In On the Act. "Don't Tell Me, Show Me: Directors Talk About Acting" by Adam Macaulay. [review]

Abstract

Macaulay has assembled a cast of notable directors in theatre, film and television to give advice to new actors. Inevitably, there is repetition and some ‘thinking aloud’ rambling. It is clear that Macaulay has heavily edited the original interviews, which one trusts will be lodged in an appropriate archive. It is, nevertheless, the directors who are doing the talking: Macaulay should therefore be identified as the editor, and not as the author, of the book.