Category: Books and CDs

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 08:43 AM

In Two Minds, a biography of Jonathan Miller
Published: Oberon Books Ltd
Also available online.
ISBN: 978 1 84943 451 5

Review: Carole Woddis

Never at peace, but many revelations.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 04:30 PM

THE QUALITY OF MERCY: Reflections on Shakespeare. Peter Brook
Nick Hern Books

ISBN: 978 1 84842 261 2

Review: Alexander Ray Edser

A book you’ll not get tired of.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 04:52 PM

BECOMING AN ACTOR Thomasina Unsworth
NHB, Pub 2012 (www.nickhernbooks.co.uk
ISBN: 978 84842 156 1
Rec Price: 10.99

Review: Alexander Ray Edser

Invaluable for Drama students present and future, and much for everyone else.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 11:58 AM

THE ACTING BOOK: John Abbott
NHB, Nick Hern Books
Pub: Aug 2012
ISBN: 9 781848 421448

Review: Alexander Ray, 10 09 12

If you’re involved in acting, you can’t afford to be without this book.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, September 01, 2012 - 09:52 AM

THE GOLDEN RULES OF ACTING that nobody ever tells you: Andy Nyman
NHB: pub 2012
Info: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk
Rec Price: 5.99
ISBN: 9 781848 422537

Review: Alexander Ray, 01 09 12

A complete joy, unique, a book for all seasons.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, August 31, 2012 - 10:27 AM

HOW MUSICALS WORK (and how you can write your own): Julian Woolford
Nick Hern Books
www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Pub: 2012
Rec Price: £12.99

Review: Alexander Ray, 30 08 12

Informative in its theory, practical in its information. A seminal examination.

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 02:30 PM

SHAKESPEARE ON THEATRE: On Theatre Series
Ed: Nick de Somogyi
Nick Hern Books
Pub: 2012. ISBN: 978 1 84842 079
Cover price: 10.99

www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

Review: Rod Dungate, 06 06 12

It’s size is bigger than the sum of its parts.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, March 02, 2012 - 05:41 PM

SWEET WILLIAM (TWENTY THOUSAND HOURS WITH SHAKESPEARE):
Michael Pennington
Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9 781854 595683

Shakespeare’s in Pennington's blood as well as his brain.

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 12:59 PM

SHAKESPEARE’S LOST PLAY: IN SEARCH OF CARDENIO
Gregory Doran
NHB
ISBN: 9 781848 422087

Review: Rod Dungate 11 01 12

Magical mystery tour.

Posted by : RodDungate on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 10:04 PM

SO YOU WANT TO DO A SOLO SHOW? Gareth Armstrong
Nick Hern Books
Published: 2011, ISBN 978 1 84842 084 7
Part of the ‘So You Want To’ series – see www.nickhernbooks.co.uk
Review: Rod Dungate 24 10 11


What a handy little book this is!

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 05:44 PM

AN ATTITUDE FOR ACTING (How to Survive and Thrive as an Actor)
Andrew Tidmarsh: Dr Tara Swart
Nick Hern Books
First published 2011: RRP 12.99

Review: Rod Dungate, 16 September 2011

There’s not an actor who wouldn’t find this useful.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 08:23 PM

Ken Campbell: The Great Caper
Michael Coveney
Nick Hern Books
Pub: 2011
ISBN: 9 781848 420762
Recommended Price: 14.99

Review: Rod Dungate

A great read about a unique man

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 10:01 AM

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, April 07, 2011 - 12:53 PM

LUCKY BREAK: Esther Freud
Pub: Bloomsbury, 04 04 11
RRP: 11.99 gbp
Review: Rod Dungate 07 04 11

(A link to the book on Amazon is below.)

A tale of drama, with humour and a welcome lack of gloss.

Posted by : RodDungate on Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 09:41 PM

WORDS INTO ACTION: William Gaskill
Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9 781848 421004
Review: Rod Dungate 22.10.10

Opens so many doors to discovering the power of words

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, August 06, 2010 - 09:50 AM

SO YOU WANT TO BE A THEATRE PRODUCER
James Seabright

NHB
Rec Price: 12.99
ISBN: 9 781854 595379

Review: Rod Dungate 06 08 10

(Some useful links appear below.)

