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The Art Of Coarse Acting
''The Art of Coarse Acting'' is a 1964 humorous book on amateur theatre by British journalist Michael Green, following the success of his ''The Art of Coarse Rugby'' in 1960. Green describes a coarse actor as: Green had a friend called Askew, with whom he had wrecked many a carefully planned production. Askew had a list of parts which enabled him to sneak away to the boozer, thanks to an early exit: Polonius, Lord Scroop, Constable of France, Doolittle, Prince of Aragon, etc., etc. Green, who had been involved in amateur theatre in the Midlands and London, dedicated the book to the Northampton Drama Club, Northampton Players, The Crescent Theatre, Birmingham, and The Questors Theatre The Questors Theatre is a theatre venue located in the London Borough of Ealing, west London. It is home of The Questors, a large theatre company which hosts a season of around twenty productions a year and is a member of the ''Little Theatre Gu ..., Ealing, all of whom (with the exception of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Green (humourist)
Michael Green (born 2 January 1927 in Leicester, England, died 25 February 2018) was a British journalist and author of humorous books. He is best known for ''The Art of Coarse Rugby'', ''The Art of Coarse Acting'' and other books with similar titles. Career Green began his career as a junior journalist on the ''Leicester Mercury''. He later joined the ''Northampton Chronicle and Echo'', where he worked on both the sporting and theatrical fronts, then the ''Birmingham Gazette'' as a sub-editor. Later he was a sports writer on ''The Observer'' and a contributor to the ''Sunday Times'', among others. ''The Art of Coarse Rugby'', which became a best-seller in 1960, and ''The Art of Coarse Acting'' were both products of his Midlands days, when he was involved with amateur rugby and dramatics. Green was commissioned to write ''The Art of Coarse Rugby'' by Hutchinson, to go with a republication of ''The Art of Coarse Cricket'' by Spike Hughes, who had intended the title as a play on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Art Of Coarse Rugby
Michael Green (born 2 January 1927 in Leicester, England, died 25 February 2018) was a British journalist and author of humorous books. He is best known for ''The Art of Coarse Rugby'', ''The Art of Coarse Acting'' and other books with similar titles. Career Green began his career as a junior journalist on the ''Leicester Mercury''. He later joined the '' Northampton Chronicle and Echo'', where he worked on both the sporting and theatrical fronts, then the ''Birmingham Gazette'' as a sub-editor. Later he was a sports writer on ''The Observer'' and a contributor to the ''Sunday Times'', among others. ''The Art of Coarse Rugby'', which became a best-seller in 1960, and ''The Art of Coarse Acting'' were both products of his Midlands days, when he was involved with amateur rugby and dramatics. Green was commissioned to write ''The Art of Coarse Rugby'' by Hutchinson, to go with a republication of ''The Art of Coarse Cricket'' by Spike Hughes, who had intended the title as a play on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Questors Theatre
The Questors Theatre is a theatre venue located in the London Borough of Ealing, west London. It is home of The Questors, a large theatre company which hosts a season of around twenty productions a year and is a member of the ''Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain'' and the ''International Amateur Theatre Association''. Activities The Questors theatre club was founded in 1929 by a group of 17 amateur performers and friends, and – pursuing an adventurous artistic policy led by one of the founders, Alfred Emmet – has grown into a vibrant theatre company. Since 2005, The Questors has had a public licence, changing it from a club theatre and enabling public sales of tickets. The company also runs Questors Academy which provides actor training and a youth theatre. Site In 1964 The Questors completed the construction of a new theatre building, which was opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in April 1964, replacing the previous theatre building which had been converted from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Non-fiction Books
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Non-fiction Books About Acting
Nonfiction, or non-fiction, is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to provide information (and sometimes opinions) grounded only in facts and real life, rather than in imagination. Nonfiction is often associated with being presented more objectively, like historical, scientific, or otherwise straightforward and accurate information, but sometimes, can be presented more subjectively, like sincerely held beliefs and thoughts on a real-world topic. One prominent usage of nonfiction is as one of the two fundamental divisions of narrative ( storytelling)—often, specifically, prose writing—in contrast to narrative fiction, which is largely populated by imaginary characters and events, though sometimes ambiguous regarding its basis in reality. Some typical examples of nonfiction include diaries, biographies, news stories, documentary films, textbooks, travel books, recipes, and scientific journals. While specific claims in a nonfiction work ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
