In this follow up to his most famous book, <i>An Actor Prepares</i>, Stanislavski develop his influential ''system'' of acting by exploring the imaginative processes at the heart of the actor''s craft. <i>Building a Character</i> deals with the physical realisation of character on the stage through such tools as expressions, movement and speech. It is a book in which every theory is inextricably bound up with practice - a perfect handbook to the physical art of acting. The work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers and - available now in the <i>Bloomsbury Revelations</i> series to mark the 150th anniversary of Stanislavski''s birth - it remains an essential read for actors and directors at all stages of their careers.