Theatre Studies books

This volume brings together dynamic perspectives on the concept of liveness in the performing arts, engaging with...  Read More >>

The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance provides a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of this global...  Read More >>

Exploring the enduring popularity of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, this collection combines readings of the best-selling...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Identity and Transformation in the Plays of Alexis Piron  Read More >>

This book discusses the styles of performance developed in different European countries in response to prevailing...  Read More >>

An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book brings together critical essays on the role of the actor-author, spanning the period from the Renaissance...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from...  Read More >>

Shakespeare as Jukebox Musical is the first book-length study of a growing performance phenomenon: musical adaptations...  Read More >>

This study explores the overlap of religion and theatre, especially in the crucial area of experience and personal...  Read More >>

The Routledge Companion to Adaptation offers a broad range of scholarship from this growing, interdisciplinary field....  Read More >>

Representing the outcome of ongoing dialogue across the disciplinary divide, the contributions of this volume reflect...  Read More >>

The violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) is considered among the most influential performers in history. Focussing...  Read More >>

There has been an exponential explosion in the production and consumption of video online and yet there is a scarcity...  Read More >>

What happens when cultural memory becomes a commodity? Who owns the memory? In The Memory Marketplace, Emilie Pine...  Read More >>

Provides a wide-ranging interdisciplinary study of live stage musicals from the mid- to late-twentieth century adapted...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This expanded second edition of Contemporary European Theatre Directors is an ambitious and unprecedented overview...  Read More >>

Cosmos and Camus explores the intersection of science fiction film with Albert Camus’ philosophy of the absurd....  Read More >>

Enacting History is a practical guide for educators that provides methodologies and resources for teaching the Holocaust...  Read More >>

 Read More >>