The Way of the Actor: A New Path to Personal Knowledge and Power

Bates, Brian

ISBN 10: 071261219X / ISBN 13: 9780712612197

Published by Century Hutchinson, London, 1986

About this Item

8vo. 216 pp., name index. Includes interviews with Liv Ullman, Charlton Heston, Glenda Jackson and Antony Sher. Unclipped dust jacket shows minor edge creasing at top.

Seller Inventory # 000869

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Way of the Actor: A New Path to Personal Knowledge and Power
• Publisher: Century Hutchinson, London
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 071261219X
• ISBN 13: 9780712612197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Theatre

About this title

Synopsis

Drawing on the experiences of actors including Marlon Brando and Meryl Streep, the author illustrates the art and practice of the actor's craft, interpreting the actor's work as a journey of self-discovery

About the Author

Brian Bates is a psychologist who spent seven years researching the psychology of acting with students at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He is now Director of the Medical Psychology Project at the Department of Psychology, University of Sussex, England.
From the Trade Paperback edition.