The Actor and the Target: New Edition [Paperback]

“Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn’t ‘second nature,’ it is ‘first nature.’”—Declan Donnellan
 
This immensely popular and ever-practical book on acting takes a scalpel to the heart of actors’ persistent fears, helping them to release their talent on stage. It is straightforward and unpretentious, with a spirit of artistic and personal freedom.

An updated edition of Declan Donnellan's fresh and radical approach to acting.

British theatre director Declan Donnellan is the first Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Academy and is best known for his work with Cheek by Jowl (including their acclaimed all-male As You Like It) and on Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul. As Associate Director of the National Theatre his productions included Fuenteovejuna, Sweeney Todd and Angels in America.

-Fully revised version-first published in 2002 -First edition sold 4000 copies -Published in Russian, Spainish and French

-His acting company, Cheek by Jowl, tours extensively in the US and throughout the world