Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School (1) (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

By: Dermot Daly

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Synopsis: Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School is about being Black, being British and being an actor before, during and after training.Written by Black writers working in and around the British performative industries, this book offers practical and theoretical tools to take into the classroom, studio, rehearsal room, mind, body and heart, focalised unapologetically through being Black in Britain. Structured across three acts, it covers themes present on the road to drama school such as youth theatre, the texts studied and early experiences in theatre spaces; drama school training with practical suggestions to encourage and embolden Black actors; and the world of the profession, ensuring that mental health, making work and a sense of what can be offered by Black actors is made clear.This book is a call to action and a challenge to all those who teach, lecture, direct, parent, produce, cast and/or train Black performers in Britain – and those performers themselves, to listen more, ask more, feel more and be more.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 282 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040418055
Related ISBNs:: 9781040417997, 9781032824413, 9781032824406, 9781003504511
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/22/25
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Dermot Daly
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Dermot Daly