Theater Studies

Discover the behind-the-scenes story of how The Second City theatre created a generation of world class great actors, directors, and writers. In th...

‘Anthony Neilson's 2004 play is half a lark, half deadly serious’ TIME OUT ‘A profane, madcap, Alice-in-Wonderland trip morphs into something much ...

‘A spicy work of biographical conjecture ... It's also a rousing reminder of the countless creative women who have been written out of history or h...

What can the Globe Theatre tell us about performing Shakespeare?Unearthing Shakespeare is the first book to consider what the Globe, today’s replic...

Learn first-rate techniques and tips from some of the best makeup artists in the business in the new edition of The Makeup Artist Handbook. Renown ...

This book is a study of the thematic, narrative, and musical structure of Yuanqu xuan [A Selection of Yuan Plays] edition of the Yuan zaju (variety...

Questo lavoro dà uno sguardo minuzioso sulla ricezione teatrale dei maggiori episodi della Gerusalemme Liberata, studiata qui di riflesso attravers...

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 o...

'One way of describing Educating Rita would be to say that it was about the meaning of education ... Another would be to say that it was about the ...

Based on new research, this profusely illustrated book draws together for the first time a group of works from public and private collections to ex...

This innovative textbook applies basic dance history and theory to contemporary popular culture examples in order to examine our own ways of moving...

'With spot-on injections of humour and a frequently raised sardonic eyebrow, joy and warmth shine from this fascinating and funny book' Jo BrandA j...

Most dance production books are written from the perspective of a production manager or designer, focusing on the technical aspects of a traditiona...

How to Swing in Musical Theatre shines a light on the most universal techniques used by cast members who, in response to absence, can perform multi...

How to Swing in Musical Theatre shines a light on the most universal techniques used by cast members who, in response to absence, can perform multi...

From the bestselling Drama Games series, this dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book offers dozens of games to serve as a rich source of i...

This is a comprehensive overview of contemporary European theatre and performance as it enters the third decade of the twenty-first century. It com...