Stage Management

The Essential Handbook

Gail Pallin

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Nick Hern Books
25 February 2010

Theatre Studies; Theatre direction & production; Theatre management

The highly successful 'Bible for any stage manager', now in a revised and updated edition.

The stage manager is at the core of every successful theatre production: organising, managing and running rehearsals and performances; researching and procuring the props and furniture; and providing a creative information flow between the production and design departments.

This handbook is for students, graduates and all those who aspire to stage management, whether amateur or professional, on a large or small scale. Complete with charts and helpful checklists, it takes the reader through a typical production, week by week.

Other useful topics covered are:

Team dynamics and job roles Theatre unions Health and Safety legislation The job market Stage management tech Production templates Management techniques and interpersonal skills

As well as updated information and resources throughout, this new edition includes two brand new chapters: case studies of professional stage managers and producers working in the field, and an essay on creativity in stage management.

'A comprehensive guide for the aspiring stage manager' Alan Ayckbourn

'A very useful, practical how-to book aimed at students and practitioners, both professional and amateur'

— Teaching Drama Magazine

'Classic... one of the easiest to read text books on stage management - and well worth getting at any stage of your career'

— The Stage

'Highly recommended for the newcomer, the aspiring stage manager, the student, and for those of us who'd just like to confirm that what we've been doing for years is actually what we're supposed to be doing'

— Sightline, Journal of Theatre Technology and Design

By: Gail Pallin
Imprint: Nick Hern Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 252mm, Width: 173mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 301g
ISBN: 9781848420144
ISBN 10: 1848420145
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 25 February 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

GAIL PALLIN began her career in Stage Management at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, and has worked at many major rep theatres throughout Britain, including the Royal Court Theatre, London.