Publication by UM academic: 'Milestones in Actor Training'

Prof. Frank Camilleri  from the Department of Theatre Studies has just published a co-edited collection of essays with Routledge (London and New York) entitled Milestones in Actor Training (2025).

Co-edited with Paul Allain (University of Kent), the book focuses on key developments across time in how actors prepare for performance. Designed for weekly use on actor training and acting courses, the ten chosen milestones cover a wide range, culturally, historically, and geographically; from psychological realist acting in conventional plot-driven drama, through Commedia dell’Arte to the broader church of physical acting that overlaps with devising, mime, circus, contemporary dance, and other body-based genres, including Japanese Nō theatre. Milestones are a range of accessible textbooks, breaking down the need-to-know moments in the social, cultural, political, and artistic development of foundational subject areas.

Individuals interested in theatre, music, dance, and performing arts are invited to visit the School’s website for more information about the courses on offer at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.