Improvisation: the skill of using bodies, space, all human resources, to generate a coherent physical expression of an idea, a situation, a character (even, perhaps, a text); to do this spontaneously, in response to the immediate stimuli of one's environment. This book offers a unified view of a very important field, dramatic improvisation. Bringing together a number of studies, of individual practitioners, of techniques and theories.

"Improvisation in Drama" was the first book to offer a unified view of work central to most drama training. This new edition includes extended coverage of practitioners to include Boal, Meisner, Michael Chekhov and Jonathan Fox; updated assessments of Keith Johnstone, Eugenio Barba, Dario Fo, Jerzy Grotowski and Jacques Lecoq; extended coverage of women practitioners, non-western theatre, developments in 'long form' improvisation and live-action role play; and more practical examples with fuller descriptions.