Theatre: Individual Actors & Directors

From Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers to Arthur Kopit and Brian Friel, agent Audrey Wood encouraged and guided the unique talents of playwri...

The first book-length study in any language of the presence and influence of Mei Lanfang, the internationally known Chinese actor who specialized i...

This book explores the development of Robert Lepages distinctive approach to stage direction in the early (1984-1994) and middle (1995-2008) stages...

Staging Memory and Materiality in Eighteenth-Century Theatrical Biography examines theatrical biography as a nascent genre in eighteenth-century En...

Acting is widely acknowledged to be the central art of the theatre and has a long and vibrant history. With over one thousand entries, this is the ...

Diverse essays on the life and career of one of the greatest tragic actors of the nineteenth century. Ira Aldridge -- a black New Yorker -- was on...

This book describes the glory years of Ira Aldridge's first Continental tour, during which he won more awards and honors, often conferred by royalt...

Documenting a theater project for incarcerated youth in a New Mexico juvenile detention facility, this book presents the script of a play about ...

Before film made them international comedy legends, the MarxBrothers developed their comic skills on stage for twenty-fiveyears. In Four of the Thr...

'One of our best contemporary writers.' Sunday TelegraphIt's those around you who make you who you are.Michael Frayn would like to say a brief word...

The vanished world of Indias late-colonial theatre provides the backdrop for the autobiographies in this book. The life-stories of a quartet of ear...

This is the first book to dedicate critical attention to the work of influential theater-maker Taylor Mac. Mac is particularly celebrated for the h...

This book offers a wealth of resources, critical overviews and detailed analysis of Ivo van Hoves internationally acclaimed work as the foremost di...

Vsevolod Meyerhold considers the life and work of the extraordinary twentieth-century director and theatre-maker. This compact, well-illustrated vo...

In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct Death of a Salesman at the Beijing People's Theatre, with Chinese actors. This was an entirely new expe...

Constituting the first comprehensive look at Ruth Maleczechs work, Jessica Braters companion is a landmark study in innovative theatre practice, br...