Practical Drama: Secrets Theatre Arts by David Chadderton

Practical Drama: Secrets Theatre Arts by David Chadderton

If you want to work in the theatre, this book shows you how. From acting to behind the scenes work, it explains the working of the theatre and means you look and feel like a theatre professional and avoid making novice errors. Fully revised and updated, and with new illustrations, this new edition of Practical Drama and Theatre Arts aims to contain in one volume advice on all aspects of the theory and practice of creating theatre - from lighting and set design to the role of the director to writing scripts. It is designed to be used as a set text for all students taking drama or performing arts courses, and also for drama groups (adults and children). The author is an experienced teacher and practitioner in drama, who has contributed to BBC Radio 3's Night Waves, it is an ideal starting point for students, at school, college or in the wider community, wanting to gain the skills to succeed as performers, writers, directors, designers or technicians. Chapters included are: What is theatre? Improvisation; Planning for sound; Designing sets; Using lighting; Analysing performance; Creating a successful production; Websites; and, further reading.

' If you want to work in the theatre, look and feel like a theatre professional and avoid making novice errors, read this book' James Craig

David Chadderton is from Manchester. He has been teaching theatre, from primary schools and youth groups up to undergraduate, for more than 25 years and has written two books on the subject: Practical Drama (2002 and 2006) and The Theatre Makers (2008), both published by Studymates. He also has a BA (hons) in Theatre Studies from Rose Bruford College and an MA in scriptwriting from University of Glamorgan. He currently teaches undergraduates at Rose Bruford College and drama workshops for Mainstream Theatre Arts. He has written and directed scripts for young performers and young audiences, from pantomimes and dance shows to theatre-in-education programmes. Besides BTG, he has written for a number of publications and appeared as a specialist on local and national radio and TV, plus he produced and presented his own weekly theatre show on a community radio station in East Cheshire for more than three years. He is a member of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain and the Critics' Circle.

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ISBN 13	9781842850824
ISBN 10	1842850822
Title	Practical Drama: Secrets Theatre Arts
Author	David Chadderton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	GLMP Ltd
Year published	2006-05-30
Number of pages	140
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