{"product_id":"impro-by-mr-keith-johnstone-9781350069039","title":"Impro","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark work, Keith Johnstone provides a revelatory guide to rediscovering and unlocking the imagination. Admired for its clarity and zest, \u003ci\u003eImpro\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the techniques and exercises used to foster spontaneity and narrative skill for actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese 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, ultimately culminating in the founding of a company of performers called The Theatre Machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into four sections—'Status', 'Spontaneity', 'Narrative Skills', and 'Masks and Trance'—the book is arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them. It sets out the specific approaches which Johnstone has himself found most useful and stimulating. The result is a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf teachers were honoured in the British theatre alongside directors, designers, and playwrights, Keith Johnstone would be as familiar a name as are those of... Jocelyn Herbert, Edward Bond, and other young talents who were drawn to the great lodestone of the Royal Court Theatre in the late 1950s. As head of the script department, Johnstone played a crucial part in the development of the 'writers' theatre.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Irving Wardle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340867617004,"sku":"9781350069039","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18602673482668.jpg?v=1772173395","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/impro-by-mr-keith-johnstone-9781350069039","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}