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The Mask Handbook: A Practical Guide

by Toby Wilsher - £24.99  Routledge (2006)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9780415414371 | ISBN 10: 0415414377

This book, from Europe’s leading Mask director and co-founder of the Trestle Theatre Company, provides a fascinating demystification of the process of using masks.
 
Full of simple explanations, and collating over twenty-five years’ experience of writing for, directing and acting in masks, The Mask Handbook examines how masks have the ability to play the fundamental game of theatre – the suspension of disbelief.
 
The Handbook includes:
 
-an introduction to the origin of masks
 
-advice on preparing, making and using mask
 
-tips on writing, devising and directing maskwork
 
-lots of fun and effective practical exercises
 
This accessible and inspiring handbook will empower teachers, directors and actors to fully explore the world of the mask.

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