Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 193 pages)
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
9781350012790
Series Statement:
Performance books
Content:
"Rooted in performance and performance criticism Comedy Acting for Theatre is a textbook which offers a detailed examination of how comedy works, along with advice for the actor sending a comic message, allowing them to better understand the communication of comedy from the point of view of both the performer and the audience. Applying the twin perspectives of theory and performance, the authors analyse a variety of plays, both modern and classic, from writers including Harold Pinter, Tom Stoppard, Christopher Durang, Michael Frayn, among others, as well as an extensive exploration of acting in Shakespeare's comedies. Analysing why we laugh and what we laugh at, and describing how performers can elicit this response from their audience, Comedy Acting for Theatre: The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies is a detailed and essential handbook for actors seeking to put in memorable - and hilarious - performances"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction -- Why we laugh -- Improv and comedy -- Basic rules for the comic actor -- Elements of the comic character -- Psychological and performance issues in playing comedy -- Playing the whole comedy -- Options in playing Shakespeare's comedy -- The actor and four forms of comedy -- Coda: the audience.
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Also published in print
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350012752
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350012769
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350012776
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1350012777
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350012783
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781350012769
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350012790
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