{"product_id":"9781839043000-actor-the-space-the","title":"The Actor and the Space","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn inspirational book on acting, tackling the fundamental questions that face any actor. By a world-leading theatre director, the founder of Cheek by Jowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'There is no acting, only reacting to the space.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his bestselling book \u003cem\u003eThe Actor and the Target\u003c\/em\u003e, Declan Donnellan laid out a fresh and radical approach to acting that has inspired actors around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eThe Actor and the Space\u003c\/em\u003e, he develops and extends those ideas, exploring that most profound source of vitality in life as well as performance: the space around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTackling fundamental questions that face any actor – What makes performance better? How do I create a space for my character to live in? How do I tap into that space, and draw energy from it? – Donnellan offers a universal set of keys to unlock the mysteries of performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull of insightful precepts, acute psychology and practical, hands-on advice, the book presents a bold new way of thinking about acting, illustrated throughout with line-by-line analysis of scenes from \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e to show how it works in rehearsal and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for any actor or theatre director, \u003cem\u003eThe Actor and the Space\u003c\/em\u003e is also a fascinating distillation of the work of a world-leading director that will reward and enrich anyone with an interest in theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A hand grenade of a book. It contains all the humility and chutzpah you need to work in the theatre.'\u003c\/strong\u003e Cate Blanchett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A wonderful book. Few directors think as deeply or perceptively about the art of acting as Declan Donnellan. This is an essential text for the actor, supremely useful, practical, elegant and profound.'\u003c\/strong\u003e Matthew Macfadyen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Beautifully clear. This generous vision takes a very complex art form and makes it all seem so simple. The whole book is a key. Unlocking the problems actors face as they try to accept another reality long enough to let the audience get a glimpse of the best our art can offer – a glimpse into themselves.'\u003c\/strong\u003e Adrian Lester \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Declan Donnellan's profound insight and point of departure is that great theatre, like a child's sandcastle, inhabits a vulnerable and ever-changing space between the safe and the dangerous. There is a whole lot of wisdom in this book – about tragedy, human psychology, words, dread and about how great acting really works – conveyed with remarkable clarity and simplicity. It's worth sharing with non-actor friends for its insights into \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e alone. Most of all, it's a distillation of hard-won lessons learned from decades of immersion in the mysteries of theatre by one of the great directors of our day.'\u003c\/strong\u003e James Shapiro, Shakespeare scholar and author of \u003cem\u003e1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41548862980193,"sku":"9781839043000","price":13.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27844669.jpg?v=1722093722","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839043000-actor-the-space-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}