| The Methuen Book of Modern Monologues for Men Contributor(s): Salt, Chrys (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0413774252 ISBN-13: 9780413774255 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: In this book is a selection of speeches drawn from the great landmark plays of the twentieth century. It collects pieces by the most famous playwrights of the British, American and European theater, including George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Jean Paul Sartre, Dario Fo, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Tom Stoppard, Terence Rattigan, J.M. Synge, and many -others, in excerpts from the plays most constantly performed on stages around the world. Here are monologues of all types-serious and comic, naturalistic and absurdist-to provide a dynamic challenge for any actor: student, amateur or professional. Chrys Salt has been a performer in Rep, West End, TV and radio. 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: 0.41" H x 5.06" W x 7.84" (0.26 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| 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, from Shaw to Sartre and Williams to Fo - 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, naturalistic 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 introduction and commentaries, which set the plays and individual speeches in their dramatic and performance contexts. |
