Theatre Studies books

Exploring the role of amateur theatre associations in 19th-century Germany, this study demonstrates how their practices...  Read More >>

From seminal actor Lucian Msamati comes a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of working on a major production...  Read More >>

An exploration of modernism's influence on the bohemian and counter-cultural movements in theatre, popular culture...  Read More >>

The first book from internationally celebrated director John Doyle, which explores his creative journey from UK...  Read More >>

In the first detailed history of the Cambridge Footlights in over 40 years, Robert Sellers chronicles the evolution...  Read More >>

In modern times of political confusion, when Leftist agendas and struggles often collapse or become appropriated...  Read More >>

This book explores how literature, theatre and music revive the dead to explore the dynamics of grief and mourning....  Read More >>

Thomas Nashe is typically regarded as an urban author and a University wit, but his writings are inflected and shaped...  Read More >>

The stock theatrical character Pierrot is an enduring figure in French visual art, where he emerges at the intersection...  Read More >>

This books looks at Antony and Cleopatra in performance from 1606 to 2018, examining how actors, directors and designers...  Read More >>

This book offers essential reading on a wide array of theatre and film productions of Shakespeare's play The Merchant...  Read More >>

This book uses the latest techniques in textual analysis to reveal the influence of a community of English playwrights...  Read More >>

This book explores how artistic identity evolves through creative practice, self-reflection, and philosophical inquiry,...  Read More >>

A stunning debut examining the ache we all have to belong, from a major new literary talent  Read More >>

The Writing for the Stage with Anton Bonnici book series is a practical playwriting guide for both beginners and...  Read More >>

This book explores how artistic identity evolves through creative practice, self-reflection, and philosophical inquiry,...  Read More >>

""Traces the long history of skepticism and unbelief in Christianity and Western culture that leads to Shakespeare's...  Read More >>

On the evening of April 15, 2014, the Sewol ferry set sail on its overnight journey from Incheon, in northwestern...  Read More >>

This groundbreaking collection explores food as an artistic medium and form of embodied knowledge at the intersection...  Read More >>

This book offers a critical consideration of the theatrical nature of the judiciary, as it examines how legal proceedings...  Read More >>

Make Me, Lisa Stathoplos' searingly honest and dark humored memoir explores how one comes to be. Comes to live in...  Read More >>

On the evening of April 15, 2014, the Sewol ferry set sail on its overnight journey from Incheon, in northwestern...  Read More >>

Born in Philadelphia in 1879, Ethel Barrymore would eventually prove herself a vital actor who was suited to radio,...  Read More >>

The volume explores how nonhuman animal lives are entangled with human interests, conflicts, and desires, highlighting...  Read More >>

In 1576, a young man could have attended the first performance at The Theatre, newly-built by James Burbage, the...  Read More >>