{"product_id":"words-into-action","title":"Words Into Action","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Master Director on the Art of Working with Text\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Gaskill's essential approach to script-based theatre\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\u003ePacked with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, \u003cem\u003eWords into Action\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned theatre director William Gaskill was one of the founders of the Royal Court, whose ethos, as Christopher Hampton says in his Foreword, 'this book goes a long way towards defining'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGaskill's acclaimed work as a director always began with the words of the playwright, and here, starting with a chapter on 'Trusting the Writer', he takes the actor through the vital steps needed to find the life of the play and then to articulate it on stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing instances from his own work in the theatre and from teaching at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he looks at action and intention, stillness and movement, sentences and rhetoric, punctuation and pauses. 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Shanahan - 'Theatre Artists Writing About Practice: A Review Essay', 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'a fount of wisdom that should prove invaluable to any reader' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Theatre Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'a fastidiously lucid and frank set of essays packed with practical advice, useful observations, and acute close readings' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Simpson - TLS, 'Books of the Year'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Gaskill (1930-2016) was a major theatre director who, in a wide-ranging freelance career, directed many productions of Brecht, Beckett and Shakespeare. He was closely associated with the Royal Court, where he directed Edward Bond's \u003cem\u003eSaved\u003c\/em\u003e. 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