Theatre Studies books

The nineteenth-century US entertainment industry through the perspective of an ordinary actor  Read More >>

Step inside the shadows of Osgood Perkins' chilling 2025 masterpiece, The Keeper, a film that redefines modern horror...  Read More >>

Do It Yourself is a practical guide for artists, activists, and organisers to create impactful theatre rooted in...  Read More >>

Il testo drammaturgico ad atto unico è liberamente ispirato alla vita di Giacomo Casanova. Legato all'evento poetico...  Read More >>

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Mediatic Shakespeare explores how Shakespeare's plays and poems engaged with the volatile media dynamic of his time,...  Read More >>

Below the Waist: Pads, Hoops, Crinolines and Bustles provides a wide range of historical patterns and instructions...  Read More >>

At 11:47 PM, in a dimly lit hotel room, Owen Cooper lay staring at the ceiling, the weight of his first gold medal...  Read More >>

The definitive guide to the entertainment industry that explores and demystifies dozens of careers from acting to...  Read More >>

What if the true magic of Oz isn't in the spells, but in the choices we make? Step behind the emerald curtain with...  Read More >>

The collection covers numerous languages, both spoken and written (including Dutch, Mandarin, Spanish, Tamil and...  Read More >>

Our Musical Heritage provides a guided tour through our nation's musical history with emphasis on four unique American...  Read More >>

This series of passionate and well-researched essays speaks to the situation of Black artists on the French stage,...  Read More >>

The first in a series of books that dives into the development of key, or “essential,” musicals, providing an understanding...  Read More >>

Winner of the AIA (Associazione Italiana di Anglistica) Book Prize 2024 The Art Gallery on Stage is the first book...  Read More >>

An introductory book that unpacks the notion of queerness in musical theatre through a chronological assessment...  Read More >>

Tate Modern exhibition: 17 September 2025 - 13 April 2026 Marking the centenary of one of Pablo Picasso's most famous...  Read More >>

The Brecht Yearbook, published by Camden House on behalf of the International Brecht Society, is the central scholarly...  Read More >>

This volume brings together recent work by the West Coast master playwright writing in his signature combination...  Read More >>

This book provides a rich array of texts (songs, plays, an tales) from early Chinese vernacular literature that...  Read More >>

This illuminating book demonstrates how in the 20th century Shakespeare and his plays were subjected to a sustained...  Read More >>

August Wilhelm Iffland legte die Korrespondenz, die er als Direktor des Berliner Nationaltheaters von 1796 bis 1814...  Read More >>

An introductory book that unpacks the notion of queerness in musical theatre through a chronological assessment...  Read More >>

How are theatre and performance makers seeking to address social inequalities and support political change through...  Read More >>

Tracing the forgotten impact of courtesans in Chinese theater  Read More >>