Books for Drama Teachers

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Books for DramaTeachersfrom Nick Hern Books

Dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource books, packed with drama games for every occasion.Each handy volume contains dozens of games specially designed to facilitate work in theclassroom,workshop or rehearsal room. Everything a busy teacher needs in order to:

• get students to actively engage• dissolve inhibitions• develop confidence and skills• spark imaginations

‘Small but perfectly formed, this is an essential purchase for classroomteachers and workshop leaders alike’ Total Theatre Magazine on Drama Games forClassrooms andWorkshops

‘A brilliant collection of starting points and structures that can be used againand again’ DramaResource.com on Drama Games for Devising

Drama Games forClassrooms andWorkshops byJessica Swale£9.99 ISBN

9781848420106

Drama Games forThoseWho LikeToSay No by ChrisJohnston£9.99 ISBN

9781848420496

Drama Games forDevising by Jessica

Swale£9.99 ISBN

9781848420373

Drama Games forActors byThomasina

Unsworth(New in 2016)£9.99 ISBN

9781848423732

Drama Games forRehearsals

by Jessica Swale(New in 2016)£9.99 ISBN

9781848423466

Drama Games forYoung Children byKatherine Zachest(New in 2016)£9.99 ISBN

9781848425613

BOOKS FOR DRAMA TEACHERS


Make lesson planning as easy as 1-2-3!

A unique resource for drama teachers and dramagroup leaders: a categorised collection of games,exercises and activities, making it easy to put

together creative, progressive and fulfilling drama sessionsfor every occasion.

Drama Menu:Theatre Games inThree Courses by GlynTrefor-Jones£12.99 ISBN 9781848422858

Also available:Improvisation in Rehearsal by John Abbott£10.99 ISBN 9781854595232The Acting Book by John Abbott£12.99 ISBN 9781848421448

A practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, takingyou step by step, session by session through a graded series ofimprovisation exercises.With downloadable resources.

‘Distils a lifetime of experience and is set out logicallyand practically so that would-be actors can build skillsfrom the very simple to the remarkably complex’BritishTheatre Guide

The Improvisation Book: How to Conduct Successful Improvisation Sessionsby John Abbott£12.99 ISBN 9781854599612

ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOM


An inspiring handbook containing everything youneed when working with young people to makedevised theatre:

• structures to meet the needs of different students• a full range of stimulus material• a collection of stand-alone exercises• answers to common questions

‘A godsend... sound, informed advice, pitchedat the right level without beingcondescending or patronising... I’m so gladthis book is now on my shelf. I bet you’ll loveit too’ Teaching DramaMakingTheatre:The Frazzled DramaTeacher’s Guide toDevising by Joss Bennathan£14.99 ISBN 9781848423053

A practical guide to training as an actor, packed withexercises that can be used by anyone deliveringactor training.

‘Clear, bright, accessible and above all useful...offers young actors a valuable insight into thedemands and rewards of professional training,while providing a sequence of practicalexercises which can be used by performers,students and teachers across a much broaderrange of contexts’ Stanislavski StudiesBecoming an Actor byThomasina Unsworth£10.99 ISBN 9781848421561



Practical, hands-on guides to two keytwentieth-century practitioners, explainingand contextualising their ideas andshowing how to put them into practice.Each volume includes an extensive set ofexercises to help students get to gripswith each set of tools.

‘The ultimate “all in one” panaceafor drama teachers struggling tomake Stanislavsky’s teachingsunderstandable for students’ TeachingDrama on The Complete StanislavskyToolkit

‘A major and brilliant achievement…honour[s] the complexity of Brechtwhile providing a valuable additionto the literature aimed at exploringand explaining this key figure’ DramaMagazine on The Complete BrechtToolkit

The Complete StanislavskyToolkit by Bella Merlin£10.99 ISBN 9781848424067The Complete BrechtToolkit by Stephen Unwin£10.99 ISBN 9781854595508

How to use physical theatre techniquesand exercises to revitalise scripted plays inrehearsal and performance.

‘This book will have you dipping intoit time and time again for its no-nonsense practical perspective’DramaResource.com

The ActiveText: Unlocking PlaysThrough PhysicalTheatre by Dymphna Callery£12.99 ISBN 9781848421271

A step-by-step guide to physical theatre inboth theory and practice – full of detailedexercises and inspiring ideas.

Through the Body: A Practical Guide to PhysicalTheatre by Dymphna Callery£12.99 ISBN 9781854596307

PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE


A hands-on investigation of how comedyworks, with a host of games and exercisesdevised by the founder of Trestle Theatre andTold by an Idiot.

