by Prunella Scales and Timothy West
A handbook for aspiring actors by two of the best-known names in British theatre and television.
So You Want To Be An Actor? by Timothy West and Prunella Scales offers practical advice and do's and don'ts to anyone thinking of taking up acting. The authors are passionate about actor training, know the profession inside out and have more than a hundred years' experience between them...
Writing alternately throughout the book - and sometimes offering radically different opinions - they cover over sixty topics including:
Drama school
Auditions and interviews
Agents
Financial Security
Learning the lines
Working in television/radio
Touring
Media attention
Charmingly informal but full of sound advice, So You Want To Be An Actor? is essential reading for anyone with their eye on a career in acting.
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