Performing Arts

Using our favourite Springfield family as a case study, Watching with The Simpsons examines the textual and social role of parody in offering critical commentary on other television programs and genres. Jonathan Gray brings together textual theory,...

Kristin Linklater is one of the most internationally recognised names in the field of voice training, and this volume explores her work and life while also putting her work into practice. Charting the development of Linklater's process, including her...

Shedding new light on an old favourite, this is an enjoyable account of how the film got made, combined with a careful scene-by-scene analysis, a wealth of illustrations and the most complete credits yet assembled.About the AuthorEdward Buscombe is the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345477637Author Stephen J. SansweetFormat HardbackPage Count 1224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 5171gDimensions(mm)...

An innovative study of the intersections between history and film.Exploring the modern category of history in relation to film theory, film textuality, and film history, Change Mummified makes a persuasive argument for the centrality of historicity to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861718211Author Jeremy Mark RobinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 572Imprint Crescent Moon PublishingPublisher Crescent Moon PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734567861Author Bill LefurgyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint High Kicker BooksPublisher High Kicker BooksWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Is it a show about nothing or one of the greatest TV series of all time? It's both of course! ESeinfeldE's impact on popular culture was so profound that it continues to this day-years after it left prime time-thanks to its inimitable characters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620236093Author Todd MuffattiFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Atlantic Publishing GroupPublisher Atlantic Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781963579Author David RenwickFormat HardbackImprint Fantom Films LimitedPublisher Fantom Films Limited

Nominated for the 2022 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre One man's spiritual journey is about to begin... after he's sent this tweet When Yasser decides to take part in itikaf, sleeping and fasting in the mosque for the...

A book of selected theatre reviews from 2020 from one of the foremost authorities on British theatre. Starting each chapter is a brief commentary on the developments of that era and the social, political and cultural context within which this theatre...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781438485461Author Kurt GanzlFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

After The Beatles stormed America, every Hollywood and European production company descended on London to be part of the new swinging scene... and they didn't leave until they'd signed up every able-bodied pop group or singer to appear in one of their...

This is about my responsibility. Doing what is right. Being where I'm needed. I've started a job and I must finish it. I owe it to the people of Iraq. In 1926, the nation of Iraq is in its infancy, and British archaeologist Gertrude Bell is founding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739129408Author Darren AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint Expressive EggPublisher Expressive Egg

By combing through the journals that Hannah has kept for much of her life, this collection of narrative essays deliver a fuller picture of her life, her experiences, and the things she's figured out about family, faith, love, sexuality, self-worth,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780938190295Author Bira AlmeidaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903364192Author Vicky LebeauFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Wallflower PressPublisher Wallflower PressWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Widely regarded by historians of the early moving picture as the best work yet published on pre-cinema, The Great Art of Light and Shadow: Archaeology of the Cinema throws light on a fascinating range of optical media from the twelfth century to the turn...

This book seeks to reshape the way that writers think about constructing their story, looking at the subject from the inside out. Often practitioners and theorists examine work through the separate lenses of character and/or structure and then bring them...

To understand American popular culture, we need to come to grips with the enormous role that television has played in shaping that culture over the past sixty years. In this timely and provocative book, Jason Mittell provides students with a uniquely...

'"Mrs Byrne, you've a beautiful, very pale, ginger-haired baby boy with a wonky eye." As she was handed me by the midwife, my mother wept for all the wrong reasons. She could have shagged a platypus and I still would have come out better than this.' ...

In the fading atmosphere of the New Hollywood era, William Friedkin - the wunderkind director with an Academy Award for his cop drama, The French Connection (1971) who then scored an even bigger success with The Exorcist (1973) - began work on what...

Part history, part celebratory publication, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Raising the Curtain, showcases the conservatoire's 175 year history in what will be a wonderful collector's piece for years to come. With spectacular photography and testimony...

This biography evokes the pervasive importance of religion to Queen Victoria's life but also that life's centrality to the religion of Victorians around the globe. The first comprehensive exploration of Victoria's religiosity, it shows how moments in her...

Proposes a revolutionary approach to the interpretation of art, film, and the digital. In Touch, Laura U. Marks develops a critical approach more tactile than visual, an intensely physical and sensuous engagement with works of media art that enriches our...

On October 24th, 1971, an exciting new anime premiered based on the hit manga "LUPIN III" by legendary creator Monkey Punch. For 50 years, the exploits of master thief Lupin III and his gang of outlaw pals have thrilled and entertained audiences...

Who is Iron Man without his armour, or Thor without his hammer? Learn about the mightiest weapons ever made!From Iron Man's armour to Cap's shield, and Star-Lord blasters to Gamora's godslayer, the Marvel universe is filled with iconic weapons, armour,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915316004Author Edwin Lee CanfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 396Imprint HeadpressPublisher Headpress

Protests at the Miss World contest in 1970 attracted headlines around the world. This book portrays the new and vibrant women's liberation movement of the 70s. It tells how women protested inside and outside the Albert Hall, who they were, what took...

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"This Is More Than I Can Stand" is a detailed biography of Charlie Hall, a little known man from Birmingham who worked with some of the biggest stars of the silver screen. Charlie was born into a working class family in the Ward End district of...

- Explores technical, aesthetic, and practical aspects of lighting for film and video. It covers not only how to light, but why. - In-depth coverage of light and color theory, latest technology and equipment, and professional techniques. - A robust...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845832063Author Stephen James WalkerFormat HardbackImprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing Ltd

This engaging critical study moves beyond the image of the brooding, destructive man at odds with employers and his own star status to explore the complexity of Mason's career with an analysis framed through three strands central to understanding...

This book introduces readers to the widespread phenomenon of how social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok become an extension of long-standing aspects of musical theatre engagement. Although casual observers may dismiss social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578622125Author Judy CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Comedy WorkshopsPublisher Comedy WorkshopsWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

This comprehensively revised, updated and significantly extended edition introduces German film history from its beginnings to the present day, covering key periods and movements including early and silent cinema, Weimar cinema, Nazi cinema, the New...

An atmospheric Gothic ghost story, where The Silent Companions meets Daphne du Maurier in South America and a woman faces the darkness bestowed by vengeance. "A phantasmagoric mixture of M. R. James, The Shining and The Turn of the Screw set among the...