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Improv Library

The IICV collect a book library. We share the books against a small deposit of 10€. Books can be picked up at an Open Session and give back maximum a year after.

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The beauty queen of leenane  by martin mcdonagh

dramatic play which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway.
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Goldberg street 
by david mamet

collection of thirty-two one-act plays and short dramatic pieces that David Mamet himself considers to be some of the best writing he has ever done.  
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Impro For Storytellers
by Keith johnson

Since the sixties, Keith Johnstone has led the work on improvisation in theatre, schools and universities. His unique ideas, set out in the classic text, Impro, have now been taken up by practitioners the world over. 
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Truth in Comedy 
by Charna Halpern, Del Close, Kim Howard Johnson

dramatic play by Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway.
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Improvise Freely
by Patti Stiles

Improvisation is a vibrant art of spontaneity and impulse. Audiences the world over flock to shows where 'anything could happen!' But lurking at the heart of many companies that perform it is a contradiction, a bait and switch.
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Art by Commitment
by Charna Halpern, Adam McKay 

This sequel to the 'improv bible' Truth in Comedy delves deeper into the mindset and history of improvisational theatre, and the accompanying DVD provides clear examples of these principles in action. 
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Improvise This! 
by Mark Bergen

Businesses are sending their top managers to improvisational classes to learn how to give presentations, how to talk to clients, and how to finesse difficult situations. But those same skills can be mastered with the help of the simple and fun exercises found in this book. 
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Theatre Games: A New Approach to Drama Training 
by Clive Barker

Theatre games are a method of training actors that was developed in the 20th century by leading practitioners including Clive Barker, who trained actors at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in its heyday. He developed his "theatre games" system over 20 years and proved its effectiveness for teachers, students and actors alike.
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The Mentor Book of Short Plays
by Abraham H., Goldstone, Richard H. and Lass

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