"Something Dreadful and Grand"

American Literature and The Irish-Jewish Unconscious

by Stephen Watt

<p>Elaborate analogies between Irish and Jewish history, between Irish and Jewish subjectivities, occur with surprising frequency throughout American literature. They recall James Joyce's Leopold Bloom and episodes of <em>Ulysses</em>, Douglas ...

ISBN: 9780190272999

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'Death of a Salesman' in Beijing

by Arthur Miller

<p>In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct Death of a Salesman at the Beijing People's Theatre, with Chinese actors. This was an entirely new experience for Miller and for the Chinese company, most of whom had never even heard of 'life ...

ISBN: 9781472592064

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$39.59

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'Hear My Song'

Irish Theatre and Popular Song in the 1950s and 1960s

by Joseph Greenwood

<p>A major obstacle for the scholar of theatre is the ephemerality of a dramatic performance. How can we know the specifics of an event that has been and gone, an occurrence that can never be repeated? This book proposes that by considering the ...

ISBN: 9781788740050

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$105.33

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?Words into Action

Finding the Life of the Play

by William Gaskill

<p>Packed with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, <em>Words into Action</em> is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors.</p> <p>Renowned theatre director William Gaskill was one of the founders of the ...

ISBN: 9781780011202

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$19.99

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‘Public’ and ‘Private’ Playhouses in Renaissance England: The Politics of Publication

by Eoin Price

<p>At the start of the seventeenth century a distinction emerged between 'public', outdoor, amphitheatre playhouses and 'private', indoor, hall venues. This book is the first sustained attempt to ask: why? Theatre historians have long ...

ISBN: 9781137494924

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$99.00

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100 Acting Exercises for 8 - 18 Year Olds

by Samantha Marsden

This book offers a comprehensive guide to teaching acting exercises that will unleash the inner creativity of students aged 8-18.<br> <br>Theories and techniques of some of the greatest theatre practitioners including Sanford Meisner, Constantin

ISBN: 9781350049949

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$32.99

100 Acting Exercises for 8 - 18 Year Olds

by Samantha Marsden

<p>This book offers a comprehensive guide to teaching acting exercises that will unleash the inner creativity of students aged 8-18.</p> <p>Theories and techniques of some of the greatest theatre practitioners including Sanford Meisner, ...

ISBN: 9781350049970

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$29.68

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1606

William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear

by James Shapiro

<p><em>1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear</em> traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, <em>The Chronicle History of King Leir</em>, and transformed it into his ...

ISBN: 9780571283859

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30-Second Shakespeare: 50 key aspects of his work, life, and legacy, each explained in half a minute

by Ros Barber & Mark Rylance

<p>30-Second Shakespeare uses the unique approach of the bestselling 30-Second series to grapple with the work and influence of the world’s most famous playwright. This absorbing crash course takes the reader through what we know of his life, ...

ISBN: 9781782402923

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A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre

by Jess, Gore, Tashi Thorpe

Much of the theatre we make starts with a script and a story given to us by someone else. But what happens when we're required to start from scratch? How do we begin to make theatre using our own ideas, our own perspective, our own stories? <br>

ISBN: 9781350025943

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$39.99

A Director's Guide to Stanislavsky's Active Analysis

Including the Formative Essay on Active Analysis by Maria Knebel

by James Thomas

<p><em>A Director's Guide to Stanislavsky's Active Analysis</em> describes Active Analysis, the innovative rehearsal method Stanislavsky formulated in his final years. By uniting 'mental analysis' and 'études', Active Analysis puts an end to the

ISBN: 9781474256605

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$36.88

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A History of Japanese Theatre

by Jonah Salz

<p>Japan boasts one of the world's oldest, most vibrant and most influential performance traditions. This accessible and complete history provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese theatre and its continuing global influence. Written by ...

ISBN: 9781316393703

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$40.70

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A History of the Berliner Ensemble

by David Barnett

<p>The Berliner Ensemble was founded by Bertolt Brecht and his wife Helene Weigel in 1949. The company soon gained international prominence, and its productions and philosophy influenced the work of theatre-makers around the world. David ...

ISBN: 9781316234709

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A History of the Theatre

by Glynne Wickham

ISBN: 9780714827360

Binding: Paperback

$35.00

A Journey of Art and Conflict

Weaving Indra’s Net

by David Oddie

<p>A Journey of Art and Conflict: Weaving Indra’s Net is a deeply personal exploration of David Oddie’s attempts to uncover the potential of the arts as a resource for reconciliation in the wake of conflict and for the creative transformation of

ISBN: 9781783205028

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$52.70

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A leader of his craft: theatre reviews by HG Kippax

by Harry Heseltine

<span style="" >Harry Kippax, AO, was a journalist with the </span><span style="font family: 'Arial';font style:italic;" >Sydney Morning Herald </span><span style="font family: 'Lucida Grande';" >(</span><span style="font family: 'Arial';font ...

ISBN: 9780958121354

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$49.95

A Midsummer Night's Dream: A User's Guide

by Michael Pennington

<p>An intensely practical account of how <em>A Midsummer Night's Dream</em> actually works on stage.</p> <p>A scene-by-scene guide to Shakespeare's best loved comedy, from the well-know actor Michael Pennington, drawing on his own experience of

ISBN: 9781780017631

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$15.99

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A New and Better You

by Joe Harbot

<p>Look at those tracksuit bottoms.<br /> Look at that t-shirt.</p> <p>When was the last time you washed those?</p> <p>What’s that on the front?<br /> Is that sauce?</p> <p>You’re a clear example of what not to be.</p> <p>But things can be

ISBN: 9781786825476

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A New Corpus Christi

Plays for Churches

by Norman A. Bert

<p>In the tradition of the medieval cycle plays performed for education, enrichment, and entertainment, <em>A New Corpus Christi: Plays for Churches</em> presents 25 short plays and skits with one or two scripts for each of 21 events in the ...

ISBN: 9781433152603

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$63.48

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A New History of Medieval Japanese Theatre

Noh and Kyogen from 1300 to 1600

by Noel John Pinnington

<p>This book traces the history of noh and kyogen, the first major Japanese theatrical arts. Going beyond P. G. O'Neill's <em>Early No Drama</em> of 1958, it covers the full period of noh's medieval development and includes a chapter dedicated ...

ISBN: 9783030061401

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