Theatre Studies books

Victorian Vocalists is a masterful and entertaining collection of 100 biographies of mid- to late-19th-century singers...  Read More >>

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This book examines the intersection between art and culture and explains how ideas about age circulated in Early...  Read More >>

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Movements of Interweaving is a rich collection of essays exploring the concept of interweaving performance cultures...  Read More >>

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This book explores how people play and why their play matters, with a particular interest in how ludic experiences...  Read More >>

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Over a range of countries and political regimes, this book examines forms of theatre censorship in the 20th and...  Read More >>

The study of early drama has undergone a quiet revolution in the last four decades, radically altering critical...  Read More >>

Closet Drama: History, Theory, Form introduces the emerging field of Closet Drama Studies by featuring twelve original...  Read More >>

This book foregrounds the subjectivity of ‘acting women’ amidst violent debates on femininity and education, livelihood...  Read More >>

The Ritual Theatre of Theodoros Terzopoulos outlines the story of the Athenian based Attis Theatre and the way its...  Read More >>

Incapacity and Theatricality acknowledges the distinctive contribution to contemporary theatre made by actors with...  Read More >>

This book provides a critical study of how China was represented on the historical London stage in selected examples...  Read More >>

English Dramatick Opera, 1661–1706 is the first comprehensive examination of the distinctively English form known...  Read More >>