Analysing why we laugh & what we laugh at & describing how performers can elicit this response from their audience this book enables actors to create memorable
- & hilarious
- performances Rooted in performance & performance criticism Sidney Homan & Brian Rhinehart provide a detailed explanation of how comedy works along with advice on how to communicate comedy from the point of view of both the performer & the audience Combining theory & performance the authors analyse a variety of plays both modern & classic Playwrights featured include Harold Pinter Tom Stoppard Christopher Durang & Michael Frayn Acting in Shakespeare's comedies is also covered in depth