An Actor’s Work: A Student’s Diary

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Stanislavski’s ‘system’ has dominated actor-training in the West since his writings were first translated into English in the 1920s and 30s. His systematic try to outline a psycho-physical technique for acting single-handedly revolutionized standards of acting in the theatre.

Until now, readers and students have had to contend with inaccurate, misleading and difficult-to-read English-language versions. One of the mistranslations have resulted in profound distortions in the way in which his system has been interpreted and taught. At last, Jean Benedetti has succeeded in translating Stanislavski’s huge manual into a full of life, fascinating and accurate text in English. He has remained faithful to the creator’s original intentions, putting the two books in the past referred to as An Actor Prepares and Building A Character back together into one volume, and in a colloquial and readable style for nowadays’s actors.

The result is an enormous contribution to the theatre, and a service to one of the crucial great innovators of the twentieth century.

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