Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre, Hardcover by Thorpe, Jess; Gore, Tashi, ISBN 1350099740, ISBN-13 9781350099746, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

<p>Much of the theatre we make starts with a script and a story given to us by someone else. But what happens when we're required to start from scratch? How do we begin to make theatre using our own ideas, our own perspective, our own stories? <br><br> <i>A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre</i>, written by the artistic directors of the award-winning young people's performance company Junction 25 and is aimed at those new to devising or wanting to further develop their skills. It explores creative ways to create original theatre from a contemporary stimulus.<br><br> It offers a structure within which to approach the creative process, including ideas on finding a starting point, generating material, composition and design; it offers practical ideas for use in rehearsal; and it presents grounding in terminology that will support a confident and informed approach to production.<br><br> Th features contributions from some of the young performers who have been a part of Junction 25's work to date, as well as key artists and companies that work professionally in devised theatre, including case studies from Quarantine, the Team, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Nic Green and Ontroerend Goed. The work of Junction 25 is used to illustrate the concepts and ideas set out in th.<br><br>Ideal for any student faced with the challenge of creating work from scratch, <i>A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre</i> offers constructive guidance, which supports the requirements of students taking Drama and Theatre Studies courses. Th includes a foreword by theatre critic Lyn Gardner.</p>