Acting Shakespeare's Language (The Actor's Toolkit)

"Andy Hinds offers a rich and detailed path towards a precise contact with the challenge of speaking and inhabiting Shakespeare's language. This book is an immensely useful resource for anyone teaching, speaking and acting Shakespeare." - Ralph Fiennes

"Even highly experienced and knowledgeable readers will encounter new ideas or practices throughout the entirety of the book.... a major practical tool for actors, directors, students, teachers and Shakespeare aficionados... this book could be considered a primary source of knowledge and practice in Shakespearean performance. Highly recommended." - Scottish Journal of Performance

In this inspirational new manual, Andy Hinds shares what he has learnt over thirty years of teaching the speaking and acting of Shakespeare s texts. In simple steps he brings the reader to a full understanding of how Shakespeare s language works , lucidly outlines a number of practical guidelines, and provides simple, test-proven exercises to put each guideline into practice.

Key points include: Acting Solo Speeches; Pronunciation; Imagery and imagistic language; Acting Shakespeare s Verse; Acting Shakespeare s Prose; Breathing

The essential guide for all actors, students, teachers or directors tackling Shakespeare s plays or speeches and wishing to release the full dramatic power of his words.