Using new interview material with actors, directors and writers, this book explores the challenges of performance in documentary theatre. Through a series of high profile case studies, Cantrell uses acting theory to examine the actors' complex processes, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of stage performance.
Covers a burgeoning area of study that appears on most contemporary theatre courses
Includes previously unpublished interviews with a range of well-known actors. Ideal for students: Cantrell introduces and surveys the theory and practice of documentary theatre, with international examples throughout
Tom Cantrell
Case Studies bibliography experience interview knowledge performance stage theatre understanding