THEATRE VOICE RESOURCES GUIDE

The following is a guide to some of the resources available in the library within the field of voice
training in drama:

To find books and audio-visual material:

ALEPH (ONLINE CATALOGUE)
- Search here to find what items are available in UCT Libraries
- Use the ‘Browse’ option to search for a specific item or use the ‘Keyword’ option to do a general
subject search.

DATABASES
Search for journal articles using the journal indexing database relevant to your field of study. The two
subject specific indexes within the field of drama are: ‘International Index to the Performing Arts’
(IIPA) and the ‘International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance’ (Ebsco)
Accessible on the webpage (http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/hiddingh) via the ‘Electronic Resources’ drop-
down menu

General Dewey classification for voice/speech material:

H 792.028
And/or
H 808.5
And/or
H 822.334 (Voice and Shakespeare)

SOME RECOMMENDED REFERENCES…

VOCAL TECHNIQUE / INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES

Barton, Robert & dal Vera, Rocco 2002. Voice onstage and off. Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth. (H
808.5 BART)
Berry, Cicely 1973. Voice and the actor. London : Harrap
(H 808.5 BERR)
Berry, Cicely 1975. Your voice and how to use it successfully. London :
Harrap. (H 808.5 BERR)
Berry, Cicely 1987. The Actor and his text. London : Harrap
(H 792.028 BERR)
2002. Complete voice and speech workout. New York :
Applause (H 808.5 COMP)
Carey, David 2008. Vocal arts workbook and DVD. London : Methuen
(H 792.028 CARE)
dal Vera, Rocco (ed) 2001. Voice in violence and other contemporary issues in
professional voice and speech training. Cincinnati, OH :
VASTA (H 808.5 VOIC)
Estill International 2007. Certification manual. Pittsburgh, P.A : Estill International
(H 792.028 ESTI)
Gates, Linda 2000. Voice for performance. New York : Applause
(H 792.028 GATE)
Houseman, Barbara 2002. Finding your voice. London : Nick Hern Books.
(H 792.028 HOUS)
Lessac, Arthur 1997. The Use and training of the human voice: a bio-dynamic
approach to vocal life. London : Mayfield Publishing
Company. (H 808.5 LESS)
Lessac, Arthur 1978 Body wisdom: the use and training of the human body.
White Plains, N.J : Lessac Research
(H 792.028 LESS)
Linklater, Kristin
Linklater, Kristin
Little, Joan
McCallion, Michael
Pearce, Stewart
Rees, Mandy (ed)
Rodenburg, Patsy
Rodenburg, Patsy
Rodenburg, Patsy
Rodenburg, Patsy
Skinner, Edith
Sneddon, Elizabeth
Thurburn, Gwynneth
Turner, J. Clifford
Wells, Lynn
Zinder, David
VOICE for THEATRE
PRACTICE(S)
Berry, Cicely
VOICE OVER
Alburger, James R
Blu, Susan and Mullin, Molly
Ann
VOICE AND SINGING
Cook, Orlanda
Fuchs, Viktor
Peckham, Anne
Salaman, Esther
2007. Freeing the natural voice: imagery and art in the practice
of voice and language. London : Nick Hern. (H 808.5
LINK)
1992. Freeing Shakespeare’s voice. New York : Theatre
Communications Group. (H 792.028 LINK)
1987. Back to basics: voice production course. Johannesburg :
The South African Guild of Speech and Drama Teachers.
(H 808.5 LITT)
1988. Voice book. London : Faber (H 792.028 MACC)
2006. The Alchemy of voice. London : Hodder Mobius
(H 808.5 PEAR)
2001. Voice and gender and other contemporary issues on
professional voice and speech training. Cincinnati, OH :
VASTA (H 808.5 VOIC)
1992. The Right to speak. London : Methuen Drama.
(H 808.5 RODE)
1993. The Need for words. New York : Routledge.
(H 808.5 RODE)
1997. The Actor speaks. London : Methuen.
(H 808.5 RODE)
2007. Presence: how to use positive energy for success in every
situation. London : Michael Joseph. (H 158.2 RODE)
1990. Speak with distinction (plus cassette tape) New York :
Applause (H 792.028 SKIN)
1955. Speech training for you. Cape Town : Juta
(H 808.5 SNED)
1939. Voice and speech: an introduction. London : James Nisbet
(H 808.5 THUR)
1985. Voice and speech in the theatre 5thd. ed London : A & C
Black. (H 808.5 THUR)
2004. Articulate voice. 4th ed. Boston : Pearson
(H 808.5 WELL)
2002. Body, voice, imagination: a training for the actor. New
York : Routledge (H 792.028 ZIND)
2008. From word to play. London : Oberon (H 792.0233 BERR)
2002. The Art of voice acting: the craft and business of
performing for voice-over. 2nd ed. Boston : Focal
Press. (H 808.5 ALBU)
1992. Word of mouth: a guide to commercial voice-over
excellence. Los Angeles : Pomegranate Press (H
808.5 BLU)
2004. Singing with your own voice. London : Nick Hern
(H 783.043 COOK)
1985. The Art of singing and voice technique. 2nd ed London :
John Calder (H 784.93 FUCH)
2000. The Contemporary singer: elements of vocal technique.
Boston, M.A : Berklee Press.
(H 783.043 PECK)
1999. Unlocking your voice: freedom to sing. 2nd ed. London.
 Kahn & Averill. (H 783.043 SALA)

