Theatre Studies books

Uncovers a haunting yet vital record of bodies commodified, archived, and performed Currencies of Cruelty is a...  Read More >>

A beautifully illustrated practical guide to creating historically accurate 19th-century garments, gowns, and silhouettes...  Read More >>

Renowned Shakespearean Stephen Orgel reveals how Shakespeare's scripts were transformed from popular drama into...  Read More >>

The first collected play anthology from Irish dramatist Colin Murphy which tells the 100 year history of Ireland...  Read More >>

Renowned Shakespearean Stephen Orgel reveals how Shakespeare's scripts were transformed from popular drama into...  Read More >>

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At the crossroads of theater, art, and psychology, Lev Vygotsky's compelling theory of aesthetics helped shape the...  Read More >>

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 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 >>

A feminist intervention into the dramaturgy of newly written history plays in contemporary British theatre investigating...  Read More >>

The first step-by-step guide to the innovative Pulse Approach, which gives theatre makers tools for improvisation...  Read More >>

Performing Emancipatory Rites of Passage illuminates an unexpected connection between traditional ritual structures...  Read More >>

The first step-by-step guide to the innovative Pulse Approach, which gives theatre makers tools for improvisation...  Read More >>

Performing Emancipatory Rites of Passage illuminates an unexpected connection between traditional ritual structures...  Read More >>

Contemporary North American History Plays examines how feminist theatre makers employ metadramatic techniques to...  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 >>