Building a character

In his most famous book, An Actor Prepares, Stanislavski dealt with the imaginative processes.

In the second book, Building a Character, he deals with the physical realisation of character on the stage, expressions, movement and speech etc.

It is a book in which every theory is inextricably bound up with practice - a perfect handbook to the physical art of acting.

The work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers.

This edition, now reprinted with a new cover at a more accessible price, has stood the test of time for actors all over the world and was the original English language translation.

A classic text for every actors library. "An Actor must work all his life, cultivate his mind, train his talents systematically, develop his character; he may never despair and never relinquish this main pupose - to love his art with all his strength and love it unselfishly." (Constantin Stanislavski)