A guide to working backstage and in the technical areas of theatre from the Director of Technical Training and Head of L......more

Vincenzo Bellini on Stage and Screen, 1935-2020 offers nine case studies of the history of Vincenzo Bellini’s operas on ......more

"How can performance transform places of urban renewal and regeneration? What does performance contribute to the creatio......more

This fully updated and revised fourth edition of Theory/Theatre is a unique and highly engaging introduction to cultural......more

This comprehensive, hands-on guide to making theatre - perfect for any school, college, youth group or amateur-theatre c......more

A Beginner’s Guide to Special Makeup Effects, Volume 2 builds on the foundations covered in A Beginner’s Guide to Specia......more

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Essential Vectorworks Skills for Scenic and Production Designers is an accessible textbook that covers the digital skill......more

Essential Vectorworks Skills for Scenic and Production Designers is an accessible textbook that covers the digital skill......more

The Human Touch is a book focused on the creative processes at work in British contemporary improvisational theatre and ......more

This study explores the formation, establishment, expansion, and disintegration of stage design as a modern profession a......more

How do theatre makers in Britain produce immersive, participatory experiences for audiences? How are productions designe......more

This book offers a bridge between the basic skills of being a lighting designer to the early steps as a professional lig......more

This book provides an insight into the life of a professional lighting designer, through interviews with lighting design......more

What properties of light can be manipulated for aesthetic effect? What role does the perception of the audience play in ......more

Recreating Historic Dress: Clothing Gems from the Hereford Museum Clothing Collection, with Patterns compiles patterns a......more

In 101+ Tips and Tricks Every Prop Maker Should Know, Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Properties Director Ben Hohman explain......more

In 101+ Tips and Tricks Every Prop Maker Should Know, Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Properties Director Ben Hohman explain......more

This enlightening study explores the set design drawings for theatre and live performance, highlighting their unique qua......more

The Art of Stagecraft: Reflections on Design and Creation in Theatre is a thoughtful examination of the intersection of ......more

The Art of Stagecraft: Reflections on Design and Creation in Theatre is a thoughtful examination of the intersection of ......more

Revolutionary Stagecraft draws on a rich corpus of literary, historical, and technical materials to reveal a deep entang......more

Revolutionary Stagecraft draws on a rich corpus of literary, historical, and technical materials to reveal a deep entang......more

This companion interrogates the relationship between theatre and youth from a global perspective, taking in performances......more

Teaching Practical Theatrical 3D Printing: Creating Props for Production is a cohesive and practical guide for instructo......more

Commemorating over 75 years of Broadway greatness with never-before told stories, rare photos from the American Theatre ......more

Learn About the Magic of Light from a Master Step into the captivating world of Jean Rosenthal, a trailblazing figure in......more

Filled with essential advice and highlighting pitfalls to avoid, Acting Professionally gives a clear understanding of ho......more

Filled with essential advice and highlighting pitfalls to avoid, Acting Professionally gives a clear understanding of ho......more

In his beloved classic, Acting: The First Six Lessons, master acting teacher Richard Boleslavsky presents his acting the......more

Updating the industry standard stage rigging text for a new generation First published in 1987 and revised in 1997 and 2......more

Digital Painting and Rendering for Theatrical Design explores the tools and techniques for creating dazzling, atmospheri......more

Digital Painting and Rendering for Theatrical Design explores the tools and techniques for creating dazzling, atmospheri......more

What Is Lighting Design?: A Genealogy of People and Ideas explains what lighting design is by looking at the history of ......more

Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style Selection, Fitting, and Alteration, Fourth E......more

This book explores how teachings and ideas of specific historical mystical thinkers might influence all aspects of conte......more

This book reconsiders the evidence for what we know (or think we know) about early modern performance condition.This exp......more

Drawing on interview material from more than 20 leading stage managers from the UK, USA and Australia, this book situate......more

At once strange and familiar, bearer of a narrative and initiator of a relationship, the theatrical object has a status ......more

Stitching La Mode: Patterns and Dressmaking from Fashion Plates of 1785-1795 brings to life women’s unique and extravaga......more

Now in its third edition, The Prop Building Guidebook: For Theatre, Film, and TV walks readers through techniques used i......more

Now in its third edition, The Prop Building Guidebook: For Theatre, Film, and TV walks readers through techniques used i......more

With this new edition of Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen, author Todd Debreceni presents the latest techniqu......more

Dyeing for Entertainment encompasses a wide range of methods of theatrical painting and dyeing to create beautiful artis......more

Dyeing for Entertainment encompasses a wide range of methods of theatrical painting and dyeing to create beautiful artis......more

Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy and Casting the Witch for Stage and Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical ......more

How Broadway Works celebrates the unsung, out-of-sight people on Broadway who bring a production to the stage and shows ......more

This title is a stageplay adaptation (Acting edition) from the novel of the same name. It is a fact that all 5 men lived......more

Stage Management Theory as a Guide to Practice, Second Edition offers theory and methodology for developing a unique and......more

This book offers theory and methodology for developing a unique and inclusive stage management style, preparing stage ma......more

Columbus’s adventurous and romantic sea voyage and indomitable zeal to explore the ’New Land’ or country is concatenated......more

Innovation & Digital Theatremaking introduces a blueprint for how to think differently about Theatre, how to respond cre......more

Innovation & Digital Theatremaking introduces a blueprint for how to think differently about Theatre, how to respond cre......more

This collection gathers a set of provocative essays that sketch innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to Genre The......more

Fifty Key Theatre Designers looks at the history of theatrical scenography by examining the work and contributions of fi......more

This book maps South Asian theatre productions that have contextualised Ibsen’s plays to underscore the emergent challen......more

This book focuses on the role of La MaMa Experimental Theatre within Avant-garde theatre during the Sixties and Seventie......more

A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction explores pregnancy clothing worn throughout the decades,......more

A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction explores pregnancy clothing worn throughout the decades,......more

An introduction to both traditional and new techniques of making Costume props and accessories for Stage and Media use. ......more

WORLD THEATRICAL MASKS The Many Faces of Expression: Art, Culture & Masks Step into a realm where each mask is a gateway......more

Stagecraft Fundamentals, Fourth Edition, is an entry-level how-to guide and reference on backstage theatre, covering eve......more

Shortlisted for the PQ Best Publication Award in Performance Design & Scenography 2023 In this book practitioner and res......more

Drawing on the author’s two decades of seeing, writing on, and teaching about puppetry from a critical perspective, this......more

Drawing on the author’s two decades of seeing, writing on, and teaching about puppetry from a critical perspective, this......more

This book explores stage conjuring during its "golden age," from about 1860 to 1910. This study provides close readings ......more

Verbatim Theatre Methodologies for Community-Engaged Practice offers a framework for developing original community-engag......more

Verbatim Theatre Methodologies for Community-Engaged Practice offers a framework for developing original community-engag......more

From the open flames of ancient Greek amphitheaters to the sophisticated lighting systems of today’s theaters, this book......more

Mask Making Techniques: Creating 3-D Characters from 2-D Designs for Theatre, Cosplay, Film, and TV, introduces and demo......more

Mask Making Techniques: Creating 3-D Characters from 2-D Designs for Theatre, Cosplay, Film, and TV, introduces and demo......more

This is a classic guide to the design and production of theatrical costumes and sets. Laver provides a fascinating overv......more

This practical guide provides amateur theater groups with a wealth of ideas and inspiration for creating captivating cos......more

An innovator in the field of stage design, Edward Gordon Craig revolutionized theater with his visionary ideas and strik......more

This practical guide provides amateur theater groups with a wealth of ideas and inspiration for creating captivating cos......more