THE ACTOR AND THE CAMERA: Denis Lawson NHB Published: 2014 ISBN: 9 781848 423459 Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 17 11 14 One of the most important new books on camera acting for the young actor

MONTY PYTHON AT WORK: extracts from the diaries of Michael Palin Edited by Geoffrey Strachan NHB – Nick Hern Books ISBN: 978 1 84842 360 2 Pub: 2014 Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 20 07 14 An up-close look at an endlessly fascinating creative team.

SONG OF SPIDER-MAN: Glen Berger Pub: Simon & Schuster November 2013 ISBN: 9 781451 684568 Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 15 07 14 Remarkable, painful, fascinating, funny.

CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR MEN CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN Nick Hern Books ISBN: 978 1 85459 563 8 978 1 85459 564 5 Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 05 03 14 A very useful something for everyone.

JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR: Max Stafford-Clark Nick Hern Books ISBN: 9 781848 421790 Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 25 01 14 Unsentimental accounts of financial and other nightmares.

ETYMOLOGICON: ISBN 9781848314535 HOROLOGICON: ISBN 9781848315983 Mark Forsyth Icon Books Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 19 01 14 Books of erudition for sheer delight

100 GREAT PLAYS FOR WOMEN: Lucy Kerbel Nick Hern Books ISBN: 978 1 84842 185 1 Rec Price: 10.99 Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 12 12 13 A book much bigger than the sum of its parts.

SALAD DAYS: Julian Slade, Dorothy Reynolds Tete a Tete Recording Mountview Records Information: www.tete-a-tete.org.uk Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 01 12 13 Looking back or forwards, it’s good to feel good

THE ELEMENTS OF ELOQUENCE: Mark Forsyth Icon Books www.iconbooks.net Published: November 2013 Hardback: 978 1848 316218 (RP 12.99) eBook: 978 1848 316225 (RP 7.99) Review: 25 11 13, Alexander Ray Edser Better than a box of chocolates

MY FIRST PLAY: An Anthology of Theatrical Beginnings Nick Hern Books Published 2013 ISBN: 978-1-84842-339-8 RRP: 9.99 gbp Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 02 11 13 Fascinating glimpses.

OLIVIER: Philip Ziegler MacLehose Press, Quecus Books ISBN: 978 0 85705 119 6 RRP: 25 gbp Review: Alex Taylor, 25 09 13 Always readable, frequently brilliantly insightful.

SPEAKING THE SPEECH: An Actor’s Guide to Shakespeare Giles Block: Foreword by Mark Rylance Nick Hern Books ISBN 978 1 84842 191 2 RRP: 14.99 Review: Alex Taylor Tools not Rules

THE EXCELLENT AUDITION GUIDE: Andy Johnson Nick Hern Books RRP: £9.99 ISBN 978 1 84842 297 1 Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 09 09 13 This EXCELLENT AUDITION GUIDE is excellent

ACTING THROUGH SONG: Paul Harvard NHB (Nick Hern Books) www.nickhernbooks.co.uk Pub: 2013 ISBN: 978 1 84842 229 2 Review: Alexander Ray Edser A significant book for performing in music-theatre.

THE CONFESSION ROOM: A concept CD of a new Musical SIMG Records Review: Alexander Ray Edser, 22 07 13 Lively and unusual.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.