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Chloe Sims: The Only Way is Up - My Story
John Blake Publishing 2012; US$ 11.87Say the name Chloe Sims and most people think of the hugely entertaining, bubbly and glamorous Essex girl on the hit ITV show The Only Way Is Essex. But there is more to Chloe than viewers see on the TV, and the drama doesn?t stop when the camera stops rolling. Just two years ago, Chloe was a single mum struggling to make ends meet doing a string... more...
The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 36.95Acclaimed by audiences and critics for their highly innovative and adventurous theatre, Frantic Assembly have created playful, intelligent and dynamic productions for over fourteen years. Written by artistic directors Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre is the first book to reflect on the history and practice... more...
British Avant-Garde Theatre
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00This book explores an under-researched body of work from the early decades of the twentieth century, connecting plays, performances and practitioners together in dynamic dialogues. Moving across national, generational and social borders, the book reads experiments in Britain during this period alongside theatrical innovations overseas. more...
Mr Strangelove
Pan Macmillan UK 2003; US$ 18.03Peter Sellers was a genius, whose unique mastery created enduring comic characters. But behind the man that could make the world laugh was a tragic sadness. Employing his creations as masks to hide behind, Sellers was convinced his own life was meaningless and empty. Acclaimed biographer Ed Sikov has spoken to many who knew and worked with Sellers,... more...
Odin Teatret
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00Focusing on Odin Teatret's latest work, this discussion is updated by drawing on fresh research. The group's productions since 2000 are included and the book offers a reassessment of Odin's actor training. Its community work and legacy are discussed and Barba's intercultural practice is viewed alongside two major Theatrum Mundi productions. more...
The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 26.00This 2004 Companion examines the world of the Victorian theatre: the audiences, playwrights, actors, and music. more...
Bruce
John Blake 2012; US$ 18.99Sir Bruce Forsyth, know more affectionately as Brucie, is one of Britain's best-loved stars and a true national treasure. From hosting game shows, such as The Price is Right and You Bet!, to presenting talent competitions and variety shows, he has lit up television screens for decades, attracted record-breaking audiences and captured the heart of... more...
Peter Brook: Oxford to Orghast
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Peter Brook is known internationally as a theatre visionary, and a daring experimenter on the cutting-edge of performance and production. This book concentrates on Brook's early years, and his innovative achievements in opera, television, film, and the theatre. His productions are viewed separately, in chronological order, suggesting Brook's developing... more...
Spectacle, Rhetoric and Power
Editions Rodopi 2012; US$ 67.60In 1549, Prince Philip of Spain made his entry into Antwerp together with his father, Emperor Charles V. For this occasion the rich city of commerce was transformed into a large theatrical space with triumphal arches and tableaux vivants as stage settings. The citizens and the princes acted as actors in a splendid parade, a battle array of four thousand... more...
Performance, Space, Utopia
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 85.00Over 20 years after the war in Yugoslavia, this book looks back at its two most iconic cities and the phenomenon of exile emerging as a consequence of living in them in the 1990s. It uses examples ranging from street interventions to theatre performances to explore the making of urban counter-sites through theatricality and utopian performatives. more...









