Theatre Studies books

This book offers a rich, critical, and engaging exploration of cutting-edge methods for studying arts and cultural...  Read More >>

This book offers a rich, critical, and engaging exploration of cutting-edge methods for studying arts and cultural...  Read More >>

Stanislavsky and Screen Actor Training is a collection of essays mapping the acting field’s current engagement with...  Read More >>

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Jungian Shakespeare is an original work of Jungian literary criticism, examining the psychological expression within...  Read More >>

Jungian Shakespeare is an original work of Jungian literary criticism, examining the psychological expression within...  Read More >>

Documentary and Verbatim Theatre surveys the emergence and rise of work based on real life in contemporary theatre,...  Read More >>

Step back into the captivating world of early visual entertainment with T. C. Hepworth's classic, ""The magic lantern...  Read More >>

Delve into the core principles of dramatic technique with Lope de Vega's influential work, 'The new art of writing...  Read More >>

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This Element is the first scholarly study of the theatre of Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced US playwrights...  Read More >>

This Element examines 'urban eco-performance', exploring how theatre and performance intersect with urbanisation...  Read More >>

With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated instructions and a user-friendly, lay-flat format, Patternmaking with...  Read More >>

This book examines the work of acclaimed director Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company, whose ground-breaking...  Read More >>

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Through investigating how history is presented and probed in 21st-century plays, The Contemporary History Play proposes...  Read More >>

Documentary and Verbatim Theatre surveys the emergence and rise of work based on real life in contemporary theatre,...  Read More >>

A panoramic account of a single year uncommonly crowded with seminal works of performance. Surveying American drama,...  Read More >>

In this paradigm-shifting study, W. B. Worthen shows how the dynamics of obsolescence and affective nostalgia that...  Read More >>

This Element is the first scholarly study of the theatre of Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced US playwrights...  Read More >>

This Element examines 'urban eco-performance', exploring how theatre and performance intersect with urbanisation...  Read More >>

A deep dive into this unique, murder-filled masterpiece—its slimy roots, original production, characters from killers...  Read More >>

A unique collection of multi-generational contributions from up-and-coming, as well as established, actors on representation...  Read More >>

A one-of-a-kind look at Stephen Sondheim’s lifelong obsession with games and puzzles of all kinds.  Read More >>

Structured by practitioner and arranged in chronological order, this much-needed book brings together the foundational...  Read More >>