From Page to Performance looks at the transformation of a written text into a live and dramatic performance. The author stresses drama as a co-operative and performing art, with playwrights, directors, actors, stage managers, and technicians united to bring the text to life. This wide-ranging and practical guide presents: discussion and analysis of key areas in theatre - including language, play openings, the audience, and dramatic genres; play extracts to illustrate important aspects of the theatre; extracts by professional directors and actors; technical hints on directing and performing the extracts, and plays in general; suggestions for practical activities and follow-up work; glossary of terms.
- ISBN13 9780521337359
- Publish Date 24 September 1987
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 20 July 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 152
- Language English