Theatre Studies books

Gao Xingjian has been lauded for his inventive use of Chinese culture in his paintings, plays, and cinema, however...  Read More >>

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Siobhan Keenan's comprehensive survey of the key acting companies of the early modern period offers undergraduates...  Read More >>

Coriolanus has always attracted strong interest, whether seen as the last of Shakespeare's tragedies, or as his...  Read More >>

Why should Greek tragedy matter now? This book opens a dialogue between the tragic theatre in ancient Athens and...  Read More >>

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In this guide, Peter Maccoy examines the qualities and skills necessary for effective stage management, stressing...  Read More >>

Performance Studies in Motion offers multiple perspectives on the current field of performance studies and suggests...  Read More >>

Musical theatre is a tough and over-crowded industry. Yet, despite the huge competition, many performers find auditioning...  Read More >>

Describing all the elements involved in putting on a musical production, including how to choose the right show,...  Read More >>

An important, urgent book of essays from Britain's most challenging dramatist: .. .a great playwright - many, particularly...  Read More >>

Finding good, interesting audition pieces is a demanding and difficult process for actresses. This revised edition...  Read More >>

A practical handbook by the designer of Upstairs, Downstairs, for drama groups, schools and aspiring designers....  Read More >>

This revised edition contains several new speeches, many of which are taken from plays written and produced during...  Read More >>

This is the story of the Cottesloe Company of actors, operating fromthe National Theatre, told by two of its leading...  Read More >>

Sound experimentation by avant-garde theatre artists of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries is an...  Read More >>

Throughout most of history, deep male bonds anchored a man's life. Why, then, are male friendships so impoverished...  Read More >>

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This ground-breaking survey tracks the advent of modern drama in Japan, India, China, Korea and Southeast Asia....  Read More >>

Any actor who is serious about his or her career should read this book Matthew Stillman, Producer: Casino Royale,...  Read More >>

This second volume of research emanating from Drama for Life, University of the Witwatersrand, explores the transformative...  Read More >>

This book offers a range of perspectives on Elizabeth Gaskell and adaptation. The contributors Alan Shelston, Raffaella...  Read More >>

This anthology is the first to survey the full range of modern Japanese drama and make available Japan s best and...  Read More >>

This condensed anthology reproduces close to a dozen plays from Xiaomei Chen s well-received original collection,...  Read More >>

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