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International in scope, this book is designed to be the pre-eminent reference work on the English-speaking theatre in the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, it consists of some 2500 entries written by 280 contributors from 20 countries which include not only top-level experts, but, uniquely, leading professionals from the world of theatre. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in theatre, it includes: - Overviews of major concepts, topics and issues;- Surveys of theatre institutions, countries, and genres;- Biographical entries on key performers, playwrights, directors, designers, choreographers and composers;- Articles by leading professionals on crafts, skills and disciplines including acting, design, directing, lighting, sound and voice.

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This work differs from other single-volume theater reference works because of the diversity of its contributors...not only entries by scholars but additional boxed entries written by active professional theater insiders...The result is a less academic, more interesting style than the typical reference work...covers a wider geographic terrain than the Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre and is more contemporary. Only in the Continuum volume, for example, are there entries on digital performance and the Internet...Recommended.

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