TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnstone,Keith
AU  - Wardle,Irving
TI  - Impro: improvisation and the theatre 
T2  - Bloomsbury revelations series
SN  - 9781350069039
AV  - PN2071.I5 J64 2019
U1  - 792.02/8 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic
KW  - Improvisation (Acting)
N1  - "Originally published in hardback by Faber and Faber Ltd in 1979."; P.B; Includes bibliographical references; Notes on myself -- Status -- Spontaneity -- Narrative skills -- Masks and trance
N2  - "In this landmark work Keith Johnstone provides a revelatory guide to rediscovering and unlocking the imagination. Admired for its clarity and zest, Impro lays bare the techniques and exercises used to foster spontaneity and narrative skill for actors. These techniques and exercises were evolved in the actors' studio, when he was Associate Director of the Royal Court and then in demonstrations to schools and colleges and ultimately in the founding of a company of performers called The Theatre Machine. Divided into four sections, 'Status', 'Spontaneity', 'Narrative Skills' and 'Masks and Trance', arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the book sets out the specific approaches which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity"--
ER  -