A treasure trove of advice support & encouragement that no performer should be without. Honest witty & direct The Golden Rules of Acting is every actor's best friend
- in handy paperback form. ' When auditioning rehearsing or in a performance take a risk
- the worst that can happen is that you get embarrassed. You won't die.' Easy to dip into fully illustrated throughout & designed to be both instructive & empowering The Golden Rules of Acting won't tell you how to act
- but it will tell you how to be an actor. ' Always remember the people auditioning you want you to be brilliant. They want you to solve their casting problem.' If you're a working actor drama-school student someone who wants to become an actor or simply someone who has a dream & wants to make it a reality this book is for you. 'NEVER harmonise when singing ' Happy Birthday'
- this has nothing to do with work it's just all actors do it & it's bloody annoying.' Andy Nyman learnt the golden rules of acting the hard way through twenty-five years of working in theatre film & television. On stage he co-wrote co-directed & starred in the West End hit Ghost Stories & won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for co-writing & directing Something Wicked This Way Comes with his regular collaborator Derren Brown. His many film appearances include Severance & Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral.