ‘Merging methodologies’: Global trailblazers
• ‘I can do that!’: Actor-training
• ‘Building a character’: Rehearsal processes
• ‘Another opening, another show!’: Performance practices
• Epilogue
• Glossary of terms
• Select bibliography