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Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
Mike Bradwell
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Description for Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
Paperback. An accessible insider's guide to creating a play from scratch, from the award-winning author of "The Reluctant Escapologist." Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: ANB; ANF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 294.
An invaluable guide to the difficult arts of devising plays and directing texts, by one of the UK’s leading theatre directors.
Throughout a lifetime of experience – as an actor for Mike Leigh, founder of Hull Truck, Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, and subsequently as a freelance director – Mike Bradwell has forged a reputation as a theatrical innovator and risk-taker.
This book begins by exploring the process of devising a play by working intensively through character and improvisation with a group of actors. Using A Bed of Roses as an example, a play that he himself ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848421530
SKU
V9781848421530
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About Mike Bradwell
Mike Bradwell is a leading theatre director. He founded Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1971, was Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre from 1996 until 2007 (where he directed When You Cure Me), and continues to work widely as a freelance director. His book on alternative theatre, The Reluctant Escapologist, won the Society for Theatre Research's Theatre Book Prize for ... Read more
Reviews for Inventing the Truth: Devising and Directing for the Theatre
'Anyone, particularly perhaps secondary school drama teachers for whom it might be a daunting prospect, wanting practical help with devising theatre should have a look at Mike Bradwell’s Inventing The Truth. Not only does this former actor, Hull Truck Founder and Artistic Director of Bush Theatre, demystify all the frightening aspects of allowing people to stand up and make things ... Read more