| The Methuen Book of Modern Monologues for Women Contributor(s): Salt, Chrys (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0413774244 ISBN-13: 9780413774248 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: A brand new monologue book with up-to-date selections from the last century of playwriting. Beckett, Ayckbourn, O'Neil, Brecht, Strindberg and Wilde are a few of the great dramatists from whom pieces have been collected to make up this unique collection. This book is an invaluable resource for acting classes, competitions, auditions and rehearsals. A fuller appreciation of each speech is enhanced by the editor's introduction and commentaries, which set the plays and individual speeches in their dramatic and performance contexts. Chrys Salt has been a performer in Rep, West End, TV and radio. She has written "The Methuen Books of Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women," and "Make Acting Work," She runs her own theatre company and teaches regularly at the London Actors Centre. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Monologues & Scenes |
| Dewey: 016.808 |
| Series: Methuen Drama Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.18" W x 7.8" (0.26 lbs) 154 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a selection of speeches drawn from the great landmark plays of the twentieth century. The most famous playwrights of the British, American and European theatre - and the plays most constantly performed on stages around the world - are represented in this unique collection. Monologues of all types - both serious and comic, realist and absurdist - provide a dynamic challenge for all the actors: the student, the amateur and professional. Here is an invaluable resource for acting classes, competitions, auditions and rehearsals. A fuller appreciation of each speech is enhanced by the editor's introductions and commentaries, which set the plays and individual speeches in their dramatic and performance contexts.Praise for Chrys Salt's MAKE ACTING WORK: A really useful book for every actor to own Prunella Scales; This book should be part of every resourceful actor's armoury Annette Badland |
Contributor Bio(s): Salt, Chrys: - Chrys Salt writes poetry, plays, books, features and direct in the theatre. She has written and edited many books and magazines and held residencies and performed her work in the UK, America, France and Germany. Salt's work has been broadcast on both Radio 3 and 4, read by the author herself and by others, and has appeared in many anthologies, magazines and journals. Salt is a trained performer and worked as an actress for many years before focusing on directing and writing. She is Artistic Director of the Bakehouse, a flourishing arts venue in South West Scotland and runs performance and skills development workshops for professional actors at the London Actors Centre, and in writing and performance country wide. |
