20 episodes
Acting National Theatre
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Acting requires a wide range of skill, from the ability to control your voice to adopting physical attributes. A stage actor will often be required to research a period of history or particular topic to bring a character to life. This collection aims to give an insight into what it is like to be an actor at the National Theatre. Featuring Simon Russell Beale, Zoë Wanamaker, Lesley Manville, Rory Kinnear, Fiona Shaw, Ben Whishaw and Roger Allam.
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Rehearsal overview
Watch a video diary from One Man, Two Guvnors to see improvisation within the rehearsal room.
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Devising a multimedia production
Director Katie Mitchell and her company of actors and multimedia experts seeks to create a dynamic and multi-faceted performance. Using the text of a novel, they build a visual narrative paragraph by paragraph which is created live on stage every night.
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Acting In The Cherry Orchard
Director Howard Davies and actors Charity Wakefield, Mark Bonnar and Zoe Wanamaker talk about method and processes of acting for Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.
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Improvising during rehearsals
Improvisation is a useful tool in the rehearsal room. Daniel Rigby takes us into the rehearsal room for One Man Two Gunvors.
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An actor’s role in a multimedia production
In one of Katie Mitchell's multimedia productions, one actor may find itself representing the voice of one character, the head of a second and the arm of a third. Meanwhile, a fourth actor might be manipulating lights and a video camera to relay the image to projection screens.
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The reinvention of the script
Highly individual 'script' books were created by each actor to enable them to follow their own path through the complex maze of the multimedia production.