This work provides the actor with unusual Shakespearean audition material. There are 50 speeches in total. Alongside each speech is a helpful character description, brief explanation of the text, and notes on obscure words, phrases and references. There is also a comprehensive guide to selecting, preparing and performing audition speeches, and background material on Shakespeare and the times he lived in.
| ISBN: | 9780713663211 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2002 |
| Author: | Simon Dunmore |
| Publisher: | Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 130 pages |
| Series: | Audition Speeches |
| Genres: |
Acting techniques Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Gender studies: men and boys |