This volume explores whether theatre pedagogy can and should be transformed in response to the global climate crisis. Co......more
Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published men’s monologues for ......more
Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published women’s monologues fo......more
AutoCAD for Theatrical Drafting provides an introduction to the software AutoCAD, specifically focusing on how to naviga......more
AutoCAD for Theatrical Drafting provides an introduction to the software AutoCAD, specifically focusing on how to naviga......more
This volume offers a fresh approach to transmedia cultures, including not only franchises like Star Wars and Harry Potte......more
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Women, Method Acting, and the Hollywood Film is the first study dedicated to understanding the work of female Method act......more
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The first of its kind, this companion to British-Jewish theatre brings a neglected dimension in the work of many promine......more
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This long-awaited book is the first full-length study of the work of the extraordinary contemporary black British playwr......more
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This book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of com......more
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This book questions the reliance on melodrama and spectacle in social performances and cultural productions by and about......more
Since the 1990s, Palestinian theatrical activities in the West Bank have expanded exponentially. As well as local produc......more
Unarmed Stage Combat explores the fundamental performance principles of violence on stage, before a dedicated series of ......more
In comparison with Literary Studies and Media and Film Studies, the disciplines of Theatre and Performance, with their s......more
This book is the first to consider contemporary African dance theatre aesthetics in the context of phenomenology, whiten......more
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This book presents an innovative English adaptation of Stephan Hermlin’s 1970 radio play Scardanelli, about the life of ......more
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Languages of Trauma explores how, and for what purposes, trauma is expressed in historical sources and visual media....more
Theatre and Performance in East Africa looks at indigenous performances to unearth the aesthetic principles, sensibiliti......more
Theatre and Performance in East Africa looks at indigenous performances to unearth the aesthetic principles, sensibiliti......more
Rhetoric, Politics, and Hamilton: An American Musical approaches Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking cultural production......more
Rhetoric, Politics, and Hamilton: An American Musical approaches Lin-Manuel Miranda’s groundbreaking cultural production......more
Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who’s flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining w......more
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20 contemporary approaches to the study and experience of embodied awareness. Our growing understanding of embodied awar......more
Arthur Miller for the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Views of His Writings and Ideas brings together both establishe......more
What is the object of comedy? What makes us laugh and why? Is comedy subversive, restorative or reparative? What is at s......more
This book probes occluded depictions of queerness in early English drama, ranging from medieval morality plays to Reform......more
This book explores how Shakespeare uses images of dreams and sleep to define his dramatic worlds. Surveying Shakespeare’......more
Performing Southeast Asia: Performance, Politics and the Contemporary is an important reconsideration of the histories a......more
It’s Princess Luna’s 18th birthday but her jealous Aunt Carabosse must put a stop to the celebrations. Tempting Luna wit......more
This wide-ranging and ground-breaking book, especially relevant given Brexit and renewed Scottish independence campaigni......more
"This is a terrific and instructive book, and an essential reminder of how inspiring and empowering a good drama teacher......more
"This is a terrific and instructive book, and an essential reminder of how inspiring and empowering a good drama teacher......more
How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vo......more
How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vo......more
Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and ph......more
How does the moving, dancing body engage with the materials, textures, atmospheres, and affects of the sites through whi......more
Preface.- Part I: IM/POLITENESS IN THE TRANSLATED PRESS.- Part II: IM/POLITENESS THROUGH STAGE TRANSLATION.- Part III: A......more
Represents the first scholarly book to be written about theatre and dementia Explores how artists engage with the care c......more
An introduction to adaptations between theatre and film, considering these as distinct from literary adaptation. Places ......more
Within the work of both Jacques Derrida and Walter Benjamin there is a buried theatricality, a theatre to-come. And in t......more
This book addresses Disney parks using performance theory. Few to no scholars have done this to date--an enormous oversi......more
Drawing on Ken Rea’s 35 years’ teaching experience and research, as well as interviews with top actors and directors, Th......more
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This book offers a new mythic perspective on the secret of the allure and survival of a current-archaic institution--the......more
For courses in Introduction to Film An engaging, accessible introduction to film Understanding Movies provides valuable ......more
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Style for Actors is an award-winning handbook and the definitive guide to roles in historical drama. Anyone who has ever......more
Owning Our Voices offers a unique, first-hand account of working within the Wolfsohn-Hart tradition of extended voice wo......more
Owning Our Voices offers a unique, first-hand account of working within the Wolfsohn-Hart tradition of extended voice wo......more
This study is concerned with phenomenology and ethics of digital art practices and with those issues pertaining to the e......more
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