Craft of Comedy

<p>The discipline of comedy acting doesn't have many classic texts. <i>The Craft of Comedy </i>is unquestionably one of them though. It is a compilation of correspondence between a young actor Stephen Haggard and the renowned actress Athene Seyler in which the latter expounds upon the art of comedy in lucid and timeless terms.</p> <p>This significant new edition edited by Robert Barton re-launches <i>The Craft of Comedy</i> as a handbook for the contemporary student as well as an essential canonical text. Incorporating practical exercises contextual notes illustrations and extensive appendices it re-establishes Seyler as one of great practical theorists of comedy and comedy acting.</p>