First ancient Greek guys put on masks and acted out top tales. Next Shakespeare and his pals had some huge hits. Now the world's a stage to all sorts - from plays with no words to actors with no clothes! In this behind-the-scenes guide you'll meet an actress who slept in a coffin, a playwrite who lost the plot, and a director with all the talent of a corridor. You'll turn the spotlight on stage fights, fake props and special effects, and find out if you've got what it takes to write a smash-hit play or be a mega-stage star.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Knowledge .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Scholastic .

Rachel Wright is a writer of children's non-fiction, and has written many titles in this series.