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The Secret Life of Plays
Nick Hern Books 2013; US$ 18.94A guide to the hidden workings of plays and the trade secrets that govern their writing - by the acclaimed playwright Steve Waters. Drawing on a wide range of drama, both historical and modern, Waters takes the reader through the key elements of dramatic writing ? scenes, acts, space, time, characters, language and images ? to show how a play is... more...
The Critics' Canon
ABC-CLIO 1988; US$ 104.00Palmer clearly states that his purpose is to explain 1the ways of critics to theatre practitioners, the ways of theatre to inexperienced reviewers, and the dynamic convergence of theatre and critic to anyone interested in theatre.' . . . The work is a well-written `primer' for writers and it will be useful primarily to performers who object... more...
Imagining the Audience in Early Modern Drama, 1558-1642
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00The role of the audience takes on new importance when performance is reconceived as a dialectical activity. The authors combine theatre history and cultural analysis with examinations of plays and productions to explore how those involved in early modern productions conceived of their audience, how audiences shaped the dramas they watched, and even... more...
Make Your Show A Success
Hodder & Stoughton 2010; US$ 27.17Wherever your theatre interests lies, this is an essential book for you. It covers a wide range of key issues, from tips on coping with first night nerves, to a full section on health and safety, to funding and taxation. Illustrated with handy guides to lighting and staging and containing essential resources, this book will enable you to have a successful... more...
Before the Parade Passes By
St. Martin's Press 2005; US$ 7.99During the Golden Age of the Broadway musical, few director-choreographers could infuse a new musical with dance and movement in quite the way Gower Champion could. From his earliest Broadway success with Bye Bye Birdie to his triumphant and bittersweet valedictory, 42nd Street , musicals directed by Champion filled the proscenium with life. At... more...
Make Your Show A Success
Hodder & Stoughton 2010; Not AvailableWherever your theatre interests lies, this is an essential book for you. It covers a wide range of key issues, from tips on coping with first night nerves, to a full section on health and safety, to funding and taxation. Illustrated with handy guides to lighting and staging and containing essential resources, this book will enable you to have a successful... more...
Automata and Mimesis on the Stage of Theatre History
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 85.00The automaton, known today as the robot, can be seen as a metaphor for the historical period in which it is explored. Chapters include examinations of Iconoclasm's fear that art might surpass nature, the Cartesian mind/body divide, automata as objects of courtly desire, the uncanny Olympia, and the revolutionary Robots in post-WWI drama. more...
Starting Your Career as a Theatrical Designer
Skyhorse Publishing 2012; US$ 27.50In the first book of its kind to be published in twenty years, ten award-winning and current Broadway designersfive set designers, four lighting designers, and one projection designerdiscuss the business aspects of the theatre world, sharing relevant insider information and strategies that will prove invaluable to aspiring and seasoned... more...
Sheldon Cheney's Theatre Arts Magazine
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 74.99Sheldon Cheney's Theatre Arts Magazine: Promoting a Modern American Theatre, 1916-1921 is an anthology designed to enrich understanding of a critical period in U.S. history and to illuminate major issues of 20th century theatre and drama. Every chapter of the book considers a different topic relevant to the magazine by providing an introductory essay... more...
Theories of the Avant-Garde Theatre
Scarecrow Press 2012; US$ 74.99In this collection of essays by avant-g arde theatre?s most creative practitioners?directors, playwrights, performers, and designers?these writings provide direct access to the thinking behind much of the most stimulating playwriting and performance of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. more...









