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On Actors and Acting
by Peter Thomson
ISBN: 0859897427
ISBN-13: 9780859897426
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ of Exeter Pr
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Pages: 224
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On Actors And Acting (UEP - Exeter Performance Studies) (Qty: 3)
Thomson, Peter
University of Exeter Press. PAPERBACK. 0859897427 New unread book in stock and on sale - some books may have remainder mark. We often have multiple copies per title - and have over 20,000 discounted titles available. Symposium Books is an Independent Bookstore with locations near Boston University and Brown University & RISD. We are dedicated to providing our customers with the widest selection of scholarly, literary and quality art books. Expedited shipping is available, and we include free delivery confirmation. Reliable customer service, and a no hassle return policy. . Fine. ( more information)
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On Actors and Acting
Thomsom, Peter
University of Exeter Press, 2003 Brand new paperback. rrp £15.99. 211pp. A scan of the front cover can be emailed to you on request.. Paperback. NEW. 8vo - 9.25" Tall. ( more information)
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On Actors and Acting
Thomsom, Peter
University of Exeter Press, 2003 Brand new paperback. rrp £15.99. 211pp. A scan of the front cover can be emailed to you on request.. Paperback. NEW. 8vo - 9.25" Tall. ( more information)
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On Actors and Acting
Thomsom, Peter
University of Exeter Press, 2003 Brand new paperback. rrp £15.99. 211pp. A scan of the front cover can be emailed to you on request.. Paperback. NEW. 8vo - 9.25" Tall. ( more information)
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On Actors and Acting
Peter Thomson
Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2002 First published in 2000. A volume for theatre-lovers, written for anyone who shares the author's curiosity about the art of acting and about theatre past and present. The essays are divided into three sections. The first centres on Elizabethan theatre practice, the second highlights themes, episodes and contemporary taste in the 18th and 19th centuries in England, and the third focuses on 20th-century performances of Shakespeare at Stratford in the 1970s and in the New Globe as the new century begins. The cast of actors discussed includes Richard Tarlton, Will Kemp, David Garrick, Samuel Foote, Richard and Mary Ann Yates, Thomas Weston, John Kemble, Edmund Kean, Frederick Robson, Henry Irving, Ian Richardson and Ben Kingsley.. Reprint. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
Offered by Allen Williams Books Tel. 01227 283853 (United Kingdom)
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On Actors and Acting (Exeter Performance Studies) (Qty: 3)
THOMSON, PETER (PROFESSOR OF DRAMA, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER PRESS, 2003. PBK. ED. Brand new. <br>Author: THOMSON, PETER (PROFESSOR OF DRAMA, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER)<br>Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER PRESS<br>Year Of Publication: 2003<br>Edition: PBK. ED<br>Pages: 222<br>Publication Country: UK<br>Dimensions: 234 x 156<br>Format: paperback<br>A collection of essays on actors and acting. The first section centres on Elizabethan theatre practice, the second highlights themes, episodes and contemporary taste in the 18th and 19th centuries in England, and the third focuses on 20th-century performa ( more information)
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