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Tje Need for Words : Voice and the Text - Softcover

Patsy Rodenburg

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9780413681607: Tje Need for Words : Voice and the Text
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0413681602 ISBN 13: 9780413681607
Publisher: Methuen, 1994

Synopsis

"The Need for Words is an astonishing book. It takes you on an extraordinary voyage of discovery through the worlds of language and texts. Every actor and non-actor should know it and read it." Declan Donnellan (director) In The Need for Words, Patsy Rodenburg shows herself to be an inspired and inspiring teacher. Her work is an essential tool for today's teachers and students. She enables them to regain power over language, voice and speech so they can speak out and be heard." Jenny Harris (Head of Education, Royal National Theatre) Patsy Rodenburg is Director of Voice at the Royal National Theatre and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is recognised as one of the world's leading voice and acting coaches. She has worked regularly with the best-known actors of the British theatre, including Dame Judy Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Antony Sher, Harriet Walter, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosemary Harris, Daniel Day-Lewis, Simon Russell Beale and Ralph Fiennes.

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About the Author

Patsy Rodenburg teaches at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and is currently Head of the Voice Department at London's Royal National Theatre, where she has worked with such actors as Ian McKellen, Judi Dench and Daniel Day-Lewis.

Review

"Playwrights...still think the words speak for themselves. They don't, and in this excellent book Patsy Rodenburg shows why." -- Alan Bennett, Playwright

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Publisher
Methuen
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0413681602
ISBN 13 
9780413681607
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
266
Rating
  • 4.26 out of 5 stars
    38 ratings by Goodreads