Introducing… The Actor Speaks
Legendary voice coach Patsy Rodenburg’s essential guide to voice work for actors who want to reach the pitch, passion and vocal intensity that the best roles require.
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Introducing… From Craft to Career
A guidebook on what it takes to become an industry pro, full of in-depth insight into the casting process within television, film and theatre.
Introducing… Speechwork for Actors
An ideal speech-training resource for the 21st-century actor which includes specially commissioned online videos demonstrating key exercises.
Introducing… The Woman’s Voice
A call to arms to women about reclaiming their voices, combining elements of experience and practice from Patsy Rodenburg’s prolific career.
Introducing… Hear Me Now, Volume Two
An essential tool for actors of colour to showcase their range, and seeks to inspire, empower, and create a legacy for generations to come.
Introducing… The Right to Speak
A landmark book by one of the world’s foremost voice and acting coaches, containing exercises and practical tips with a step-by-step approach to using the voice effectively.
Top picks from Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
Many Methuen Drama authors will be premiering new work and reviving recent classics throughout this Fringe. Here is a run-down to help ensure you don’t miss your next festival-favourite!
Introducing… Performing for Motion Capture
The first all-encompassing guide for the next generation of performers working specifically for motion capture, featuring contributions from practitioners working across the globe.
The key principles of hip hop
An essential guide to the new, explosive synthesis of hip hop and theatre which covers vocal technique, use of equipment, mixing, looping, sampling, working with venues and dealing with creative challenges.
Introducing… Inside the Rehearsal Room
A practical guide that ultimately demystifies the rehearsal process and challenges how the rehearsal room should be run in the 21st century, drawing on professional practice and underpinned by theory.
How to master your Shakespeare audition
Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday this year with an excerpt from Mastering the Shakespeare Audition, which shows performers how to make the most of their rehearsal time in the lead up to an audition.
Introducing… The Vocal Arts Workbook
For over 10 years, performers and practitioners have used The Vocal Arts Workbook to develop vocal power, range, and flexibility through through structured and informed methods.
Nancy Bishop on auditioning for film and TV post #MeToo
Legendary casting director Nancy Bishop offers actionable advice on audition technique, scene analysis, and online casting, as well as aiding actors in landing the part.
Annie Morrison on The Moment of Speech
Legendary voice instructor and creator of the Morrison Bone Prop, Annie Morrison, has put her modernising practice to paper, sharing her transformative process in The Moment of Speech: Creative Articulation for Actors.
An interview with Cherrelle Skeete, from the Actors’ & Performers’ Yearbook 2022
In this exclusive interview, actress Joan Iyiola talks to Cherrelle Skeete, co-founder and Artistic Director of Blacktress UK, a network that supports Black womxn creatives by providing them with a community.
Anne Bogart on The Art of Resonance
In this exclusive extract, Anne Bogart breaks down the art of ‘resonance’: defining what it is, highlighting why it matters, and explaining how the ‘global situation’ of 2020 spurred her into writing.
Introducing… 30 Monologues and Duologues for South Asian Actors
The Kali Theatre celebrates 30 years of producing art with 30 monologues and duologues written by South Asian women.
Introducing… Voiceover Narration
Dian Perry uses decades of experience to offer simple exercises for great narrators and voiceover artists.
Introducing… Unusual Stories, Unusually Told
Celebrating the boldest American voices today is this collection of seven plays from Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks.
Introducing… The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays
An anthology of plays from trans playwrights establishes a canon of contemporary American trans theatre.
Introducing… the Arden Performance Companions
A new series of practical guides to performing Shakespeare’s plays for actors, directors, teachers and students.
Introducing… The Lost Plays
Five new plays that had their productions stopped due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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
Read this Extract from Voice Into Acting, Chapter One: The Organic Acting Approach and the Voice
Extract from Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook 2021
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.
Extract from the introduction of Di and Viv and Rose by Elizabeth Kuti
Read this extract from the introduction of Di and Viv and Rose by Elizabeth Kuti, from Methuen Drama’s Modern Classics series.
