Behind the curtain: the job of acting
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Main Author: Bowles, Peter 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Oberon Books 2012
Series:Oberon masters
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Item Description:Series from dust jacket
Overture and beginners -- The actor prepares -- The brown envelope -- How do you learn your lines? -- Theatres and dressing rooms -- Billing -- The actor and the audience -- Touring -- Television and films -- Auditions -- Sitcoms -- TV commercials and voiceovers -- Actor or celebrity (and getting older)
Peter Bowles invites us backstage to witness the job of acting as it really is. This is a warm-hearted look at the lived experience of a jobbing actor - and a survival guide to anyone thinking of entering this most emotionally gruelling of industries. Behind the Curtain is the inside scoop on 'the profession' as told by a master raconteur - one who has trodden the boards in the West End for five decades. Armed with an array of classic anecdotes, Bowles shares some of the infamous ad-libs, opening night disasters and dressing room dramas that he has been party to over the years
ISBN:1849435855
9781849435857
1849432155
9781849432153