This collection features twenty-five fantastic duologues for two women, almost all written since the year 2000 by some of our most exciting dramatic voices, offering a wide variety of character types and styles of writing.

Feldenkrais for Actors is the result of thirty years of study and experience of the Method, and the benefits it can bring. It is invaluable for actors at any stage of their career, as well as for singers, dancers, musicians, martial artists, athletes and more.

In a varied and distinguished career, Harriet Walter has played almost all of Shakespeare's heroines. But where, she asks, does an actress go after playing Cleopatra's magnificent death? Why didn't Shakespeare write more – and more powerful – roles for…

Whatever your current level of experience, Stage Combat: Unarmed is the essential book for directors, actors, students and teachers, or indeed anyone looking to incorporate safe, effective stage fights into their productions.

Year of the Fat Knight is Antony Sher's account – splendidly supplemented by his own paintings and sketches – of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's best-known and most popular characters, Sir John Falstaff. 

The definitive guide to writing music for the stage, by the Composer-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse.

An inspiring, practical guide to working with young people on their voices, by a highly experienced teacher, actor and director.

Covering a comprehensive range of topics, The Working Actor is the essential guide to putting yourself in the best possible position to get work, to keep getting it, and to make a living from it. 

Actioning – and How to Do It is the indispensable companion to a vital component in every actor’s toolkit. Actioning will enable you to discover and unlock newfound energy, range, variety and clarity of body and voice.

In Facing the Fear – the first book of its kind written specifically for actors – performer, author and teacher Bella Merlin draws on her own and other actors' personal experiences to examine all aspects of stage fright.