Other Performing Arts

Literary Illusions explores the dialogue between Victorian literature and one of the nineteenth century's most popular modes of performance: conjur...

A celebration of the legendary comedy duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy through collectibles and memorabilia, this definitive (and humorous) book...

Worlds of the Ring is a groundbreaking exploration of the interwar European circus scene, focusing on the German Sarrasani and British Bertram W. M...

Cocktails and romantic comedies have a lot in commontheyre delightfully indulgent, and the good ones will be perennial classics. Sleepless in Sangr...

This handbook tackles the understudied relationship between music and comedy cinema by analysing the nature, perception, and function of music from...

This anthology of essays aims to explore the many types of relationships that exist between puppets, broadly speaking, and the immaterial world. Th...

This volume seeks to instigate a discussion about dementia in theatre. The discussions in this book borrow from the literature on dementias represe...

What are the barriers to womens participation in live comedy, and how are these barriers maintained in the digital era?In this book, Ellie Tomsett ...

Satire reconsiders the entertainment, political dissent and comic social commentary created by innovative writers and directors since this theatric...

Romantic comedies have had an incredible influence on popular culture, shaping everything from how we think of relationships to fashion. Often swep...

* DELUXE PACKAGE: Special effects cover with metallic stock and leopard pattern creates a very Elle Woods package -- it's an explosion of pink powe...

Let your lobster know how much you love them with this officially licensed, charming DIY gift book, inspired by Friends.Whether you and your other ...

In the late 1970s, the alternative comedy scene exploded into life in Britain and completely changed the style, subject matter and politics of Brit...

At only eighteen months old, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water, resulting in third-degree burns...

In this rich, imaginative survey of variety musical theater, Gillian M. Rodger masterfully chronicles the social history and class dynamics of the ...