The highly successful 'Bible for any stage manager', now in a revised and updated edition.

The stage manager is at the core of every successful theatre production: organising, managing and running rehearsals and performances; researching and procuring the props and furniture; and providing a creative information flow between the production and design departments.

This handbook is for students, graduates and all those who aspire to stage management, whether amateur or professional, on a large or small scale. Complete with charts and helpful checklists, it takes the reader through a typical production, week by week.

Other useful topics covered are:

• Team dynamics and job roles
• Theatre unions
• Health and Safety legislation
• The job market
• New technology
• Sustainability
• Production templates
• Management techniques and interpersonal skills

As well as updated information and resources throughout, this new edition includes two brand new chapters: case studies of professional stage managers and producers working in the field, and an essay on creativity in stage management.

'A comprehensive guide for the aspiring stage manager' Alan Ayckbourn