Theatre: individual actors & directors books

Examines the history and actual premises of Stanislavsky's 'System', separating the myth from fact. This study looks...  Read More >>

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A passionate clear-sighted look at the day-to-day life of a working actor, Leigh Lawson.  Read More >>

"An Oscar-winning Best Actress for her tour-de-force role in """"Come Back, Little Sheba"""", Shirley Booth would...  Read More >>

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Published in association with Everyman Palace Theatre Celebrates Corkman, Dan Donovan, whose life-story reflects...  Read More >>

The cult of the child performer was a significant emergence of the Victorian age. Fierce public debate and lasting...  Read More >>

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Discusses about Jan Sargent early life training as an actress in London during the war, the origins of her very...  Read More >>

Diverse essays on the life and career of one of the greatest tragic actors of the nineteenth century.  Read More >>

This is a biography of Laurence Olivier, the actor, director, impresario, founder of the National Theatre, Oscar-winning...  Read More >>

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A collection of interviews of twenty-one actors from Shakespeare theaters and festivals across North America. This...  Read More >>

In diesem Buch zeichne ich die Theaterlaufbahn einer deutschen Theaterschauspielerin nach, Ursula Dinkgrafe, die...  Read More >>

Winner, 2006 International Association of Theatre Critics Thalia Prize Recipient, 2007 The Robert Chesley Foundation...  Read More >>

By the close of the Eighteenth Century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volume...  Read More >>

Autocratic male impresarios increasingly dominated the American stage between 1865 and 1914. This work spotlights...  Read More >>

Focuses on Mrs Carter's successful career and on her professional partnership with David Belasco. Spanning a period...  Read More >>

This is the first book to explore the broad political significance of Genet's performance practice by focusing on...  Read More >>

Sienna Miller studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York after being educated at Heathfield School...  Read More >>

YEAR OF THE KING TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION  Read More >>

A shared conversation with a uniquely American artist  Read More >>

"Presents a number of the author's key performance texts and essays, and interviews with artists who have worked...  Read More >>

Chronicles Marjorie Main's childhood on an Indiana farm and the inspirations that led her to the stage. Details...  Read More >>