Theatre: individual actors & directors books

Taking the career of one man, the actor, producer and director Frith Banbury, this book casts a lens on mid to late...  Read More >>

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International theatre and live-arts festivals too often come under the exclusive purview of tourism and city branding....  Read More >>

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Cures for Chance examines how early modern dramatic representations of adoption test conventional notions of family...  Read More >>

The definitive account of the work, lineage and legacy of the most important North American stage directors since...  Read More >>

This book examines a series of contemporary plays where writers put theatre itself on stage. The texts examined...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary book brings together essays that consider how the body enacts social and cultural rituals...  Read More >>

This book examines the recent trend for re-performance and how this impacts on the relationship between live performance...  Read More >>

This book marks a significant methodological shift in studies of black British women’s theatre: it looks beyond...  Read More >>

A practical guide to improvisation - a highly creative art form that encompasses the skills of storytelling, character...  Read More >>

“Dukore’s style is fluid and his wit delightful. I learned a tremendous amount, as will most readers, and Bernard Shaw...  Read More >>

The story of Black British theatre at its most radical, entertaining and profound - told through the lives of its...  Read More >>

Since 1660 when actresses first began performing on the English stage, women have forged bright careers in theatre,...  Read More >>

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A highly anticipated memoir by Gabriel Byrne, award-winning actor. Walking with Ghosts is an exquisite portrait...  Read More >>

This book offers new ways of thinking about dance-related artworks that have taken place in galleries, museums and...  Read More >>

Yukio Ninagawa (1935–2016) was Japan's foremost director of Shakespeare whose productions were acclaimed around...  Read More >>

The purpose of this Handbook is to provide students with an overview of key developments in queer and trans feminist...  Read More >>

This book examines the history, ethics, and intentions of staging personal stories and offers theatre makers detailed...  Read More >>

Both philosophy and performing arts thus question what it means to be human from a posthumanist point of view and...  Read More >>

The book stimulates discussion among practitioners and scholars on matters concerning various kinds of diversity:...  Read More >>

This book engages with the relationship between ruins, dilapidation, and abandonment and cultural events performed...  Read More >>

Kinaesthesia and Visual Self-reflection in Contemporary Dance features interviews with UK-based professional-level...  Read More >>