Theatre Studies books

The first collected play anthology from Irish dramatist Colin Murphy which tells the 100 year history of Ireland...  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 stunning debut examining the ache we all have to belong, from a major new literary talent  Read More >>

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

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

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

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

Henry James is a highly readable commentator on the theatre and performance practices of his time. Readers of this...  Read More >>

This Element compares the 1951 Festival of Britain with the 2022 Unboxed Festival to explore both continuities and...  Read More >>

This collaborative history testifies to the central part theatre has played in French culture for over a thousand...  Read More >>

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This new edition illumines the context and key principles of Boal's work through a set of contemporary international...  Read More >>

A revised edition of Harvey Young's introduction to the intersection between theatre and race, published in the...  Read More >>

Combining sound studies and contemporary philosophy, this study reveals the ethical potency of the sound of the...  Read More >>

This Element compares the 1951 Festival of Britain with the 2022 Unboxed Festival to explore both continuities and...  Read More >>

This book explores the nature and wide-ranging impact of the work of Jean-François Ducis, the first adaptor of Hamlet...  Read More >>

An introductory practical voice training workbook focusing on voice and speech through the prism of some major acting...  Read More >>