VOICE and THERAPY

Newham, P. 1999. The Healing voice. Dorset : Element (H 615.85154

NEWH)

THEATRE PRACTICES that REFERENCE VOICE

Bogart, Anne and Landau, Tina 2005. The Viewpoints book: a practical guide to viewpoints and
composition. New York : Theatre Communications Group.
(H 792.028 BOGA)

Grotowski, Jerzy 1976. Towards a poor theatre. London : Eyre Methuen. (H

792.028 GROT)

LINGUISTIC THEORY / PRONOUNCIATION

Freeborn, Dennis 1993. Varieties of English. 2nd ed. Basingstoke : Macmillan

(H 420.9 FREE)
Gimson, A.C 1967. Everyman’s English pronouncing dictionary. 13th ed.
London : Dent (HR 421.5503 JONE)
Lanham, L.W 1967. The Pronunciation of South African English. Cape Town :
Balkema. (427.968 LANH)
Wells, J.C 2000. Longman’s pronounciation dictionary. Harlow : Pearson
(HR 421.5203 WELL)

VOCAL THEORY & WRITING ABOUT VOCAL PRACTICE

Banning, Yvonne
Banning, Yvonne
Berry, Cicely; Rodenburg, Patsy
and Linklater, Kristin
Boston, Jane
Cavarero, Adriana
Dunn, Leslie & Jones, Nancy
Grobler, Esmé
Hampton Marion &
Acker, Barbara (eds)
Kimbrough, Andrew
Martin, Jacqueline
McAllister-Viel, Tara
Mills, E
1989. English usage in South African theatre since 1976. Thesis
(M.A) University of the Witwatersrand (HT 792.0968
BANN)
1990. ‘Language in the theatre: mediating realities in an
audience’ in South African Theatre Journal. May 4(1): 12 -
37.
1997. ‘Shakespeare, feminism, and voice: responses to Sarah
Werner’ in New Theatre Quarterly XIII (49): 48 - 52.
1997. ‘Voice: the practitioners, their practices, and their critics’
in New Theatre quarterly XIII (51): 248 - 254.
2005. For more than one voice. Stanford, Calif : Stanford
University Press (H 401 CAVA)
1994. Embodied voices : representing female vocality in western
culture. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. (H 783.6
EMBO)
1990. ‘Varieties of dramatic dialogue’ in South African Theatre
Journal. May 4(1): 38 - 60.
1997. The Vocal vision : views on voice by 24 leading teachers,
coaches & directors. New York: Applause. (H 808.5
VOCA)
2002. The Sound of meaning. Thesis (Ph.D) Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University (H 792.028 KIMB)
1991. Voice in modern theatre. London : Routledge.
(H 792.028 MART)
2007. Speaking with an international voice? In Contemporary
Theatre Review, 17(1): 97-106
1999. Theatre voice as metaphor. Thesis (M.A) Rhodes
University (HT 792.028 MILL)
Werner, Sarah 1997. ‘Performing Shakespeare: voice training and the feminist
actor’ in New Theatre Quarterly , 12 (47):249 - 258.
Woodward, S 2005. Slamming into the visceral pleasure of language Thesis
(M.A) UCT (HT 792.028 WOOD)

Complementary BODY WORK / PHYSICAL PRACTICES

Feldenkrais, Moshe 1971. Twenty-five lessons. Holon : The Movement Notation

Society. (H 793.30148 FELD)
Gelb, Michael 1987. Body learning: an introduction to the Alexander technique.
London : Aurum Press. (H 613.78 GELB)
Pisk, Litz 1975. The Actor and his body. London : Harrap. (H 792.028
PISK)
Rees, Mandy 2005. Shakespeare around the globe. Cincinnati, Ohio : VASTA
(H 822.334 SHAK)
Rolf, Ida P 1977. Rolfing: the integration of human structures. New York :
Harper & Row. (H 615.8 ROLF)
Steinman, Louise 1995. The Knowing body. Berkeley, Calif : North Atlantic Books.
(H 792.028 STEI)
Wildman, Frank 2000. Feldenkrais: the busy person’s guide to easier movement.
Berkley, Calif. Intelligent Body Press.
(H 612.76 WILD)

VIDEO AND DVD RECORDINGS

Barton, Peter 1989. Voice: the universal instrument (Video) Chicago, Ill :
Clearvue (HZVT 776374)
Berry, Cicely 2004. Working Shakespeare. Workshop 1. Muscularity of
Language: Motion and Rhythm (DVD). New York :
Applause
(HZDV 770906)
Berry, Cicely 2004. Working Shakespeare. Workshop 3. Prose and verse Texts:
Language and Imagery Reveal the Character’s Inner
Landscape (DVD). New York : Applause (HZDV 770906)
Berry, Cicely 2004. Working Shakespeare. Workshop 4.The Whole Voice: Its
Sound and Range (DVD). New York : Applause (HZDV
770906)
Cirla, Brigitte 1994. Voice work (Video) Exeter : Arts Documentation Unit
(HZVT 97/13984)
Leigh, Susan 1988. Voice workout for the actor (Video). Leucadia, Calif :
Theatre Arts Video Library (HZVT 2000/15063)
Mayer, Lisa 1994. The Voice: its’ roots and potential (Video). Exeter : Arts
Documentation Unit (HZVT 97/9678)
Rodenburg, Patsy 1994. A Voice of your own (Video). New York : Applause (HZVT
2000/1072)
Wall, Joan 2004. The Singers’ voice (DVD) Redmond, Wash. : Caldwell Pub
(HZDV 775582)