Theatre in Practice: A Student's Handbook - Paperbackby Nick O'Brien (Author) Theatre in Practice, third edition, is an accessible and wide ranging exploration of the central practices and key practitioners covered on the various syllabi at A level, IB, and at undergraduate level. Author Biography Nick O'Brien trained as an actor and director for four years under Sam Kogan, who was a pupil of Maria Knebel, one of Stanislavski's pupils in Moscow. He has a postgraduate certificate in education from Keele