The second collection of work by Olivier award-winning British playwright Laura Wade, bursting with her trademark satiri......more
The first-ever anthology from celebrated playwright Kate Hamill Bringing together seven critically acclaimed feminist ad......more
Scenography in Musical Theatre answers the questions: What are the ways that scenography acts as a mode of storytelling ......more
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This short volume introduces readers to the interrelated devotional theatres of Raslila or Krishnalila (the play of Kris......more
The definitive biography of Johnny Carson, the entertainer who redefined late-night television and American culture, tol......more
seven methods of killing kylie jenner combines theatre with gifs, memes and emojis to explore stereotypes of Black woman......more
This volume argues that, given a Western propensity to identify Shakespeare’s work with "the human", his drama plays a c......more
A collection of critical scholarship on early modern closet plays between 1560-1670 that were performed in private non-p......more
The Rhesus came down to us among the plays of Euripides, and was acknowledged as Euripidean by Aristotle. However, there......more
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Iconic Broadway costume designer Patricia Zipprodt (1925-99) tells her own colorful story from a tumultuous childhood in......more
The latest play collection from Nobel Prize-winning playwright Jon Fosse including six plays published in English for th......more
The latest play collection from Nobel Prize-winning playwright Jon Fosse including six plays published in English for th......more
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From Bollywood to K-Pop, from Crazy Rich Asians to YouTube stars and Boys’ Love media, this book brings together leading......more
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My Cue to Fight is the first book of its kind to provide an in-depth examination of how the greatest playwright in the E......more
This volume reproduces key critical texts engaging with the play from the past three centuries. During this period criti......more
This workbook draws together over 100 of the most frequently used and treasured exercises from playwrights across the wo......more
This workbook draws together over 100 of the most frequently used and treasured exercises from playwrights across the wo......more
"James Graham is a political playwright so on top of his game that you kind of take it on faith that any play he comes u......more
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Technical Theatre Education: A Vehicle for Critical Learning explores how the environment and process of producing theat......more
Fabrication for Theatre and Entertainment: Metals is a reference guide covering the characteristics of metal most releva......more
Fabrication for Theatre and Entertainment: Metals is a reference guide covering the characteristics of metal most releva......more
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Fairy Tales in Musical Theatre surveys the importance of the genre of fairy tale to musical theatre in an accessible stu......more
Casting the Art of Rhetoric with Theater and Drama: Taking Center Stage explores rhetoric and theater as they relate to ......more
A new edition of the celebrated Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre (2002), The Methuen Drama Encyclopedia ......more
Theatre is a hugely competitive industry. Formal training is inaccessible to many. So how can you get your foot in the d......more
Theatre is a hugely competitive industry. Formal training is inaccessible to many. So how can you get your foot in the d......more
The first book to provide a comprehensive introduction to the formulaic characters, plots, and staging of the comic form......more
The first book to provide a comprehensive introduction to the formulaic characters, plots, and staging of the comic form......more
The concepts of trust and risk provide important insights into the social and cultural life of early modern England but ......more
The best contemporary plays from other countries can bring a strikingly fresh point of view to our English-language stag......more
The best contemporary plays from other countries can bring a strikingly fresh point of view to our English-language stag......more
How may the lives of individuals and a community be impacted by a durational applied theatre and arts-based project? Wha......more
The celebrated poet and playwright Murray Mednick recounts his journey from an impoverished childhood in the Catskills t......more
Red Velvet uses imagined experiences based on the often-forgotten, but true, story of Ira Aldridge, an African-American ......more
Offering the first scholarly edition and English translation of Praenotamenta, a treatise on ancient drama by Flemish sc......more
What do the musicals Elisabeth, Dance of the Vampires, Mozart!, Rebecca and Schikaneder have in common? Collectively, th......more
What do the musicals Elisabeth, Dance of the Vampires, Mozart!, Rebecca and Schikaneder have in common? Collectively, th......more
Mark Fisher was the creator of a new art form: the travelling rock show. This book details every major project and more ......more
My Cue to Fight is the first book of its kind to provide an in-depth examination of how the greatest playwright in the E......more
What motivates North American Indigenous theatre? What differentiates this type of theatre, and what informs its culture......more
How is immersive and interactive technology integrated into theatre? How did the ’digital boom’ and Covid-19 pandemic ex......more
How does the theatrical world interact with spirits? How do spirits gain agency through performance? How have modern-day......more
Providing one of the first book-length accounts of Samuel Beckett’s poetry, this work illustrates how Beckett’s poetry, ......more
This book shows that Shakespeare’s dramatization of compassion, far from expressing a sense of universal empathy, stages......more
In this bold, original study Hedrick proposes an early modern ’entertainment value’ revolution, to which Shakespeare con......more
This is the first book-length study dedicated to Aristophanes’ Wasps (422 BCE), which is arguably one of his most hilari......more
Drawing on interview material, current scholarship and documents from the Ku Na’uka and SPAC archives, this book is the ......more
What are neurodiverse aesthetics? How and where do neurodiverse aesthetics appear, and how do they positively affect the......more
American Musicals in Historical Context: From the American Revolution to the 21st Century gives students a fresh look at......more
American Musicals in Historical Context: From the American Revolution to the 21st Century gives students a fresh look at......more
This book is the first ever anthology of English translations of Chinese court drama. An integral part of court life in ......more
A must-read work for Shakespeare scholars and students of film adaptations, this multi-faceted book accounts for increas......more
How well do you really know your favourite musicals? Can you remember which fictional opera is being rehearsed at the st......more
Serves as a short and concise introduction to the history and current state of musical theatre fandom, by offering analy......more
This book delves into the complex narratives surrounding the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian dispute through the unique lens......more
Extreme violence scarred the early modern period. Contemporary commentators grappled to find language to categorize the ......more
Drawing on more than 4 decades of experience working in Nautanki as a writer, director, singer, and actor, Sharma’s book......more
Applied Theatre: Voice is a unique exploration of the conceptual and practical understandings of voice in relation to ap......more
This volume provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the rich traditions of noh, classical Japanese dance-dr......more
Global King Lear provides a kaleidoscopic view of multinational adaptations of King Lear with a focus on productions acr......more
Encompassing a wide variety of genres, media and art forms across a broad historical scope, this open access book identi......more
An international group of scholars reappraise The Winter’s Tale through a series of research essays covering performance......more
Leading scholars collect, introduce, and contextualize a diverse array of newly-published contemporary Native American p......more
Leading scholars collect, introduce, and contextualize a diverse array of newly-published contemporary Native American p......more
Neuroaesthetic Stage Lighting Design redefines stage lighting through the lens of neuroaesthetics, exploring how light s......more
To mark twenty years since the death of Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, his only collection of plays are to be published ......more
To mark twenty years since the death of Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz, his only collection of plays are to be published ......more
After their car falls through an ice road, an Indigenous couple makes their way to an isolated cottage. Suffering from h......more
Examines how centuries-old stagecraft shaped modern racial politics--and why the performance of whiteness still commands......more
Examines how centuries-old stagecraft shaped modern racial politics--and why the performance of whiteness still commands......more