Lecoq's influence on the theatre of the latter half of the Twentieth Century cannot be overestimated. This is the first book to combine *an historical introduction to his life and the context in which he worked *an analysis of his teaching methods and principles of body work, movement, creativity, and contemporary theatre *detailed studies of the work of Theatre de Complicite and Mummenschanz *practical exercises demonstrating Lecoq's distinctive approach to actor training.