Theatre Studies books

"What happens when the lights dim on the sets of beloved children's TV shows? Enter the tumultuous world of ""Dan...  Read More >>

A collection of essays that details the author's radical theories on drama, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism...  Read More >>

In an oak-panelled room in a rural Oxford gastropub, ten young undergraduates with cut-glass vowels and deep pockets...  Read More >>

""The first short summary of Australian theatre from a post-colonial viewpoint, written in an accessible and readable...  Read More >>

Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2009, The Mountaintop is a historical-fantastical two hander and portrays...  Read More >>

National Identity and the British Musical: From Blood Brothers to Cinderella examines the myths associated with...  Read More >>

This is the first book to examine how the concept and disagreements around post-truth have been explored in the...  Read More >>

This book offers an innovative account of how audiences and actors emotionally interacted in the English theatre...  Read More >>

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This Element focuses on the machinery of that world, on extra-authorial interventions into the creative process...  Read More >>

The Waistcoat Workbook provides a comprehensive coverage of the design, construction, and role of waistcoats from...  Read More >>

MATTHEW HAS INVENTED A WRITING APPARATUS he hopes will help him write as fast as Jesus speaks. The pen will make...  Read More >>

A collection of essays that details the author's radical theories on drama, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism...  Read More >>

This book explores how avant-garde directors in French theatre play on their audiences' frustration to generate...  Read More >>

Through an examination of children’s and youth plays and performances about the Holocaust from Germany, Israel,...  Read More >>

The Revolutionary Rhetoric of Hamiltonexplores how the musical confronts conventional conceptions of American history,...  Read More >>

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You Can't Teach Improv From a Book is a guidebook of creativity and exploration. In this insightful manual, you...  Read More >>

Macbeth de-mystified! Descent into Darkness charts a war hero's troubled journey into evil after encountering three...  Read More >>

The lost memoir of Britain’s first Black Olympic medal winner—and the America he discovered  Read More >>

100 Theatres showcases an eclectic range of paintings of theatres, from ancient to modern and from the smallest...  Read More >>

this book aspires to contribute to the discourse on play directing with perspectives from African theatre.  Read More >>

The issues covered in this book involve interdisciplinary studies such as theatre, pedagogy, ethics, children, culture,...  Read More >>

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Digital Painting and Rendering for Theatrical Design explores the tools and techniques for creating dazzling, atmospheric,...  Read More >>