The Outstanding Actor: Seven Keys to Success (Performance Books)

Ken Rea

ISBN 10: 147257298X / ISBN 13: 9781472572981

Published by Methuen Drama, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Outstanding Actor: Seven Keys to Success (Performance Books)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147257298X
• ISBN 13: 9781472572981
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Drawing on Ken Rea's 30 years' teaching experience and research, as well as interviews with top actors and directors, The Outstanding Actor identifies seven key qualities that the most successful actors manifest, along with practical exercises that help nurture those qualities.

Featuring contributions and insights from Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Al Pacino and many more, The Outstanding Actor gives you techniques that you can immediately put into practice in rehearsals, classes or private preparation. It also shows you how to increase the chances of having a more successful career.

'Ken taught us to be dangerous, to abandon any sense of failure and to take risks – that's where to find creativity. A lesson we can never stop learning.' Orlando Bloom

'The classes with Ken at Guildhall, I consider to be the most important part of the acting training. They are exercises in patience, unpredictability and encouraging students to make utter fools of themselves – vital for any actor embarking on a life in the profession.' Michelle Dockery

'Ken's classes were some of the most interesting that I was lucky enough to attend at drama school. He opened the mind to what acting could be.' Ewan McGregor

Includes a foreword by Damian Lewis.

About the Author

Ken Rea is the senior acting tutor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and artistic director of Koru Theatre. He began as a professional actor and director in New Zealand, working with some of the country's leading theatres and on television as well as running his own company, The Living Theatre Troupe. In addition to his work at Guildhall, he has taught in the national drama academies of China, Indonesia, India, Italy, New Zealand and Canada. He has also worked as a movement coach with many theatres including the Royal Shakespeare Company.