Actors and Performers

Introducing… The Need for Words

The Need for Words jacket cover

Find your voice with Patsy Rodenburg’s seminal work on words – featuring a brilliant foreword by the late Antony Sher – which offers practical ways to approach language, Shakespeare, Romantic poetry, modern prose, and much more.

Listen to our podcast episode on Black British Queer Plays and Practitioners

Journey through the development of Black queer theatre in Britain, from monologue to musicals, realist drama to club-performance, and a wide range of forms.

An extract from Clown: The Physical Comedian – introducing The Look

Read this Extract from Clown: The Physical Comedian, Introduction, The Word and The Look

Extract from Voice into Acting, Chapter One: The Organic Acting Approach and the Voice

Voice into Acting

Read this Extract from Voice Into Acting, Chapter One: The Organic Acting Approach and the Voice

Extract from Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2021

Actors' & Performers' Yearbook 2022

Read this interview from the Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2021 with David Mumeni on levelling the playing field for actors from working- and benefit- class backgrounds.