So You Want To Be An Actor?

Timothy West, Prunella Scales

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Nick Hern Books
08 September 2005

Theatre Studies; Acting techniques

Series: So You Want To Be...? career guides

A handbook for aspiring actors by two of the best-known names in British theatre and television.

So You Want To Be An Actor? by Timothy West and Prunella Scales offers practical advice and do's and don'ts to anyone thinking of taking up acting. The authors are passionate about actor training, know the profession inside out and have more than a hundred years' experience between them...

Writing alternately throughout the book - and sometimes offering radically different opinions - they cover over sixty topics including:
* Drama school
* Auditions and interviews
* Agents
* Financial Security
* Learning the lines
* Working in television/radio
* Touring
* Media attention

Charmingly informal but full of sound advice, So You Want To Be An Actor? is essential reading for anyone with their eye on a career in acting.

'One of the most valuable books for young and aspiring actors that I have read in recent years... a book to keep with you from debut to death'

— Rogues and Vagabonds Theatre Website

By: Timothy West, Prunella Scales
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 109mm, Spine: 109mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9781854598790
ISBN 10: 1854598791
Series: So You Want To Be...? career guides
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 08 September 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Timothy West is best-known on TV for Brass and for playing real people such as Edward VII, Churchill and Beecham, and on stage for classic roles such as Lear, Prospero, Falstaff and the Master Builder. Prunella Scales is world-famous as Mrs Basil Fawlty and well-known on stage and screen for countless other roles often in modern comedy. She has played both Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II.

Reviews for So You Want To Be An Actor?

'One of the most valuable books for young and aspiring actors that I have read in recent years... a book to keep with you from debut to death' * Rogues and Vagabonds Theatre Website *