{"product_id":"9781780012919","title":"Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Acting (But Were Afraid To Ask, Dear)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWest End Producer is the anonymous Twitter sensation whose hilarious and unfailingly accurate barbs satirising and celebrating the theatre industry have won him a devoted following.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis identity is the subject of feverish speculation in the media, fuelled by his regular appearances at West End opening nights in costume, wig and latex mask.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe has become a genuine theatre impresario, launching talent competitions Search for a Twitter Star and its successor, Search for a Twitter Composer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd now West End Producer is ready to share all he's learnt about how to get ahead in showbusiness, in the form of a handy paperback book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull of the wit and mischievous indiscretion that has gained him such a cult following, packed with gossip and insider knowledge of the theatre business, and containing enough savvy advice on acting to kickstart a career, West End Producer's book offers tips (both practical and deliciously impractical) on:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGetting into drama school (learning how to sit in a circle)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuditioning (perfecting the 'staring vacantly out front' pose)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRehearsals techniques (including how to act in a serious play)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe different kinds of actor (from sex pest to company idiot)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombating boredom (and avoiding backstage naughtiness)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to behave at first-night parties (obeying the traffic-light colour code)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd, most importantly, the correct way to bow at the curtain call\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso included in the book are many of West End Producer's most memorable tweets, miniature comic salvos despatched with all the shrewdness of a man who truly knows his Barrowmans from his Balls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Prepare to be shocked, rocked and mocked in this genuinely laugh-out-loud-funny, lovingly crafted, meticulously researched, spookily insightful and accurately spelled guide to all things thespian.'\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ball\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Don't even consider putting your daughter on the stage, Mrs Worthington, until you've first consulted this wonderful book.'\u003c\/b\u003e Paul O'Grady\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152233087216,"sku":"9781780012919","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780012919_p0.jpg?v=1763710815","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780012919","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}