{"title":"Robert Marsden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Marsden\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful and accessible works that explore the craft of theatre directing and the wider performing arts. His books guide readers through practical techniques and creative approaches, making complex concepts approachable for both beginners and enthusiasts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the world of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Marsden’s writing reveals the intricacies of theatrical production with clarity and passion, offering inspiration to those keen to deepen their understanding of stagecraft and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-directing-theatre-by-robert-marsden-9781350370517","title":"A Beginner’s Guide to Directing Theatre","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn accessible guide to the theatre directing process of text-based theatre, from the choice of the play through to an encounter with an audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving from how to choose a play to the opening night, \u003ci\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Directing Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader, via a step-by-step approach, through various techniques, practitioners, methodologies and exercises that could be applied to text-based theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough doing so, the reader comes to understand:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe differences between directing (the approach) and the director (the role), how that crosses over and ways to navigate this\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA range of practices, methodologies and techniques for the differing and diverse styles, genres, playwrights and movements, i.e. the ‘what’ of directing\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to create inclusive, safe and diverse practices of casting and rehearsal methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy not providing one single methodology, but introducing readers to various methods, the author garners an understanding of how different plays, genres, styles and movements require their own approaches to reach opening night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst not concentrating on devised or non-text based theatre, the book makes explicit how devising, experiential and improvisatory techniques can be embraced to inform the types of methodologies a director may embrace whilst approaching text-based work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom here, readers will be able to know which practitioners and directing methodologies they may wish to employ and will understand where to head next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455506759916,"sku":"9781350370517","price":51.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/714dtW420pL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774776435"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/robert-marsden.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}