Trade Secrets. Australian Actors And Their Craft

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Currency Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: First Edition

Description: 228 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Australian actors are now taking their place on the international stage, becoming regulars among the nominees and winners of major international acting awards. They are famously indifferent to the honing of their skills outside of the actual workplace... this book is a response to a nagging feeling Ive had for many years that Australian actors are making it up as they go along... (Terence Crawford). So what is it about the approach, technique and focus of the Australian actor that has the entertainment worlds favour and respect How do our best actors do what they do Trade Secrets is a fascinating examination of the acting processes of fourteen of Australias finest actors and will feature interviews with: Paula Arundell, Bille Brown, Helen Buday, Joel Edgerton, Judi Farr, John Gaden, Paul Goddard, Robert Grubb, Wendy Hughes, Heather Mitchell, Sean OShea, Pamela Rabe, Geoffrey Rush and Charles Bud Tingwell. Each chapter gives an overview of the actors life, training, inspiration and reputation followed by an extensive interview with them about their craft and how they approach it.

ISBN: 9780868197630