Andy Nyman Golden rules of acting

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A treasure trove of advice, support and encouragement that no performer should be without.

Honest, witty and 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, and designed to be both instructive and 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 and 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 and television.

On stage, he co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the West End hit Ghost Stories, and won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for co-writing and directing Something Wicked This Way Comes with his regular collaborator Derren Brown.

His many film appearances include Severance and Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral.