{{Short description|1979 book by Keith Johnstone}} {{About|the book by Keith Johnstone|improvisation in general|improvisation}} {{refimprove|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox book | name = Improvisation and the Theatre | title_orig = | translator = | image = Impro-cover1.jpg | caption = | author = Keith Johnstone | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = England | language = English | series = | subject = Acting | genre = | publisher = Faber and Faber | pub_date = 1979 | english_pub_date = | media_type = | pages = | isbn = 9780571109890 | dewey= | congress= | oclc= | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre''''' is a book written in 1979 by theatre educator Keith Johnstone. The book is divided into four sections: "Status", "Spontaneity", "Narrative Skills", and "Masks and Trance".<ref>{{Cite web | title = A & C BLACK : Impro - Keith Johnstone | accessdate = 2011-06-30 | url = http://www.acblack.com/Impro/Keith-Johnstone/books/details/9780713687019 | archive-date = 2011-09-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927222025/http://www.acblack.com/Impro/Keith-Johnstone/books/details/9780713687019 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Much of the book is based on his experiences as a teacher and as an associate director of the Royal Court Theatre in London.
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==External links== {{Cite web | title = The Stage / Advice | accessdate = 2011-06-30 | url = http://www.thestage.co.uk/connect/acblack/improkj.php | archive-date = 2011-07-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110711065417/http://www.thestage.co.uk/connect/acblack/improkj.php | url-status = dead }} -excerpt from ''The Stage'' newspaper
Category:Improvisational theatre Category:Non-fiction books about theatre Category:1979 non-fiction books Category:Faber & Faber books