Acorn Media, well known for its DVDs of classic British television programs, has carved out a new presence for itself as the first streaming service that specializes in British television. Acorn TV, which was launched last July, recently added “Playing Shakespeare” -- a series of master classes by the co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company in which Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley and other top-notch British actors play scenes and deconstruct Shakespeare’s language line by line -- to the list of British series it has begun streaming in the United States. Acorn has always been heavy on mystery series and is currently streaming...
- 12/22/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
We asked the staffs of the Drama Book Shop in New York and Samuel French in Los Angeles for their picks of the top 10 books every actor should own. Here are their choices. The Drama Book Shop, New York1. "Stella Adler on Acting" by Stella AdlerAdler fuses multiple techniques and methods to create an approach to acting that is all-encompassing, rich, and multilayered. Perfect for the professional and novice alike.2. "Auditioning" by Joanna Merlin A former casting director for Hal Prince and a working actor, Merlin gives exceptional advice from her experience on both sides of the audition table. What she does best is address the many ways in which actors sabotage themselves and the many things they can do to harness their personal power to deliver the best audition possible. This book is uplifting and demystifies the sometimes scary process of auditioning.3. "How to Get the Part…Without Falling Apart...
- 1/28/2010
- backstage.com
Playing Shakespeare (Home Video Debut) - Royal Shakespeare Company's John Barton's intimate acting workshop featuring nine master classes on Shakespearean performance with 21 of Britain's finest actors, including Oscar® winners Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love, Casino Royale), Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler's List), and Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings, Gods and Monsters), Patrick Stewart (X-Men), and David Suchet (Agatha Christie's Poirot).
- 5/14/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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