Acting
a backstage guide
$22.21
- Paperback
112 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2025
Summary
Acting: A Master’s Guide to the Craft
From one of the most celebrated actors of the stage and screen comes this book on the craft of acting.
Lucian Msamati draws on his rich experience, particularly in the context of productions at the National Theatre - including:
- Amadeus
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Master Harold and The Boys
- Death and The King’s Horseman
- The Comedy of Errors
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350379497 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1350379492 |
| Series: | National Theatre Backstage Guides |
| Author: | Lucian Msamati |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 112 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Dimensions: | 164mm x 120mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Lucian Msamati
Lucian Msamati is an actor, writer and director. Born in the UK and raised in Zimbabwe by his Tanzanian parents, Msamati founded Zimbabwe’s Over the Edge Theatre Company. As an actor in TV and film, he has appeared in Ultimate Force, Spooks, Ashes to Ashes, Doctor Who, Death in Paradise, Luther, The Hollow Crown (Richard II), The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, The International, Game of Thrones, Gangs of London, Black Earth Rising, His Dark Materials and Taboo. On stage, he has appeared in a large number of productions at venues including the National Theatre, West End, RSC, Almeida, Kiln, Royal Court, Shakespeare’s Globe and American Repertory Theater, and notably was the first Black actor to play Iago in Othello. In 2010 he was appointed Artistic Director of the acclaimed British-African theatre company Tiata Fahodzi. Msamati is also a writer and director.
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