Theatre: individual actors & directors books

This book is about the centrality of movement, movement perception, and kinesthetic experience to theatrical spectatorship....  Read More >>

Based on new research this fascinating book draws together a group of works from public and private collections...  Read More >>

August Strindberg and Visual Culture addresses the multiplicity of Strindberg’s artistic and literary output. The...  Read More >>

Michael Chekhov's unique approach to and lasting impact on actor training is beginning to be fully appreciated....  Read More >>

This book presents the research journey involved in sensitively unearthing and re-presenting the lived experience...  Read More >>

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This book works to 'make change strange' from and for the field of theatre and performance studies. Growing from...  Read More >>

Combining political philosophy and theatre studies, Reinelt and Hewitt approach David Edgar as a political writer...  Read More >>

Examines the life of Edward Alleyn, the sixteenth century stage actor who, among a multitude of lead roles, performed...  Read More >>

Examines the life of Edward Alleyn, the sixteenth century stage actor who, among a multitude of lead roles, performed...  Read More >>

Hamlet is arguably the most famous play on the planet, and the greatest of all Shakespeare’s works. Its rich story...  Read More >>

The theatre of Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players has received significant international recognition...  Read More >>

This book addresses the notion posed by Thomas Kilroy in his definition of a playwright’s creative process: ‘We...  Read More >>

Since its formation in 1997, Propeller has developed both popular and critical appeal, establishing itself as one...  Read More >>

Marguerite Duras. Un theatre de voix / A Theatre of Voices propose une relecture originale du theatre de Marguerite...  Read More >>

Admired for being stunningly handsome, the Norwegian Rocky Twins were dancers who had a ten-year career in Europe...  Read More >>

The sixteen essays in this volume are divided into five sections: Teaching with Digital Technology, Teaching in...  Read More >>

"Rethinks current definitions of """"site-specific performance"""" - a genre of theatre that adopts spaces outside...  Read More >>

A re-issue of the acclaimed memoir by David Weston, chronicling the year he spent as Ian McKellen's understudy in...  Read More >>

Anthony Neilson is one of the most exciting and challenging voices in contemporary British theatre. For two decades...  Read More >>

This book theorizes auteur Robert Lepage’s scenography-based approach to adapting canonical texts. Lepage’s technique...  Read More >>

This book offers a wealth of resources, critical overviews and detailed analysis of Ivo van Hove’s internationally...  Read More >>

This book offers a wealth of resources, critical overviews and detailed analysis of Ivo van Hove’s internationally...  Read More >>

In international theatre studies, there has been a dearth of studies on Polish contemporary theatre. This book investigates...  Read More >>

Offering innovative readings of Beckett's post-war prose and theatre, Samuel Beckett and the Language of Subjectivity...  Read More >>