Performing Arts

A history of the dark times"So this is how liberty dies-with thunderous applause."-Senator Padme AmidalaWhen Palpatine declared the birth of his new Empire, he expected it would stand for millennia. Instead, it lasted only 24 years. This is the story of...

1971 was a great year for cinema. Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Dario Argento, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone, George Lucas, Sam Peckinpah, Roman Polanski, Nicolas Roeg and Steven Spielberg, among many others, were behind the camera, while...

Experience the creation of Denis Villeneuve's Dune like never before with this startling collection of production photography by Chiabella James. From the cliffs of Norway to the deserts of Jordan, unit photographer Chiabella James was on set to...

Using clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith's manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical...

Two Captain Underpants adventures now in full colour! George and Harold have created the greatest superhero in the history of their school - and now they're about to bring him to life! MEET CAPTAIN...

Can ballet ever be reconciled with feminist ideals? 'Beautiful, difficult, and compelling.' VANITY FAIR 'Don't think, dear,' said Balanchine. 'Just do.' For centuries, being a ballerina has been synonymous with being beautiful, thin, obedient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995955509Author Keith JohnstoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 46Imprint International Theatresports InstitutePublisher International Theatresports...

This comprehensive guide, from the author of Acting in Musical Theatre, will equip aspiring directors with all of the skills that they will need in order to guide a production from beginning to end. From the very first conception and collaborations with...

Animation is one of the hottest and most creative areas of film-making today . During his more than 40 years in the business, Richard Williams has been one of the true innovators, and serves as the link between the golden age of animation by hand and the...

Intended for students and children taking part in speech and drama competitions and exams, this book contains a range of audition speeches. It includes female, male and unisex speeches selected from both plays and children's books. Where relevant the...

Cinema has likely never been written off so often. In the decade of the 2010s, it is true, much has changed - both in how we watch movies, and in how we see ourselves. Social media and the internet have shaped a new understanding of the self and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995536210Author Christopher RipleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 245Imprint Eskdale & Kent Publishing LtdPublisher Eskdale & Kent Publishing Ltd

'Tempest has a gift for shattering and transcending convention.' New York TimesPhiloctetes lives in a cave on a desolate island: the wartime hero is now a wounded outcast. Stranded for ten years, he sees a chance of escape when a young soldier appears...

BBC Songs of Praise is a compilation of the greatest traditional hymns, the best hymns from today's writers, and the finest examples of contemporary worship songs. It offers to churches and schools the core music required for worship in a wide range of...

A rollicking account of the groundbreaking show from one of the show's producers, featuring the voices of the stars, creators, and executives involved with bringing it to life. "I had the pleasure of working with Richard Gurman for eleven years. When he...

Whether you're applying for drama school, taking an exam, or auditioning for a professional role, it's likely you'll be required to perform one or more monologues, including a piece from a contemporary play. It's vital to come up with something fresh...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure* Blockbusters, Baywatch ... Mastermind, Moonlighting ... Porridge, Parkinson ... Peter Kay takes you on a journey...

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Clean Break is a British theatre company set up in 1979 by two women in prison. It exists to tell the stories of women with experience of the criminal justice system and to transform women's lives through theatre. Over 40 years, Clean Break has...

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool...

A light-hearted introduction to philosophy through the antics of the Simpsons, television's animated family. These essays on the silly, absurd, hyper-ironic and strangely philosophical world that is Springfield - the town without a state - explore...

Ray Winstone's amazing talent for bringing out the humanity buried inside his often brutal screen characters - violent offender in Scum, wife-beater in Nil by Mouth, retired blagger in Sexy Beast - has made him one of the most charismatic actors of his...

*** Order now to secure the limited Collector's Edition of T.V. by Peter Kay! *** Featuring a silver foiled design underneath the dust jacket, this special edition is exclusive to the first print run and...

Dive into your favourite Disney worlds with this beautiful atlas of 25 official maps.Welcome to the most magical atlas of them all! Discover the dangers of the Pride Lands, dive under the sea with Ariel, try to make sense of Wonderland with Alice, fly to...

'Essential...A complex blend of overexcited Adrian Mole-like anecdotes mixed with shocking moments of racism and insights into Muslim religious practices' Sunday TimesThe hilarious and pubescent debut book from your favourite British Muslim comedian...

THE HILARIOUS SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Complete with Christmassy gold cover, this is the perfect uplifting gift for Ant and Dec fans. (P.S. it's a little known fact that you can give gifts to yourself, too. Go on, treat yourself!)Told through the lens of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419747953Author Will StorrFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. AbramsWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959056113Author Agnes VardaFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector BooksWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 318mm * 241mm * 15mm

Whilst aimed primarily at school, youth theatre and community groups, the games in this book are equally fun - and instructional - for adults to play in workshop or rehearsal settings. They explore a wide range of core drama skills: energy, focus,...

This study analyzes the folkloric genres that comprise the repertoire of the marionette theater in Sicily. Here, epic, farce, saints' lives, bandits' lives, fairytales, Christian myth, and city legend offer the vehicles by which puppeteers comment...

An intimate and engrossing celebration of the first ten years of the beloved TV series Call the Midwife.Learn the up-close and personal story of Call the Midwife as told by the cast and crew. Call the Midwife: A Labour of Love is a moving journey through...

RuPaul's Drag Race UK returns to our screens with a stellar cast of incredible Queens ready to slay the runway.Discover the secrets of the Werk Room and get all the gossip backstage in exclusive interviews with the Queens. Take on mini challenges, learn...

Twelve arrangements for unaccompanied SATB of folk-songs from the British Isles and North AmericaAbout the AuthorJohn Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other...

Sight & Sound's #1 Film Book of 2020Chinatown is the Holy Grail of 1970s cinema. Its ending is the most notorious in American film and its closing line of dialogue the most haunting. Here for the first time is the incredible true story of its making. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440506836Author Phil FarrandFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group...

Mad Men Carousel is an episode-by-episode guide to all seven seasons of AMC's Mad Men. This book collects TV and movie critic Matt Zoller Seitz's celebrated Mad Men recaps-as featured on New York magazine's Vulture blog-for the first time, including...

Comedy Characters: 3 male, 7 female Interior Set Perfect for any theatre group, this is the hilarious story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty authoress who keeps revising the script...

The New York Times BestsellerONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, NPR, The RootA moving, unflinching memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back.When Michael K. Williams died on 6 September...

THE TIMES #1 BESTSELLERTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Vogue's Best Books to Read in 2021One of O Magazine's 55 Most Anticipated Books of 2021One of Marie Claire's 25 Best 2021 Memoirs to Pre-Order Now'Electrifying.' The Sunday Times'A...

The legendary 1964 Broadway run of Hamlet directed by John Gielgud is one of the most famous productions of Shakespeare's most important play. Audacious for its time in concept and execution, it placed the actors in everyday clothes within an unassuming...