It All Starts with Imagination: Stanislavski in Training by Victoria May

Konstantin Stanislavski's first (and arguably greatest) book, An Actor Prepares, can often feel daunting to students and teachers alike. Its synergetic format of fiction and autobiography forms a textbook of sorts, inviting readers to educate themselves on Stanislavski's system of acting, which consists of both mastering the craft and encouraging actors' creativity.

With An Actor Prepares at its core, this book is a fantastic step into the mind of one of the most influential theatre practitioners of the 20th century. Comprising exercises, tasks and narrative information to help the reader study Stanislavski's system through practising, this book becomes a linear, succinct and informed training programme and scheme of work. In doing so, May takes the reader on an educative, step-by-step tour of Stanislavski's methods.