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25%OFFMichael Simkins - The Rules of Acting - 9780091951290 - V9780091951290
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The Rules of Acting

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Description for The Rules of Acting Paperback. The author isn't sure, even though he's been one himself for over thirty years. Join him backstage as he examines that business called showbusiness, from am dram to Hollywood, and from Shakespeare to ads for flatulence pills. This title shares his hard-won wisdom. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 382.

Luvvies. Tyrannical directors. Useless agents. Less job security than an England football manager. Who’d be an actor?

Michael Simkins isn’t sure, even though he’s been one himself for over thirty years. Join him backstage as he examines that business called showbusiness, from am dram to Hollywood, and from Shakespeare to ads for flatulence pills.

In a career that started as a plump teenager in ballet tights at RADA, Michael has appeared in countless West End plays and musicals, presented safety training workshops for sewage workers, and when resting, worked as a crate smasher at a car factory. He’s ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091951290
SKU
V9780091951290
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Michael Simkins
Michael Simkins trained at RADA and has since appeared in more than 100 plays and musicals, from the National Theatre and the RSC to the fringe and the West End, as well as in the musicals Chicago and Mamma Mia. He’s made countless TV appearances, usually as policemen or unsuspecting husbands as well as turns on the silver screen in ... Read more

Reviews for The Rules of Acting
Readers at large will be rewarded with self-helpless laughter, generated by the absurdity and the blessedness of the job Simkins loves
The Times
As well as being an all-round actor, Simkins is a wonderfully knockabout writer, somehow managing to be world weary and full of joie de vivre at one and the same time
Mail on Sunday ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Rules of Acting


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