Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on 20th and 21st century performance.These compact, well-illustrated and clearly written books will unravel the contribution of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators, through: Personal biography Explanation of key writings Description of significant productions Reproduction of practical exercises As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student. This is the first book to combine a biographical introduction to Meyerhold's life a clear explanation of his theoretical writings an analysis of his masterpiece production 'Revisor, or The Government Inspector' a comprehensive and useable description of the 'biomechanical' exercises he developed for training the actor.