Actor Training

Actor Training expands on Alison Hodge’s highly-acclaimed and best-selling Twentieth Century Actor Training. This second edition updates the original book, including a new bibliography, revised chapters, and additional practitioners and photographs, creating a comprehensive study. The book covers practitioners such as Stella Adler, Eugenio Barba, Augusto Boal, Anne Bogart, Bertolt Brecht, Peter Brook, Michael Chekhov, Joseph Chaikin, Jacques Copeau, Philippe Gaulier, Jerzy Grotowski, Maria Knebel, Jacques Lecoq, Joan Littlewood, Sanford Meisner, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Ariane Mnouchkine, Monika Pagneux, Michel Saint-Denis, Włodzimierz Staniewski, Konstantin Stanislavsky, and Lee Strasberg. It explores the historical, cultural, and political contexts of their work, with practical exercises and key productions, serving as an invaluable introduction to actor training and its role in modern theatre.