Improvisation in Drama - Softcover

Frost, Anthony; Yarrow, Ralph

 
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Synopsis

Improvisation in Drama was the first book to offer a unified view of work central to most drama training. This new edition includes extended coverage of practitioners to include Boal, Meisner, Michael Chekhov and Jonathan Fox; updated assessments of Keith Johnstone, Eugenio Barba, Dario Fo, Jerzy Grotowski and Jacques Lecoq; extended coverage of women practitioners, non-western theatre, developments in "long form" improvisation and live-action role play; and more practical examples with fuller descriptions

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About the Author

ANTHONY FROST is Lecturer in Drama and Director of the Studio Theatre at the University of East Anglia, UK. He has devised and co-written six full-length plays, and taught in Germany and America. His previous publications include the edited volume Theatre Theories (2000). RALPH YARROW is Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature at the University of East Anglia, UK. He teaches across a broad range of courses and his publications include Indian Theatre (2001) and Le Coq in Britain (edited with Franc Chamberlain, 2001).

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ISBN 10:  140398686X ISBN 13:  9781403986863
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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