Theatre Studies books

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

An informative and practical guidebook that unlocks new perspectives on the ‘It' factor to empower authentic creative...  Read More >>

A relatable and practical roadmap for combating each performer’s unique brand of performance anxiety by discovering...  Read More >>

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

A collection of five new, English-language translations of works by prominent and award-winning, female playwrights...  Read More >>

Applying novel research techniques to the largest digitized database of literature on acting in the world, this...  Read More >>

This book unpacks the Michael Chekhov acting technique by putting us in the classroom with master teachers Ted Pugh...  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 >>

Focusing on masks and faces as objects or figures that carry ethical and political meanings, this volume examines...  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 >>

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

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 >>

Asks what performance can do to expand representations of becoming a mother. Using mimesis, liveness, and digital...  Read More >>

Analysing the complex intersections between artists, creatives and markets, this new edition addresses the world...  Read More >>

The Shakespearean International Yearbook surveys the present state of Shakespeare studies in global contexts, addressing...  Read More >>

This book situates Tilney’s intelligence manual in the emerging genre that developed around intelligence gathering...  Read More >>