Jill Fenner, "The Actor's Handbook" (Bloomsbury 1998)
Shomit Mittet "Systems of Rehearsal" (Routledge 1992)
Don Taylor, "Directing Plays" (A & C Black 1996)
Constantin Stanislavski "An Actor Prepares" (Methuen)
Simon Palfrey "Doing Shakespeare" (Arden 2005)
John Barton "Playing Shakespeare" (Methuen 1984)

Rehearsed Presentation - Duration 15 minutes.

Continuous assessment relates to learning outcomes 2,3
Performance element relates to learning outcome 1

Workshops (One and a half hours per week) will enable students to explore the relationship between the director and the actor and the challenges involved in the production of short extracts of differing styles of text. Students will follow a systematic technical process from week to week, building to a final showing of the work studied. Early workshops will examine the "art" of directing and acting from a historical viewpoint by studying past approaches that have influenced or inform the present. The extracts will be presented in "blacks" at the end of the Semester.

This module will involve students in the study and practice of directing actors in theatre plays. Students will understand the disciplines and techniques required of both the director and the actor to achieve the best possible outcome to final performance. Students will learn the professional approach to the rehearsal and production processes covering varying styles of theatre from naturalism to absurdism; from Epic theatre to Shakespeare.

Library
Rehearsal room and Studio space.
IT Software (e.g. word processing and internet access)