Why IsThat So Funny? A Practical Exploration ofPhysical Comedy by JohnWright£12.99 ISBN 9781854597823

A practical guide to the skills, characters andhistory of Commedia Dell'Arte through gradedgames and illustrated exercises, by a leadingCommedia performer, director and teacher.

Playing Commedia:ATraining Guide to CommediaTechniques by Barry Grantham£12.99 ISBN 9781854594662

Also available:Commedia Plays: Scenarios, Scripts, Lazziby Barry Grantham£14.99 ISBN 9781854598714

The bestselling companion for actors inrehearsal – now also available as an app foriOS devices. Plus a new book about teachingand using Actioning in workshops andrehearsals.

‘If you want to act, or act better,Actions will take you a long way of thejourney to excellence’ Terry Johnson

Actions:The Actors’Thesaurus by Marina Caldaroneand Maggie Lloyd-Williams£9.99 ISBN 9781854596741or download the app from the App Store

Actioning – and How to Do It by Nick Moseley£10.99 ISBN 9781848424234 (New in 2016)



Guides to a range of careers, written by practitioners with a wealth of knowledgeand expertise in their field. Perfect for students considering a career in theperforming arts.The series includes books for performers on being an actor, getting into dramaschool and more, plus guides to key offstage roles such as composers, designers,directors, producers and writers.‘I wish this had been published when I was at school’ Teaching Drama onSoYouWantToWork InTheatre?

Titles in the series include:

SoYouWantTo Be An Actor?byTimothyWest and Prunella Scales£8.99 ISBN 9781854598790

SoYouWantTo Be In Musicals?by Ruthie Henshall with Daniel Bowling£9.99 ISBN 9781848421509

SoYouWantTo GoTo Drama School?by Helen Freeman£9.99 ISBN 9781848420168

SoYouWantTo Be A Playwright?byTim Fountain£9.99 ISBN 9781854597168

SoYouWantTo Be ATheatre Director?by Stephen Unwin£12.99 ISBN 9781854597793

SoYouWantTo Be ATheatre Designer?by Michael Pavelka£12.99 ISBN 9781848423541

SoYouWantTo Be ATheatre Producer?by James Seabright£12.99 ISBN 9781854595379

SoYouWantToWork InTheatre?by Susan Elkin£9.99 ISBN 9781848422742

PREPARING FOR LIFE BEYOND SCHOOL


The Good Audition Guides

Each Good Audition Guide contains a range of specially selected monologues, together withall the information needed to place each piece in context, and suggestions on how toperform it to maximum effect.

Every volume also contains key information on how to select the right monologue, andhow to approach the audition.

‘Sound practical advice for anyone attending an audition… so many of theseextracts simply cry out to be performed… a source of inspiration for teachersand students alike’ Teaching Drama

Classical Monologues for Men /Womenedited by Marina Caldarone£8.99 ISBN 9781854598691 / 9781854598707

Contemporary Monologues for Men /Womenedited byTrilby James£9.99 ISBN 9781854595638 / 9781854595645

Shakespeare Monologues for Men /Womenedited by Luke Dixon£8.99 ISBN 9781848420052 / 9781848420076

Shakespeare Monologues forYoung Men /Womenedited by Luke Dixon£8.99 ISBN 9781848422650 / 9781848422667

An engaging, upbeat guide to applying to drama school –everything you need to help your students prepare welland perform their auditions to the best of their ability.

‘Brilliant… really practical… It’s like being ledthrough the process by a trusted andknowledgeable friend… a most useful book whichanyone about to start on the application processshould read’The Stage

The Excellent Audition Guide by Andy Johnson£9.99 ISBN 9781848422971

GREAT PLAYS FOR PERFORMANCE

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/plays-to-perform

Looking for a play to perform with your class or group? Nick Hern Books is home tosome of the best playwrights working today – and as we also handle the amateur

performing rights for the plays we publish, we’re here to help you every step of the way.

Launched in partnership withTonic Theatre, Platform is a project aimed at boostingopportunities for girls and young women by offering brand new, big-cast plays forpredominantly or all-female casts. Scripts are available at a special educational price

– visit www.tonictheatre-platform.co.uk for more information.

Our friendly Performing Rights Department is on hand via email and phone to offeradvice, guidance and recommendations, and answer all your performing rights questions.

Plus, try out our sophisticated online Play Finder – available via our website.We look forward to hearing from you.

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