Theatre: individual actors & directors books

Beginning with the early Arab-American playwright, poet and novelist Kahlil Gibran and concluding with contemporary...  Read More >>

One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth...  Read More >>

""The Natyasastra is an extensive documentation of terminologies, concepts and methodologies. The aesthetic theory...  Read More >>

""New York City's Broadway district is by far the most prestigious and lucrative venue for American performers,...  Read More >>

This book about the work of actor director John Bell is essential reading for anyone interested in Australian theatre...  Read More >>

With over one thousand entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world. More...  Read More >>

Voices from Within brings together, for the first time in English, the distinctive voices of renowned director Jerzy...  Read More >>

W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and ""Great Man,"" who...  Read More >>

Filling a critical void, this book examines French women dramatists of the nineteenth-century who staged works prior...  Read More >>

The different versions of Hamlet constitute one of the most vexing puzzles in Shakespeare studies. In this groundbreaking...  Read More >>

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Exploring Veenapani Chawla's contribution to modern Indian theatre, this book opens a window to the creative genius...  Read More >>

Examining theatre economics, rhetorical acting, cross-dressing, the staging of 'self', and the alignment of motherhood...  Read More >>

Biography of George Grossmith, star of Gilbert & Sullivan operas, society entertainer, and author of Diary of a...  Read More >>

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Pays homage to the ways that African American artists and performers have interrogated tropes and mythologies of...  Read More >>

A fascinating look at the shifting meanings of murderous gay characters in American theater over a century  Read More >>

A fascinating look at the shifting meanings of murderous gay characters in American theater over a century  Read More >>

Intimate portraits of famous directors of stage and screen  Read More >>

The official biography of pioneering theatre maverick Joan Littlewood, published to mark her centenary in October...  Read More >>

The Austrian composer Hanns Eisler was Bertolt Brecht's closest friend and most politically committed collaborator....  Read More >>

The Austrian composer Hanns Eisler was Bertolt Brecht's closest friend and most politically committed collaborator....  Read More >>

The first edited volume to examine philosopher Slavoj Žižek's influence on, and his relevance for, theatre and performance...  Read More >>

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Adorno and Performance offers the first comprehensive examination of the vital role of performance within the philosophy...  Read More >>