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This revised Student Edition of Ibsen's popular play contains introductory commentary and notes by Sophie Duncan, which offer a contemporary lens on the play's gender politics and consider seminal productions...

This revised Student Edition includes an introduction by Bess Rowen, Assistant Professor at Villanova University, US, which looks in particular at the play's treatment of rape, vulnerable people, mental institutions...

Sumner offers numerous, sometimes surprising, insights into all aspects of theatre life: acting, directing and the production process, the question of standards, the role of government, and of course the...

Although the Woolf and Bloomsbury "industry" has examined Woolf's work from virtually every angle, there has never been any full consideration of either how she was influenced by drama and...

From the 'Winner of Winners' of the Baillie Gifford Prize, a timely and dramatic story of a utopian American experiment, and the self-serving politicians that engineered its downfall. 1935 ....

David Mamet, the prize-winning playwright, director and teacher, has written a blunt, irreverent and unsparingly honest guide to acting. True and False leaves no acting tenet untouched, overturns conventional opinion,...

Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, the extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature - here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, global in scope and ranging from the ancient...

The book titled Dear Sarah Bernhardt by the author Francoise Sagan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

From auditions and rehearsals to publicity, this guide leads directors, producers, choreographers and actors through the specific

The Theatre Royal in Hobart is Australia's longest continually working theatre. This book is a celebration of it's 170th birthday. The collation of the theatre's history and the development of...

For the new edition of this reference work, the text has been revised both to widen its coverage of the theatre and to bring existing entries up to date. Based...

The book titled The Moscow Art Theatre Letters by the author Jean Benedetti. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This 2006 introduction aims to share with readers the author's enjoyment of the turbulent 240-year history of a theatre that tried, often against the odds, to be 'modern'. In each...

Students gain practical knowledge from the expertise of leading theatre practitioners. Students can put this increased knowledge to effective use through completion of a number of extended schemes of work....

Nominated for both an Oscar and a Tony and twice named Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, Helen Mirren is one of the preeminent performers of her generation, according...

A vivid portrait of the turbulent 1930s and the Roosevelt administration as seen through the WPA's Federal Theater Project. Under the direction of a five-foot redheaded firecracker, Hallie Flanagan, the...

In About Churchill , Philip Roberts presents not only an analysis of Caryl Churchill's published work, but also an account of eleven of her unpublished pieces, lent by the playwright....

Mamet's criticism of American society, theatrical inventiveness, images of alienation and betrayal, sensitivity to language, and continuing productivity make him one of today's leading playwrights. This critical collection of eight...

THE THEATRE MAY SEEM GLAMOROUS, BUT SECRETS WAIT BEHIND THE CURTAIN 1926. Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hard at The Empire....

"Chita Rivera blazed a trail where none existed so the rest of us could see a path forward."-Lin-Manuel Miranda "This deserves a standing ovation."- Publishers Weekly The wildly entertaining memoir...

'Inspiring. Emotionally charged. Ground-breaking' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'A revelation. I am so thankful to Ntozake Shange for seeing us, reflecting us and showing us how beautiful we can be' JESMYN WARD...

Oaths were ubiquitous rituals in ancient Athenian legal, commercial, civic and international spheres. Their importance is reflected by the fact that much of surviving Greek drama features a formal oath...

How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become the preeminent musical storyteller of the 21st century? Daniel Pollack-Pelzner traces Miranda's path from a friendly but isolated child to the winner of multiple Tonys...

THE THEATRE MAY SEEM GLAMOROUS, BUT SECRETS WAIT BEHIND THE CURTAIN 1926. Running a theatre may appear to be all about the showbiz, but times are hard at The Empire....

'Inspiring. Emotionally charged. Ground-breaking' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'A revelation. I am so thankful to Ntozake Shange for seeing us, reflecting us and showing us how beautiful we can be' JESMYN WARD...

Judith Lucy has been cracking jokes about her parents for much of her career. But when a birth relative's casual comment implied that she must despise them, Judith was shocked....

Body painter extraordinaire Chris Peck, aka Rainbowskinz, shows you the fundamental techniques he uses to create an infinite number of extraordinary looks. Learn the secrets of stunning transformations with cosplay...

A vivid and lyrical memoir of a man damaged in childhood but redeemed by Shakespeare. 'Written with such delicate and sensitive humanity that laughter and tears are constantly interchanging. What...

WE BOMBED IN NEW LONDON tells the true story of one man's tenacious plight to get his musical mounted. From its romantic inception to its eventual demise and then the...

The first full and authorized biography of Britain's most popular playwright.

The memoirs of the actor Sir Alec Guinness. The book includes pen portraits of such characters as Ralph Richardson, Sybil Thorndike and John Gielgud, as well as accounts of Guinness's...

Shakespeare Survey is a yearbook of Shakespeare studies and production. Since 1948, Survey has published the best international scholarship in English and many of its essays have become classics of...

Most recognisable as EastEnders' Dot Cotton, June Brown is both an institution and a national treasure. Her full and captivating life makes her more than just a soap star, but...

"I adored this summer novel! My favorite beach reads are written by Meg Mitchell Moore, and Summer Stage is her brand new smash hit. If you like my books, you'll...

New to Penguin Modern Classics on the 40th anniversary of first publication In The Empty Space, groundbreaking director Peter Brook draws on a life in love with the stage to...

The book titled PATRICIA HAYES A FUNNY OLD LIFE by the author Unknown. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information.

A two-part book with 23 workshops and 14 dramatic sketches that can be done in the classroom. The workshops cover the basics of sound and music, words and movement, and...

Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, above all the whole extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature - here is a history of theatre, worldwide in scope and ranging from its...

Essays on the relationship between voice, space and performance, alternate with the minimalist poetry of scripts like Cooee Song, and end with a staccato sequence of sayings and sarcasms. This...

The book titled Taking the Stage: Twenty-one Years of the London Theatre. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Welcome to The Empire Theatre. 'It's the jewel of the north, The Empire. Lord Lassiter bought it for his second wife, Lady Lillian and she supervised every detail of the...

In the days when Australians called England 'home', Michael Blakemore, an eager young man en route to RADA, made the long sea voyage to 1950s London to find himself in...

The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre is a new, illustrated, single-volume reference that emphasizes international theater and performance in its broadest sense. A-to-Z entries provide clear and concise information on...

How do you prepare for your first day on the set? Why might a bad audition lead to a good job offer? How should you research? What's the effect of...

Hollywood legend and British national treasure Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career. One of our best-loved actors Michael...

Sir Alec Guinness was one the greatest actors of the twentieth century. With a talent recognised by discerning critics from his very first appearance on the stage he gained a...

If you ever thought that being an actor was glamorous or that writing television reviews was fun, then this book will set you straight. In 2000, Simon Hughes' (you know...

The book titled Changing Stages: A View of British and American Theatre in the by the author Richard Eyre. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...