''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 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 ...

'' 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 Northampton Players) are still active. He also acknowledged the help of The Questors Theatre with the illustrations.

References

* Michael Green, ''Nobody Hurt in Small Earthquake'' Heinemann, London, 1990, 1964 non-fiction books Non-fiction books about acting Hutchinson (publisher) books {{theat-book-stub