000			01456cam a2200181 i 4500
020			_a9780521769549 (hardback)
082	0	0	_a792.028 092 2 _bSIM/C
245	0	4	_aThe Cambridge encyclopedia of stage actors and acting/ _cby Simon Williams (ed.)
260			_aUnited Kingdom: _bCambridge University Press, _c2015.
300			_axiii, 694 pages : _billustrations ;
520			_a"Acting is widely acknowledged to be the central art of the theatre and has a long and vibrant history. With over 1,000 entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world. More than 100 renowned international contributors provide biographical, historical and technical information about actors both familiar and obscure whose work has been crucial in the development of acting methods and traditions from classical theatre to the present day. Entries on key directors, theorists and teachers and on the elements and genres of acting provide insights into the history of acting as an art and its current practice. Including a chronological list of actors that spans the past 2,000 years and many diverse countries and cultures, this Encyclopedia offers a fascinating and unique overview of acting onstage that will be of interest to anyone who attends or practises theatre"--
650		0	_aEncyclopaedia Actors
650		0	_aEncyclopaedia Acting
650		7	_aTheatre Studies
650		7	_aArts
700	1		_aSimon Williams (ed.)
942			_cBK
999			_c68623 _d68623