{"product_id":"facing-the-fear","title":"Facing the Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOvercome Performance Anxiety and Stage Fright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBella Merlin's practical guide to confident performance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStage fright has the power to drive actors away from the stage for months, years, and even a lifetime. It is a monster that can affect any actor at any time – but it is also a challenge that can be met.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFacing the Fear\u003c\/em\u003e – the first book of its kind written specifically for actors – performer, author and teacher Bella Merlin draws on her own and other actors' personal experiences to examine:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe internal and external roots of stage fright, and how it manifests itself both psychologically and physiologically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complex relationship between the actor and the audience, and how it contributes to stage fright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cognitive processes of learning, storing and retrieving lines, and practical strategies to help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe essential principles for building a healthy, fear-free rehearsal environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe techniques that actors can employ to develop their own practices, from tips on physical wellbeing to performance strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsightful, empowering and always reassuring, \u003cem\u003eFacing the Fear\u003c\/em\u003e is a book for any actor: for those who are experiencing or have previously suffered from stage fright, as well as for those who want to be fully prepared in case that day ever comes. It provides all the tools actors need to understand, confront and ultimately overcome stage fright and its effects, thereby regaining control over their lives and careers. (And it might just save a fortune in psychotherapist's fees!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's also valuable reading for any teacher, director or stage manager working closely with actors, and a fascinating insight for anyone interested in what actors go through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An utterly engrossing book about confronting one of the most fundamental aspects of being an actor – fear.' \u003c\/b\u003eAntony Sher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn evidence-based techniques for managing performance anxiety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop the mental and emotional resilience essential to stage work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply practical exercises for building lasting performer confidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrain with Nick Hern Books' celebrated specialist in actor wellbeing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Loaded with technical, scholarly, and specialized information, yet all of it is articulated in the vernacular of the actor, making it not only accessible, but enjoyable… a refreshingly personal, often intimate, and thoroughly informative glimpse into the actor’s nightmare. It offers a comprehensive review of the possible origins of and causes for stage fright, a genuine system for addressing those issues, and a thought-provoking discourse on the actor’s world and relationships therein that influence this often debilitating phenomenon. If you are an actor who has faced this obstacle, or you know someone who has, you would do well to pick up this book' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVoice and Speech Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Insightful, illuminative and life-changing… this book should be on the top of every performer's reading list' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reviews Hub\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fascinating and incredibly informative… well researched, excellently structured and helpfully user-friendly… a special book that deserves a special place on anyone's bookshelf concerned, directly or indirectly, with acting' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewsGate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This is an important book because I don’t recall anyone writing in such depth and with such honesty about stage fright before… I hope tutors recommend this book to all performance students and that actors, however experienced, will read it and feel strengthened' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Elkin, - MyTheatreMates.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBella Merlin has successfully combined a professional career in acting (notably in Max Stafford-Clark's Out of Joint Theatre Company) with teaching at university drama departments in the UK and in the US. 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