The Director's Craft is a unique & completely indispensable step-by-step guide to directing for the stage Written by one of the most adventurous & respected directors working today this book will be an essential item in every student & practitioner's kitbag It provides detailed assistance with each aspect of the varied challenges facing all theatre directors & does so with startling clarity It will inspire everyone from the beginner just starting out to the experienced practitioner looking to reinvigorate their practice Katie Mitchell shares & explains the key practical tools she uses to approach her work with both actors production teams & the text itself She addresses topics such as the ideas that underpin a play's text preparing improvizations Twelve Golden Rules for working with actors managing the transition from rehearsal room to theatre analyzing your work after a run has ended Each chapter concludes with a summary of its critical points making this an ideal reference work for both directors & actors at any stage of their development ...

Directors Improve Board Performance The Director's Manual A Framework for Board Governance offers current & aspiring board members essential up-to-date governance guidance that blends rigorous research-based information with the wisdom found only through practical direct experience 208 pages Browning Peter C ...

Two quirky detective stories from Britain's best sci-fi writer & author of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Dirk Gently is a detective
- well a sort of detective There is a long & honourable tradition of great detectives & Dirk Gently does not belong to it Dirk Gently calls himself a 'holistic detective' & above all he believes in 'the interconnectedness of all things' Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible then whatever remains however improbable must be the truth Dirk Gently however does not like to eliminate the impossible In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency a simple search for a missing cat reveals two ghosts a dodo an Electric Monk the devastating secret that lies behind the whole of human history & threatens to bring it to a premature close & finally the utterly terrifying reason why Richard Mac Duff has had a sofa stuck on his stairs for three weeks As The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul opens a passenger check-in desk at Heathrow Airport shoots up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flames The usual people try to claim responsibility However no rational cause can be found for the explosion
- it was simply designated an act of God But thinks Dirk Gently which God? & why? What God would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 1537 to Oslo? In these two delightfully odd detective stories Adams explores once again the realm of the unknown in the style of science fiction that brought him fame with The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt-the outrageous legendary no-holds-barred autobiography of Moetley Crue Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals celebrity love affairs rollercoaster drug addictions & immortal music in Moetley Crue books like Tommyland & The Heroin Diaries but now the full spectrum of sin & success by Tommy Lee Nikki Sixx Vince Neil & Mick Mars is an open book in The Dirt Even fans already familiar with earlier editions of the bestselling expose will treasure this gorgeous deluxe edition Joe Levy at Rolling Stone calls The Dirt without a doubt the most detailed account of the awesome pleasures & perils of rock & roll stardom I have ever read It is completely compelling & utterly revolting ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Atten-hut! Twelve jailbirds will earn their freedom if they survive a suicide mission against the Nazi brass Tough-as-nails Lee Marvin leads a nothing-to-lose convict squad in this all-time action trendsetter & Making Of& featurette Original theatrical trailer Interactive menu Scene access Actors Charles Bronson Clint Walker Donald Sutherland Jim Brown John Cassavetes Lee Marvin Telly Savalas Trini Lopez Richard Jaeckel Ernest Borgnine Ralph Meeker Robert Webber & Robert Ryan Director Robert Aldrich Certificate 15 years & over Year 1967 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital Surround Subtitles English ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Romanian ; Dutch ; English for the hearing impaired ; Italian for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours 18 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All eight episodes from the French drama series starring Francois-Xavier Demaison as Bertrand Molina a detective sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young teenager at a music festival in Lyon With the grieving family pressing for answers it&s not long before Molina uncovers a number of shocking secrets which could push them to breaking point ...

A captivating psychological thriller
- The Herald Manfred Baumann is a loner Socially awkward & perpetually ill at ease he spends
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play On a suburban street two masked men seize a young woman They bind & gag her & take her to an abandoned soundproofed apartment She is Alice Creed daughter of a millionaire Her kidnappers the coldly efficient Vic & his younger accomplice Danny have worked out a meticulous plan But Alice is not going to play the perfect victim
- she&s not giving in without a fight In a tense power-play of greed duplicity & survival we discover that sometimes disappearances can be deceptive The Disappearance of Alice Creed is a utterly gripping & unpredictable thriller featuring a mesmerising performance from Gemma Arterton (Quantum Of Solace The Prince of Persia) Actors Gemma Arterton Martin Compston & Eddie Marsan Director J Blakeson Certificate 18 years & over Year 2009 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx)
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