How to Do Standard English Accents: From Traditional RP the New 21st Century Neutral Accent

The essential handbook for every actorIn every drama school, in every English-speaking country, students from all over the world have to learn a Standard English Accent, and voice and drama tutor shave to teach it. But what exactly is it? How many varieties are there? And which one should they use when? Following on from How To Do Accents, this book provides a long awaited,up-to-date answer to these important questions and offers a complete course in how to do A Neutral Standard English Accent & Upper and Upper-Middle Class VarietiesPart One: contains all the tools you need to learn a current Neutral Standard English Accent; neutral in terms of class, race, age, gender, occupation and social backgroundPart Two: introduces you to the most useful Upper and Upper-Middle Class varieties of Standard English Accent