Indiciative bibliographies for BA (Hons) Acting modules, June 2011

PER411 Skills of the Actor/Actor Musician: Voice

Berry, Cicely. Your voice and how to use it: the classic guide to speaking with confidence.
London: Virgin Books, 2007.
Berry, Cicely. Voice and the actor. London: Virgin Books, 2000.
Carey, David and Rebecca Clark-Carey. Vocalarts workbook and DVD: a practical course for
achieving clarity and expression with your voice. London: Methuen Drama, 2008.
Houseman, Barbara. Finding your voice: a step-by-step guide for actors. London: Nick Hern
Books, 2002.
Linklater, Kristin. Freeing the natural voice. New York: Drama Book Publishers, 2002.
Rodenburg, Patsy. The Actor Speaks. London: Methuen Drama, 1997.

PER412 Skills of the Actor/Actor Musician: Movement

Feldenkrais,Moshe. Awareness through movement: health exercises for personal growth .
London: Arkana, 1990.
Lecoq, Jacques. The moving body (Le corps poetique): teaching creative theatre. London:
Methuen, 2000.
LeCoq, Jacques. Theatre of movement and gesture. Abingdon: Routledge, 2006.
Pisk, Litz. The actor and his body. London: Methuen Drama, 1998.

ACT403 Skills of the Actor: Approaches to Acting 1

ACT404 Skills of the Actor: Approaches to Acting 2
Alfreds, Mike. Different every night: freeing the actor. London: Nick Hern Books, 2007.
Hagen, Uta. Respect for acting. New York: Macmillan, 1997.
Hodge, Alison. Twentieth century actor training. Abingdon: Routledge, 2000.
Meisner, Sanford. On acting. New York: Vintage, 1987.
Merlin, Bella. Beyond Stanislavsky: the psycho-physical approach to actor training. London:
Nick Hern Books, 2002.
Stanislavski, Konstantin S. An actor’s work. London: Routledge, 2008.
Staniewski, Włodzimierz and Alison Hodge. Hidden territories: the theatre of Gardzienice.
London: Routledge, 2004.

ACT405 Contemporary Text

Bicat, Tina. & Chris Baldwin. Devised and collaborative theatre: a practical guide.
Marlborough: Crowood Press, 2002.
Chambers, Colin Black and Asian theatre in Britain: a history. Abingdon: Routledge, 2011.
Donnellan, Declan. The actor and the target. London: Nick Hern Books, 2002.
Edgar, David. How plays work. London: Nick Hern Books, 2009.
Merlin, Bella. The complete Stanislavsky toolkit. London: Nick Hern Books, 2007.
London: Methuen Drama, 2011.
Stanislavski, Konstantin S. An actor’s work on a role. Abingdon: Routledge, 2010.

A bibliography of additional books and resources relating to the specific play choices for this
module will be given to students before the rehearsal process begins. This will include
recommended DVD’s from the extensive collection in the Learning Resource Centre.

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ACT406 Late 19 Century Text
Chekhov, Michael. To the actor: on the technique of acting. London: Routledge, 2005.
Gottlieb, Vera & Paul Allain. The Cambridge companion to Chekhov. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2000.

A bibliography of additional books and resources relating to the specific play choices for this
module will be given to students before the rehearsal process begins. This will include
recommended DVD’s from the extensive collection in the Learning Resource Centre.
ACT501 Skills of the Actor: Voice
Astley, Neil. Staying alive: real poems for unreal times. Tarset: Bloodaxe, 2002.
Berry, Cicely. From word to play: a handbook for directors. London: Oberon Books, 2008.
Forbes, Peter, ed. Scanning the century: the Penguin book of the twentieth century in poetry.
London: Penguin, 2000.
Tucker, Patrick. Secrets of acting Shakespeare: the original approach. London: Routledge,
2002.

ACT502 Skills of the Actor: Movement

Houseman, Barbara. Tackling text (and subtext): a step-by-step guide for actors. London:
Nick Hern Books, 2008.
Lecoq, Jacques. The moving body (Le corps poetique): teaching creative theatre. London:
Methuen, 2000.
Murray, Simon & John Keefe. Physical theatres: a critical introduction. Abingdon: Routledge,
2007.

