Hailed by critics during the 1980s as the decade's 'Great American Playwright', Sam Shepard conti...

'An ear for reproducing everyday language has long been David Mamet's hallmark and he has now em...

Based on the latest research from the fields of neuroscience and mind-body psychology, Acting Wit...

What is ethics and what has it got to do with theatre? Drawing on both theoretical material and p...

The only difference between me and the people judging me is they weren't smart enough to do what ...

'Oh do not jest thy doom'The Revenger's Tragedy is an intense tragic burlesque. Its hero, Vindic...

This collection brings together Philip Ridley's one-act plays for young people, known as The Stor...

'How do you want to live here? I mean we could come and go and lead separate lives. Or we could r...

Tracing the history of tragedy and comedy from their earliest beginnings to the present, this boo...

'You know, Yossi, we couldn't dress like this in the Philippines. wear earrings, dye our hair, pu...

This country doesn't need a constitution, never has, never will. We have History as our guide. In...

This volume contains new translations to extend our image of one of the twentieth century's most ...

Moonfleece is an intense and thrilling exploration of memory and identity, with themes of contemp...

Mr. and Mrs. Peachum are horrified when they learn of their daughter Polly's secret marriage to t...

There's nae power on earth can crush the menwho can sing on a day like this.A powerful re-imagini...

Pornography looks at the events of the first week of July 2005 (the G8 summit, Live 8, the announ...

Left alone in an unfamiliar land, Kate struggles to silence the noises inside her head and begins...

I don't remember exactly when my formerly charming, humorous, omnipotent mother, who would swim a...

In this textbook for performers, the position of a Swing-an Understudy for the Ensemble-on Broadw...

There seem to be a lot of people out there with a lot of money who don't quite know what to do wi...

If violence is a terrible thing, why do we watch it? Nevitt explores the use of violence in theat...

The Methuen Drama Companion to Performance Art offers a comprehensive guide to the major issues a...

'All is yours, everywhere is open to you - except the lock that the single key fits. You must pro...

Max is a normal-ish kid in a normal-ish town. He spends his days daydreaming and hanging out with...

A romp through the bubble-gum years of teenage life. Angela and Mazine, besotted with Madonna, pl...

Benjamin Poore argues that contemporary British playwriting that invokes history can be positione...

This book explores how theater artistry melds the forces of collaboration and leadership, ignitin...

'Beckett and Ecology is the first full-length book to offer a wide range of scholarly and artisti...

Need to learn an accent for an audition? Got the part but can't quite grasp the sounds? Want to e...

The first English-language anthology of Aristide Tarnagda's theatre, this book brings together si...

In this volume, Lee Brewer Jones examines Paula Vogel as both a playwright and renowned teacher, ...

Volume 2 of Identity, Culture, and the Science Performance investigates performances that illumin...

This book provides an in-depth account of a singular and significant European theatre project, ma...

This edited collection offers an examination of and guide to interdisciplinary collaboration thro...

Winner of the 2024 TaPRA David Bradby Monograph PrizeHow is decadence being staged today - as a p...

'What entertained India's masses and elites before the arrival of cinema? When did 'modern' theat...

The British musical in its formative years has appeared in strikingly different guises: from the ...

Intended for actors, directors, teachers and researchers, this book offers an exceptionally clear...

Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize 2020How do you decide what stories an audience should hear...

Everyone knows that Bertolt Brecht was one of the great 20th-century innovators in theatre - the ...

In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct Death of a Salesman at the Beijing People's Theatre, ...

Joe Penhall's screenplay for the film of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel provides a grip...

Brian Friel is Ireland's foremost living playwright, whose work spans fifty years and has won num...

Brecht on Performance: Messingkauf and Modelbooks presents a selection of Brecht's principal writ...

The Actor's Survival Guide: How to Make Your Way in Hollywood is a handbook and essential guide t...