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Theatre studies
Paperback. Presents a comparative study of regional theatre in Britain and Germany during the period of 1918 to 1945. Taking Yorkshire and Westphalia as his two representative regions, this book details the history of theatre in York, Hull, Sheffield, Bradford and Leeds as well as in Munster, Dortmund, Hagen, Bielefeld and Bochum. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806754
- ISBN
- 9781902806754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.87
€ 20.87
Hardback. Elizabeth Simpson Inchbald (1753-1821) was a leading literary figure of the late 18th century - an actress, playwright and editor of several plays and novels. This work covers her life story, but also provides a look at the society and politics of London in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Num Pages: 632 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; BGH; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122366
- ISBN
- 9780813122366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.63
€ 89.63
Hardback. This book explores the development of contemporary theatre in the United States in its historical, political and theoretical dimensions. It focuses on representative plays and performance texts from the 1940s to the present that experiment with both form and content. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 117.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624935
- ISBN
- 9780748624935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.29€ 96.14
€ 100.29
€ 96.14
Hardcover. The cult of the child performer was a significant emergence of the Victorian age. Fierce public debate and lasting legislation grew out of the conflict between a desire for juvenile display and a determination to stop exploitation. This study explores the social and artistic context of their lives and their developing professionalism as actors. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ANB; DSBF; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551558
- ISBN
- 9780230551558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Paperback. What do stage actors, directors, playwrights, critics and other theatre professionals think about theatre in the age dominated by movies and television? Exploring subjects ranging from continuity to point of view, Shakespeare to love scenes, and many other topics, these interviews examine how theatre people make theatre work. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878301867
- ISBN
- 9780878301867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.40
€ 54.40
Paperback. This volume contains speeches suitable for performance at auditions, individual acting classes, competitions, festivals and examination The pieces are varied in content, tone and style and are equipped with an introduction which sets the context for each piece. Editor(s): Harvey, Anne. Series: Audition Speeches. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Methuen Drama
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413772794
- ISBN
- 9780413772794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.41
€ 23.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. Ranging from Renaissance to contemporary plays, this text brings together a range of pieces varied in subject, tone and style for young actor It provides a resource book for teachers and performers alike, for auditions, acting classes, festivals, examinations or performance. Editor(s): Harvey, Anne. Series: Audition Speeches. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes. BIC Classification: ANC; DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413689009
- ISBN
- 9780413689009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.01
€ 24.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 8. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585104086
- ISBN
- 9781585104086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
€ 27.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. This manual shows how the actor can use his or her body to be as expressive and "articulate" as he or she is with words. It analyzes the actor's physical needs, offering a series of graded exercises aimed at realizing those needs and making the body fully articulate as a medium of expression. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854596833
- ISBN
- 9781854596833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.48
€ 23.99
€ 20.48
paperback. An invaluable resource for theatre-makers, as well as for anyone with an interest in collaboration and the creative process, whether in art, business or daily life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nick Hern Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848424135
- ISBN
- 9781848424135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.64
€ 19.99
€ 13.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 507 pages. BIC Classification: ANF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 507
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559363754
- ISBN
- 9781559363754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.50
€ 23.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415750004
- ISBN
- 9780415750004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. Written by an award-winning theatre director, this book talks about directing theatre, acting and the collaborative creative process. Following on from author's successful book "A Director Prepares", it is intended for practitioners and students. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415411424
- ISBN
- 9780415411424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Paperback. An examination of the challenges inherent in making theatre. Focusing on the courage required to create "art with great presence", each chapter tackles one of the seven major areas identified with art-making: violence; memory; terror; eroticism; stereotype; embarrassment; and resistance. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ANH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238328
- ISBN
- 9780415238328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.34
€ 57.34
Hardback. This edited collection gathers together leading voices in theatre and performance studies to debate the politics of participation across a range of performative forms - community theatre, live art, applied theatre, one-to-one performance and marathon running - and to find points of connection between them. Editor(s): Harpin, Anna; Nicholson, Helen. Num Pages: 244 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; ANF; ASZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137393173
- ISBN
- 9781137393173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.19€ 94.57
€ 106.19
€ 94.57
Paperback. An investigation of the many ways that Shakespeare uses the defiant voice of the shrew. Kamaralli explores how modern performance practice negotiates the possibilities for staging these characters who refuse to conform to standards of acceptable behaviour for women, but are among Shakespeare's bravest, wisest and most vivid creations. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349345274
- ISBN
- 9781349345274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. A practical handbook for those wanting to use drama and theatre to explore issues in their work with young people, this book has developed from ten years of active research in community settings. The authors' holistic approach to theatre-making draws on theatre in education, community theatre, youth work, group work and conflict resolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: ANC; JFSP1; JFSP2; MMJT; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026324
- ISBN
- 9781853026324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.74
€ 44.74
Paperback. This book investigates the expanding parameters for site-specific performance to account for the form's increasing popularity in the twenty-first century. Leading practitioners and theorists interrogate issues of performance and site to broaden our understanding of the role that place plays in performance and the ways that performance influences it Editor(s): Birch, Anna; Tompkins, Joanne Elizabeth. Series: Performance Interventions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 1 diagrames. BIC Classification: AN; AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230364066
- ISBN
- 9780230364066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.39
€ 131.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611473407
- ISBN
- 9781611473407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.50
€ 124.50
Paperback. The town of Port Talbot has long been seen (quite literally) as synonymous with the steel industry. Yet it also has another claim to fame as the actors' capital of Wales. It has produced a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; ANB; APB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910901687
- ISBN
- 9781910901687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biography examines Elizabeth's historical identity and provides a study of the social culture surrounding a woman who lived a life in the spotlight. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440286
- ISBN
- 9780752440286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.29
€ 6.29
Hardback. Mining rich archival resources of play-texts, censorship reports, critical reviews, and contemporary writings on performance practice, Angela C. Pao reveals the complex processes by which the institutions of popular culture helped shape nineteenth-century notions of race, ethnicity, and nationality. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234251
- ISBN
- 9780812234251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.40
€ 76.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 136 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 68
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868198002
- ISBN
- 9780868198002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardcover. Intermedial Shakespeares argues that intermediality has refashioned performances of Shakespeare's plays over the last two decades in Europe. It describes ways in which text and author, time and space, actor and audience have been redefined in Shakespearean productions that incorporate digital media, and it traces transformations in practice. Series: Palgrave Studies in Performance and Technology. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137360038
- ISBN
- 9781137360038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.71
€ 121.71