ACT503 Skills of the Actor: Approaches to Acting

Barton, John. Playing Shakespeare: an actor’s guide. London: Methuen, 1984.
Barton, John & John Carlaw. Playing Shakespeare. London: Acorn Media, 2010. DVD.
Bate, Jonathan & Russell Jackson, ed. Shakespeare: an illustrated stage history. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1996.
Brecht, Bertolt. Brecht on theatre: the development of an aesthetic. London: Methuen, 1973.
Gordon, Robert. The purpose of playing: modern acting theories in perspective. Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan Press, 2006.
States, Bert O. Great reckonings in little rooms: on the phenomenology of the theater.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985.
Unwin, Stephen. A guide to the plays of Bertolt Brecht. London: Methuen, 2005.
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ACT504 Project: Post 19 Century Text
Esslin, Martin. The theatre of the absurd (New edition). London: Methuen, 2001.
Davis, Geoffrey V. Staging new Britain: aspects of Black and South Asian British
theatre practice. Brussels: P.I.E.-Peter Lang, 2006.
Siertz, Aleks. Rewriting the nation: British theatre today. London: Methuen 2011.

A bibliography of additional books and resources relating to the specific play choices for this
module will be given to students before the rehearsal process begins. This will include
recommended DVD’s from the extensive collection in the Learning Resource Centre.

ACT505 Project: Theatre for Young Audiences

Bennett, Stuart. Theatre for children and young people: 50 years of professional theatre in the
UK. London: Aurora Metro, 2005.
Jackson, Anthony. Theatre, education and the making of meanings: art or instrument?
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2007.
Johnston, Keith. Impro: improvisation and the theatre. London: Methuen, 2007.
Schonmann, Sifra. Theatre as a medium for children and young people: images and
observations. Dordrecht: Springer, 2006.
Way, Brian. Audience participation: theatre for young people. Boston: Baker & Co, 1981.
Wood, David. Theatre for children: a guide to writing, adapting, directing and acting. Chicago:
Ivan R. Dee, 1999.

ACT506 Project: Poetic Text

De Grazia, Margreta & Stanley Wells, eds. The new Cambridge companion to Shakespeare.
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2 edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Kermode, Frank. Shakespeare’s language. London: Allen Lane, 2000.
Linklater, Kristin. Freeing Shakespeare’s voice: the actor’s guide to talking the text. London:
Nick Hern Books, 2009.
Rodenburg, Patsy.Speaking Shakespeare. London: Methuen, 2005.
A bibliography of additional books and resources relating to the specific play choices for this
module will be given to students before the rehearsal process begins. This will include
recommended DVD’s from the extensive collection in the Learning Resource Centre.

PER611 Independent Research Project

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Allison, Brian. The student's guide to preparing dissertations and theses. 2 edition. London:
Routledge, 2004.
Bell,Judith. Doing your research project: a guide for first-time researchers in education, health
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and social science. 5 edition. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 2010.
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Berry, Ralph. The research project: how to write it. 5 edition. London: Routledge, 2004.
Carr,Wilfred. Becoming critical: education, knowledge and action research. Sussex: Falmer
Press, 1986.
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Greetham, Bryan. How to write better essays. 2 edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave-Macmillan,
2008.

PER 612 Professional Preparation

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Annett, Margo & Nikolas Simmonds. Actor's guide to auditions & interviews. 3 edition.
London: A & C Black, 2004.
Duke, James. How to be a working actor: the complete guide to building a professional
career. London: Virgin Books, 2008.
Henry, Mari Lyn & Lynne Rogers. How to be a working actor: the insider's guide to finding
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jobs in theater, film, and television. 4 edition. New York: Watson-Guptill, 2000.
Salt, Chrys. Make acting work. Rev. edition. London: Methuen, 2001.
Spotlight. Contacts. London: Spotlight.

PER 613 Recorded Media

Beck, Alan. Radio acting. London: A & C Black, 1997.
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Bernard, Ian. Film and television acting: from stage to screen. 2 edition. London: Focal
Press,1998.
Brandt, George W. British television drama in the 1980s. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1993.
Caughie, John. Television drama: realism, modernism and British culture. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2000.
Day-Lewis, Sean. Talk of drama: views of the television dramatist now and then. Luton:
University of Luton Press, 1998.
Taylor, Malcolm. The actor and the camera. London: A & C Black, 1994.

Acting ACT 604/605/606 Classic Text /Radical Theatre/New Writing

A bibliography of additional books and resources relating to the specific play choices for this
module will be given to students before the rehearsal process begins. This will include
recommended DVD’s from the extensive collection in the Learning Resource Centre.