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Theatre studies
Hardcover. A historical, theoretical, and comparative study of the emergence of the director-as-author phenomenon, posing questions of authorship and redefining the relationship between 'playwright' and the director-playwright. Num Pages: 228 pages, 0. BIC Classification: ANF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120181
- ISBN
- 9780230120181
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€ 53.36€ 46.88
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Hardcover. The first study of the productions of the minor theatres, how they were adapted to appeal to the local patrons and the audiences who worked and lived in these communities. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; 3JH; AN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116863
- ISBN
- 9780230116863
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€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Situating theatre in crucial moments in history and philosophy, Bennet reads four of the most influential plays through their contemporary epistemological debates between rationalism and empiricism. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DD; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116801
- ISBN
- 9780230116801
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€ 53.36€ 46.61
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Hardcover. A forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115750
- ISBN
- 9780230115750
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.19
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Hardcover. By casting designers as authors, cultural critics, activists, entrepreneurs, and global cartographers, Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page, stage, and beyond that helped American audiences see the everyday landscapes and exotic destinations from a modern perspective. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115071
- ISBN
- 9780230115071
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€ 53.36€ 47.33
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€ 47.33
Hardcover. Identifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSG; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114531
- ISBN
- 9780230114531
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€ 53.36€ 47.09
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Hardcover. No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book traces the major dramatizations of Stowe's classic from its inception in 1852 through modern versions on film. Frick introduces the reader to the artists who created the plays and productions that created theatre history. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114074
- ISBN
- 9780230114074
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.72
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Hardcover. Fifty years after the publication of Martin Esslin's The Theatre of the Absurd, which suggests that 'absurd' plays purport the meaninglessness of life, this book uses the works of five major playwrights of the 1950s to provide a timely reassessment of one of the most important theatre 'movements' of the 20th century. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; ANB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113381
- ISBN
- 9780230113381
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.61
€ 53.36
€ 46.61
Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANF; AS; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113312
- ISBN
- 9780230113312
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Condition: New
€ 101.89€ 84.45
€ 101.89
€ 84.45
Paperback. Chronicling over forty years of changes in African-American popular culture, the Regal Theatre (1928-1968) was the largest movie-stage-show venue ever constructed for a Black community. Semmes reveals the political, economic and business realities of cultural production and the institutional inequalities that circumscribed Black life. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; AN; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113152
- ISBN
- 9780230113152
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.76
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Hardcover. The first book-length study in any language of the presence and influence of Mei Lanfang, the internationally known Chinese actor who specialized in female roles on the twentieth-century international stage. Tian investigates Mei Lanfang's presence and influence and the transnational and intercultural appropriations of his art. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 319 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; ANB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112445
- ISBN
- 9780230112445
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.69
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Hardcover. Frontier dramas were among the most popular and successful of early-twentieth-century Broadway type plays. The long runs of contemporary dramas not only indicate the popularity of these plays but also tell us that these plays offered views about the frontier that original audiences could and did embrace. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; AN; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230111448
- ISBN
- 9780230111448
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Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.33
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Hardcover. This book seeks to fill a major gap in the literature about fictional representations of presidents by studying more than 40 plays, written since 1900, which have had prominent productions on or off-Broadway or in another major city. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 206 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336. 100 Years of Plays About the Presidency. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. 208 pages, Illustrations. This book seeks to fill a major gap in the literature about fictional representations of presidents by studying more than 40 plays, written since 1900, which have had prominent productions on or off-Broadway or in another major city. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AN. Dimension: 217 x 154 x 16. Weight: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110175
- ISBN
- 9780230110175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Since Argentina's transition to democracy, the expression of human fragility on the stage has taken diverse forms. This book examines the intervention of theatre and performance in the memory politics surrounding Argentina's return to democracy and makes a case for performance's transformative power. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404. 272 pages, Illustrations. Since Argentina's transition to democracy, the expression of human fragility on the stage has taken diverse forms. This book examines the intervention of theatre and performance in the memory politics surrounding Argentina's return to democracy and makes a case for performance's transformative power. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AN. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 18. Weight: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104341
- ISBN
- 9780230104341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. This innovative work uses cognitive theory to explore the layperson's physical encounter with live religious performances in late medieval York. Series: Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3H; AN; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103191
- ISBN
- 9780230103191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.33
€ 53.36
€ 47.33
Hardcover. In the beginning of the 21st century, European theatre-makers have sought to consider the disastrous events of the 20th century as the unfinished business of the contemporary. In this book, Kear argues that by thinking through the logic of the event, contemporary performance offers an affective interrogation of 'the event' of the European century. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; AN; AS; DSG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008083
- ISBN
- 9780230008083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. How might theatre intervene in violent inter-ethnic conflicts? This book addresses this question through detailed case studies in the Balkans and the Middle East, showing how theatrical facilitations model ways that ethnic oppositions can move towards ethical relationships. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 235 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005396
- ISBN
- 9780230005396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
paperback. Beautifully illustrated, The Authentic Shakespeare is about how the modern constructs the past, how the texts that were performed on the Elizabethan stage became the books and editions that are, for our time, Renaissance drama. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 line drawings, 75 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415912136
- ISBN
- 9780415912136
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Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
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
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.64
€ 19.99
€ 13.64
paperback. A collection of essays that details the author's radical theories on drama, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism and lack of experimentation. It contains the famous manifestos of the 'Theatre of Cruelty', analyses the underlying impulses of performance, and provides some suggestions on a physical training method for actors and actresses. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847493323
- ISBN
- 9781847493323
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.05
€ 14.99
€ 9.05
Hardcover. From the Greeks and Shakespeare to the "Ramayana" and the "Mahabharata", war has often been a major theme of dramatic performances. This work looks at theater and performances that often occur quite literally as bombs are falling, as well as during times of ceasefire and in the aftermath of hostilities. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; DSBH; DSG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497149
- ISBN
- 9781906497149
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.18
€ 30.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. The first introduction to the classical Chinese theater of Ming drama contains highlights from six of the best plays of the period and lively commentary on each, providing the context necessary for Western readers to grasp the scope of the genre. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; AN; DD; DSBB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102636
- ISBN
- 9780231102636
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Hardcover. Translator(s): Klots, Yasha; Ufberg, Ross. Num Pages: 495 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; AN; APB; BGFA; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804286
- ISBN
- 9780875804286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
Hardback. Translator(s): Benedetti, Jean. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415461290
- ISBN
- 9780415461290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31