About the book: 2023 / Declan Donnellan is an outstanding English theater director, co-founder of the famous London theater Cheek by Jowl, winner of 4 Laurence Olivier awards, International Stanislavsky Prize, winner of the Golden Mask special award and the Golden Lion award, as well as an officer of the Order of the British Empire. In this book, the director shares his understanding of the essence of acting. He examines the problems that an actor faces while working on a role and offers his own unique system of rules for getting out of difficult acting situations. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.