Theatre Studies books

This book provides the first transnational history of one of the world's oldest continuously performed dramas: the...  Read More >>

This book is about the four-decade-long struggle of political theatre in the post-colonial society of Pakistan,...  Read More >>

Have you ever wondered what makes the Oscar more than just a shiny golden trophy? What drives the prestige? How...  Read More >>

The first full-length study of gender performance in East and Southeast Asian Shakespeare productions, this book...  Read More >>

Mattering Voices explores the intersection of voice studies and new materialisms, examining how voices materialize...  Read More >>

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First Published in 1989, Churchill: The Playwright is an illuminating and comprehensive guide to Caryl Churchill’s...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1973, this book investigates the power and the pressures behind English theatre in the late...  Read More >>

Based on theatrical research of unusual depth and enterprise, Theatre as a Weapon (1986) shows how the workers’...  Read More >>

Russian Theater (1963) is a comprehensive study of the main trends in Russian theatre in the nineteenth and twentieth...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1969, this was the first book of its kind: an attempt to describe the different approaches...  Read More >>

Greek Tragedy (1928) is an attempt to cover the whole field of Greek tragedy. It provides facts and importantly...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1992, Music in English Children’s Drama of the Later Renaissance is the first book-length...  Read More >>

Euripides and Shaw (1921) looks at Bernard Shaw and English Drama as great stylistic changes were sweeping the English...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1958, this book deals with the details of dress – formal and informal – from the time of...  Read More >>

The Red Pencil (1989) examines the many ways in which Soviet censorship interfered in the creative process – in...  Read More >>

First Published in 2000, Recording Women documents the work of three leading feminist theatre companies, Sphinx...  Read More >>

A must-read for aspiring actors, An Actor Prepares is an essential guide to acting and character performance, written...  Read More >>

This book analyses how artists work through and reflect upon processes that together form a posthumanist condition....  Read More >>

Starborn: Inside the Celebrity Baby Boom of 2025 pulls back the velvet curtain on one of the most dazzling cultural...  Read More >>

This play is absurd. It's hilariously funny, yet it has its serious moments. Maria Callas, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis,...  Read More >>

What can we learn about the history of the AIDS epidemic through the lens of Broadway performance and community?...  Read More >>

The first critical companion to the world of multi-Tony Award-winning American musical theatre practitioner Jason...  Read More >>

Song Sung Blue (2025) is more than a movie - it is a deeply emotional journey built on real love, real struggle,...  Read More >>

The one-stop guide to dressing as your favourite character - includes information on wig styling, makeup and contour,...  Read More >>