Theater Studies

A brand-new collection of original audition pieces written by and for actors of colour, commissioned by Tamasha Theatre Company and edited by Titil...

Challenging the study of both celebrity and the cinema, Mandy Merck argues that modern fame and film melodrama are part of the same worldview, one ...

How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vocal skills? How do we make ...

Combining life-coaching and screen-acting tools and techniques in one accessible handbook, this guide empowers actors to overcome personal inhibiti...

Musical theatre students and performers are frequently asked to learn musical material in a short space of time; sight-read pieces in auditions; co...

The Methuen Drama Handbook of Interculturalism and Performance explores ground-breaking new directions and critical discourse in the field of inter...

The Methuen Drama Companion to Performance Art offers a comprehensive guide to the major issues and interdisciplinary debates concerning performanc...

This unique anthology presents the important historical essays on tragedy, ranging from antiquity to the present, divided into historical periods a...

Les Ballets C de la B was founded by Alain Platel in 1984. Since then it has become a company that enjoys great success at home and abroad. Over th...

A unique anthology bringing together stories of queer life from international playwrights, these seven plays showcase the dazzling multiplicity of ...

The Invisible Actor presents the captivating and unique methods of the distinguished Japanese actor and director, Yoshi Oida. While a member of Pet...

Refreshing and imaginative, this book teaches through enhanced awareness and instructs through clear and specific exercises. Cicely Berry A practi...

Where did cabaret come from? What has it got to do with pre-war Berlin, decadent society and Nazis? How does it turn into media cabaret and the si...

The core goal of Directing Screen Performances is to teach aspiring directors how to prepare and work with actors. Through a practical exploration ...

Emphasising the artistry behind the decisions made by theatrical sound designers, this guide is for anyone seeking to understand the nature of soun...

Tom Murphy shot to fame with the London production of A Whistle in the Dark in 1961, establishing him as the outstanding Irish playwright of his ge...

The National Theatres years at the Old Vic were the most Shakespearean period in its history, one which included Laurence Oliviers Othello and Shyl...

This extended new edition of a seminal text marks the 30th anniversary of the original books major intervention in the discipline. Bradby and Willi...

Classical Greek Tragedy offers a comprehensive survey of the development of classical Greek tragedy combined with close readings of exemplary texts...

Drawing on major new archival discoveries and recent research, Patrick Lonergan presents an innovative account of Irish drama and theatre, spanning...

The Singer Acts, The Actor Sings is a practical workbook for singers and actors of all disciplines, from musical theater through classical repertor...

This book begins with a phone call. You answer it and learn that you got the job. Several months from now youre going to stage a Shakespeare play. ...

What were the origins of commedia dellarte and how did it evolve as a dramatic form over time and as it spread from Italy? How did its relationship...

Filled with practical advice from an award-winning playwright, with a range of resources to guide you in the craft and business of theatre writing,...

What goes on inside a great narrator to make them great? This ground-breaking work answers this question by exploring the psychophysical aspect of ...

It shouldnt surprise us that politicians, clerics, rock singers as well as actors queue up to train their voices under the supervision of Patsy Rod...

Want to be the next Andy Serkis as Gollum in Lord of the Rings? Or Zoe Saldana in Avatar? How about Seth MacFarlane in Ted? Or do you want to star ...

Obscured behind concrete and razor wire, the lives of the incarcerated remain hidden from public view. Inside the walls, imprisoned people all over...

Offering a radical re-evaluation of current approaches to performer training, this is a text that equips readers with a set of new ways of thinking...

This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre companies fro...

What do you do if you find yourself weeping in the stalls? How should you react to Jude Law's trousers or David Tennant's hair? Are you prepared to...

Creating A Role is the third book - alongside the international bestseller An Actor Prepares and Building A Character - in the series of influentia...

How does theatre shape the body and perceptions of it? How do bodies on stage challenge audience assumptions about material evidence and the truth?...

Introduction to Arts Management offers a unique, dynamic and savvy guide to managing a performing or visual arts organization, be that an arts cent...

Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects (Second Edition) analyzes and explains traditiona...

Shortlisted for the PQ Best Publication Award in Performance Design & Scenography 2023 This book uses digital media theory to explore contemp...

New Monologues for Women features forty monologues from plays published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama recently. The monologues are selected by the ed...

In How and Why We Teach Shakespeare, 19 distinguished college teachers and directors draw from their personal experiences and share their methods a...

Historical Wig Styling: Victorian to the Present, 2nd edition, is a guide to creating beautiful, historically accurate hairstyles for theatrical pr...

Originating in the conference held at the University of Cambridge in 2009, this collection of essays includes a range of innovative papers from acr...

The shortest runs can have the longest legacies: for too long, scholarship surrounding British musical theatre has coalesced around the biggest nam...