Performing Arts

Mike Bartlett's complete scripts for the award-winning first series of his superlative television drama, winner of Best New Drama at the 2016 National Television Awards and Best TV Drama at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Doctor Gemma Foster is a...

Entertaining, well written, this is a succinct summary of the field, ideal for those studying film for the first time. A substantial glossary helps readers understand key terms and concepts. Fully updated to incorporate shifts in the discipline and...

In 1934 four movies, It Happened One Night, Twentieth Century, The Thin Man, and The Gay Divorcee ,ushered in the golden age of the Hollywood romantic ("screwball") comedy. Slangy, playful, and "powerfully, glamorously in love with love," the films...

Putting It Together chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George. In 1982, James Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his...

Using a large collection of old photographs, programmes and advertisements, this book provides a fascinating look at the history of cinema-going in Oxfordshire. Included are chapters on the early days, how the cinemas grew in popularity, and how Oxford...

This magnificent companion to The Art of Horror looks at the entire history of the horror film, from the silent era right up to the latest releases and trends. This revised edition includes more films, rare images, and in-depth explorations to bring this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394714394Author Akira KurosawaFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Oscar Wilde's philosophy leads him on a path to destruction. The Judas Kiss describes two pivotal moments: the day Wilde decides to stay in England and face imprisonment, and the night when the lover for whom he risked everything betrays him.With a...

You were brought up on mythology. Hollow mythology. That's why you're all stuck, all angry, a prince in the wrong story. A prince with a black eye.Fleeing a world he has rejected, Robin finds solace in his music and the sanctuary of his remote family...

From the surrealist films of Luis Bunuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodovar, Spain has produced a wealth of exciting and distinctive film-makers who have consistently provided a condoning or dissenting eye on Spanish history and culture. For...

In the 1940s, American movies changed. Flashbacks began to be used in outrageous, unpredictable ways. Soundtracks flaunted voice-over commentary, and characters might pivot from a scene to address the viewer. Incidents were replayed from different...

He is one of the best known faces in television comedy, yet the long-suffering vicar of Walmington-On-Sea is in real life a Christian of deep conviction. Perfectly cast as the eccentric vicar, constantly tetchy at the invasion of his church hall by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452271876Author Robert RodriguezFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm)...

A book that sees Hollywood as an idea, a trick, a religion even that swept the world, a book that knows what the bosses did, and why and how, but which also feels the impact on the mass audiences in the dark auditoriums. There isn't a book that explains ...

Most horror film fans are familiar with the classics, from the early Universal archetypes to the Hammer landmarks-all of which have been celebrated in countless books and magazines. But what about the parallel universe of television horror? The series,...

" . . . will draw a wide readership from the ranks of literary critics, film scholars, science studies scholars and the growing legion of 'literature and science' researchers. It should be among the essentials in a posthumanist toolbox." -Richard...

Walt Disney always envisioned the studios that bear his name remaining relevant by consistently taking creative risks and doing the unexpected. Heading into the 1940s, he crafted an entirely new division of the studio called the Character Model...

Birch Plays: 1 celebrates the work of Welsh writer Brad Birch. Winner of the 2016 Harold Pinter Commission for the Royal Court Theatre Birch is the writer in residence at Undeb Theatre and is currently on attachment at the Royal Shakespeare Company and...

'Art's my hobby too.' Hobby?! Sasha was destined to take the art world by storm. At the age of fifteen pop stars wanted his paintings, and a new exhibition was going to make him a rich man. But now he serves in a stationers, and no one's even heard...

How many hit musicals are based on films that were shot in two days at a budget of $30,000? The answer is one: Little Shop of Horrors. Roger Corman's monster movie opened in 1960, played the midnight circuit, and then disappeared from view. Two decades...

An exceptionally unique look at the development of the newest film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Strange World! The Art of Strange World highlights the stunning artwork from the film's creation-including character designs, storyboards, color...

Towards the end of her life, the French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil (1909-43) was working on a tragedy, Venice Saved. Appearing here in English for the first time, this play explores the realisation of Weil's own thoughts on tragedy. A figure of...

Get Started in Film Making is the essential guide for all budding film makers, empowering and inspiring anyone to unleash their creative side. Completely revised and updated, it is the perfect manual for smartphone Spielbergs, Go-Pro adrenaline junkies,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939994356Author David AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint For BeginnersPublisher For Beginners

The first collection to provide close readings of individual films, written specifically to support film screenings. The essays are clearly written offering students a great model for their own writing about film. This comprehensive collection covers...

This biographical work spans Duran Duran's career from their beginning in 1978 until the present day. Having sold over 100 million albums, Duran Duran's story is one of both success and durability. Despite a few line-up changes throughout the years, the...

On its release in 1988, Grave of the Fireflies riveted audiences with its uncompromising drama. Directed by Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli and based on an autobiographical story by Akiyuki Nosaka, the story of two Japanese children struggling to survive...

"Focusing on the analytical, intellectual, and artistic 'how and why' of the design process, Brewster and Shafer have written a wonderful, insightful text for young designers "-Vickie J. Scott, Dept. of Theatre and Dance, UC Santa BarbaraVeteran theater...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484727812Author Mindy JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint HyperionPublisher Hyperion

The clocks are set. The line is drawn. They've got a chance to be champions. But at what cost? When Ann joins Sophie's running club she's thrown into a world of regimented training and pure focus. The two girls couldn't be more different, but soon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615938318Author Pleasant GehmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Princess ProductionsPublisher Princess ProductionsWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

Fritz Lang's 'M' (1931) is an undisputed classic of world cinema. Lang considered it his most lasting work. Peter Lorre's extraordinary performance as the childlike misfit Hans Beckert was one of the most striking of film debuts, and it made him an...

Before becoming the critically acclaimed filmmaker responsible for such iconic films as Dr. Strangelove and The Shining, Stanley Kubrick spent five years as a photographer for Look magazine. The Bronx native joined the staff in 1945, when he was only 17...

Like founder Helga Hufflepuff, the members of Hogwarts' Hufflepuff house, including Cedric Diggory and Newt Scamander, are known for their loyalty and honesty. Now you can capture the magic of Hufflepuff house like never before and collect a stunning...

For popular-culture vultures, there really is no better guide to Britain's best TV and film locations than On Location. With their historical charm, scenic beauty and diverse cities, the United Kingdom and Ireland have proved to be popular backdrops...

'A spicy work of biographical conjecture ... It's also a rousing reminder of the countless creative women who have been written out of history or have had to fight relentlessly to make themselves heard.' EVENING STANDARD 'The great virtue of Lloyd...

This text offers a theoretical and practical framework for the teaching of dance in education. Jacqueline Smith-Autard seeks to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of teaching the art of dance by: examining the processes of composing,...

EHairsprayE (978-1-5578-3514-7); ERentE (978-1-5578-3737-0); EFiddler on the RoofE (978-0-8791-0136-7)Book InformationISBN 9781423489047Author Robert LopezFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard...

From bloodsucking schoolgirls to flesh-eating zombies, and from psychopathic killers to beasts from hell, "100 European Horror Films" provides a lively and illuminating guide to a hundred key horror movies from the 1920s to the present day. Alongside...

The story of Rent is a theatrical legend, but one that has not been properly told: the story of Jonathan Larson, the young composer working in a diner when Rent became his big off-Broadway break; the composer who was mentored by Sondheim but struggling...