An excellent addition to the SO YOU WANT TO BE series

Posted by : RodDungate on Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 10:09 AM

THE RELUCTANT ESCAPOLOGIST: Mike Bradwell
Nick Hern Books: 9 781854 595386
Pub: 2010

Review: Rod Dungate, 29 07 10

Detailed, witty, a first-hand experience account of long involvement in alternative theatre

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 10:22 AM

STAGE MANAGEMENT: Gail Pallin
Nick Hern Books (New Edition)
Recommended Price: 14.99
ISBN: 9 781848 420144
Review: Rod Dungate, 23 June 2010

Simple, Marvellous, Simply marvellous.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, April 05, 2010 - 05:42 PM

NOTES ON DIRECTING: Frank Hauser, Russell Reich
Published: Methuen Drama, in the UK, February 2010
RRP: 9.99 gbp
ISBN: 9 781408 125205
Review: Rod Elongate, 5 April 2010
Here's a link to methun: www.acblack.com/drama/Books/details.aspx?isbn=9781408125205&title=+Notes+on+Directing

I’ve just read it and I’m grinning with pleasure.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, April 02, 2010 - 06:04 PM

SO YOU WANT TO GO TO DRAMA SCHOOL? Helen Freeman
Nick Hern Books
ISBN: 9 781848 420168
Published: 2010
(Part of the So You Want To . . . series.)
RRP 9.99 gbp

Review: Rod Dungate 02 04 10

So here’s a neat little book.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, December 27, 2009 - 04:33 PM

TALKING THEATRE: Interviews with Theatre People, Richard Eyre
Nick Hern Books
Recommended Price 20.00

Review: Rod Dungate, 27.12.09

Like Dr Who’s Tardis - bigger on the inside than on the outside.

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 09:57 AM

SECRETS FROM THE CASTING COUCH
Camera Strategies for Actors from a Casting Director
Nancy Bishop
Methuen Drama: 2009: http://www.methuendrama.com/
ISBN: 9 781408 113271

(A link to the book on Amazon is below).

Every actor who want to work on screen needs to read this.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 11:09 AM

IMPROVISATION IN REHEARSAL
John Aboott
Nick Hern Books
Info on the book at NHB:
http://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/index.cfm?nid=home&isbn=9781854595232&sr
ISBN: 978 1 85459 523 2
Cover Price: 10.99
Review: Rod Dungate 25.09.09

Clear, precise, tightly focused and a mine of good practice.

Posted by : RodDungate on Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 01:01 PM

HOW PLAYS WORK: David Edgar
Nick Hern Books
RRP: 10.99
Review: Rod Dungate, 6 September 2009

Intriguing and extremely informative.

Here’s a link to the NHB website, a link to the book on Amazon is attached at the end of the review.
www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/

Posted by : RodDungate on Monday, August 17, 2009 - 12:31 PM

SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUES FOR MEN
SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN
Nick Hern Books
RRP: 8.99 each
ISBN: 9781848420052 / 9781848420078
Review: Rod Dungate 17 August, 2009

For info and purchase: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

A duo of dual purpose books.

Posted by : RodDungate on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 05:33 PM

Noel Coward: In His Own Words
Methuen Drama
ISBN: 9 781408 107584
RRP 7.99 (Paperback)

Review: Rod Dungate, 28 07 09
Info: www.acblack.com

(A link to the book on Amazon is below).


A great pleasure to read.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 10:38 AM

Book
INSIDE STORY: THE POWER OF THE TRANFORMATIONAL ARC: Dara Marks

ISBN: 978-1-4081-0942-7

Review: Ian Spiby, 2 July 2009
RRP: 14.99.

(A link to Amazon to the book is below)

A fascinating exploration of the art of writing film scripts.

Posted by : RodDungate on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 03:58 PM

BESIDE MYSELF: AN ACTOR’S LIFE, Antony Sher
Nick Hern Books - Reprint of 2001 book, with additional notes
ISBN: 9781848420359
A link to buy the book is below.

A man with an existential headache.

Posted by : RodDungate on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 07:42 PM

Methuen Books: both RRP 19.99.
(Make-up) ISBN: 9 781408 110430.
(Hairstyles) ISBN: 9 781408 109885.

All you need to know from Prehistoric Man to Bollywood and Grunge.

Links to the books on Amazon are below - sorry no images.

Posted by : RodDungate on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 11:04 AM

DRAMA GAMES: Jessica Swale.
NHB: Nick Hern Books.
RRP 8.99 gbp.
Review: Rod Dungate 24 April 2009

Simple, amazing, how do you live without it?.

(A link to the book follows the review.)