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19%OFFHarriet Walter - Other People's Shoes - 9781854597519 - V9781854597519
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Other People's Shoes

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Description for Other People's Shoes Paperback. "Acting is what I do with who I am", writes Harriet Walter - and in this book she takes us step-by-step through the processes involved in performance. Each step of the way is illuminated with precise examples drawn from her own career. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; APB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 108 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.

Harriet Walter's wonderfully practical - and personal - introduction to acting.

'Acting is what I do with who I am', writes Harriet Walter. And in this book she takes us step by step through the processes involved in performance. Each step of the way is illuminated with brilliantly precise examples from her own career.

So we are introduced to the Workshop, the Rehearsal, and the Roots and Pathways into a role. Then follows the main meat of the book: six Keys to the Development and Exploration of character. The closing section deals with Performance on stage and screen. ... Read more

Harriet Walter's book is full of unparalleled insights into the everyday working life of an actor, and into quite how much hard work is needed before they can convincingly put themselves in other people's shoes.

'My advice to a young actor: read this book' Richard Eyre

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
365g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854597519
SKU
V9781854597519
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter trained at LAMDA and started with fringe groups such as Joint Stock before moving on to the Royal Court, the RSC and the National. On TV she is best-known as Amy in the sitcom Unfinished Business and as Harriet Vane in the Lord Peter Wimsey series. Films include Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility and Louis Malle's Milou in ... Read more

Reviews for Other People's Shoes
'Buy it, and be delightfully and unhectoringly informed about exactly what it is that actors get up to and why... Harriet Walter is sharp, clear, elegant, sturdily sensitive'
Observer
'A fascinating insight into the working life of an actor... very enjoyable'
The Times

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