Performing Arts

An anthology bringing together a selection of Claire Dowie's plays for young people, which are ideal for performance with a large cast. The anthology includes the following plays and an introduction by the author. Why Is John Lennon Wearing A...

This in-depth and original study examines 100 productions and analyses why George Abbott's name became synonymous with the 'golden age' of Broadway. What did Abbott contribute? How did he work? How did he innovate the industry? How did he survive so...

The script of BBC's major 3-part drama for Spring 2001, starring Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall, Lyndsey Duncan and Toby Stephens If you take any family and get them together, and get them to stay up long enough, the stories will come tumbling out .....

A mobile phone is something that gives you the whole world at the touch of your finger - but this book is even better. Magic Mobile is a collection of thirty 'pre-loaded' new text files in a no-fuss, non-digital entertainment system. In a volume that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838059835Author Dr Anthony RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Patrician PressPublisher Patrician Press

The horror film analysed from a Deleuzian perspective. This book argues that dominant psychoanalytic approaches to horror films neglect the aesthetics of horror. Yet cinematic devices such as mise en scene, editing and sound, are central to the viewer's...

'A series of accidents has brought you this book.You may think of it not as a book, but as a library, an elevator, an amateur performance in a nearby theatre.Open it to the table of contents. Turn to the page that sounds the most interesting to you.Read...

Sex is easy. Intimacy is hard. A tender, funny and uplifting love story for the post-chemsex generation. Hunky dream boy Lex and bright spark Bradley are falling for each other. Big time. After three months, Lex has decided that tonight's the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514005330Author Dorothy L. SayersFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint IVP AcademicPublisher IVP AcademicWeight(grams) 646gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 163mm *...

The earlier EFilm Noir ReadersE which now boast a combined sale of well over 30 000 copies have all quite deliberately conveyed a sweeping overview of the classic period demonstrating how broad and inclusive noir movies are. EFilm Noir Reader 4E moves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683836865Author Ramin ZahedFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorErwin Piscator (1893-1966) was a German director, noted for his ingenious staging techniques and his influence on the development of epic and documentary theatre...

Dance Research Methodologies: Ethics, Orientations, and Practices captures the breadth of methodological approaches to research in dance in the fine arts, the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences by bringing together researchers from...

The history of animated cartoons has been dominated by Walt Disney, giving the impression that he perfected the medium. In reality, it was the work of several pioneers. Max Fleischer-inventor of the rotoscope technique of tracing animation frame by frame...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557833020Author Jean-Claude Van ItalieFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101874066Author Jeanine BasingerFormat HardbackPage Count 656Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf

Want to learn valuable secrets about making your own low-budget films? This book is at once Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart's personal account of their ten-year adventure running their own film production company and a manual loaded with tips on how to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244936808Author Sally-Ann FawcettFormat PaperbackImprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781008908819Author Chris WadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 148g

The training of elite dancers has not changed in the last 60 years; it is often only those that have survived the training that go on to have a career, not necessarily the most talented. It is time to challenge and change how we train tomorrow's...

"Brisk [and] forceful." Sight & Sound "Lucidly argued." Total Film Margarethe von Trotta and Volker Schloendorff's The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975) was a pivotal film for the New German Cinema movement. Julian Preece considers what makes...

In a recent international survey conducted by the online film journal Screening the Past, which invited film critics and scholars around the world to nominate the most important contributions to the field in the past decade, The Material Ghost tied for...

Filmmaker Jay Holben has been battling in the production trenches for most of his life. For the past 17 years, he's chronicled his adventures in the pages of American Cinematographer, Digital Video, Videography, and TV Technology. Now, in Behind the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647226077Author Elena CraigImprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 203g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739992293Author Annette KuhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Thirsty BooksPublisher Thirsty Books

This book is a comprehensive history of the most successful straight-to-video horror franchise of all time: Puppet Master. It provides an in-depth exploration of all fourteen films to date-including a made-for-TV crossover and a theatrical reboot-and the...

Taking issue with many orthodox views of Film Noir, Frank Krutnik argues for a reorientation of this compulsively engaging area of Hollywood cultural production. Krutnik recasts the films within a generic framework and draws on recent historical and...

An informal yet informed journey through the classic works of Japanese cinema and their directors.This is a passionate, personal journey through one of the world's greatest national cinemas, beginning with the classic directors who came to the fore in...

Featuring production art and photography from the eagerly anticipated new film Chappie, starring Hugh Jackman with Sigourney Weaver! Chappie is an upcoming film directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium), written by Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell...

The first survey dedicated to the work of the McKimson brothers, I Say, I Say...Son!' offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the upper echelon of 20th century animation and examines the creative process behind the making of numerous popular characters...

Drama / 3m, 2f / Interior Written by acclaimed Irish author Frank McGuinness, whose Someone Who'll Watch Over Me earned a Tony(R) Award nomination, Gates of Gold is an acerbic duel between two lovers, the fashionable and eloquent theatrical trailblazers...

Steven Spielberg once said, "I like ideas, especially movie ideas, that you can hold in your hand. If a person can tell me the idea in twenty-five words or less, it's going to make a pretty good movie." Spielberg's comment embodies the essence of the...

Introduction to the Alexander Technique, part of the brand-new Acting Essentials series, is the first textbook about the Alexander Technique written specially for undergraduates. This eight-week program can be taught over the course of half a semester, a...

Here is the classic collection of quotes from Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather is one of the greatest movies of all time and one of the most popular: on its 35th anniversary, it continues to be a top earner on...

Hip-Hop culture's explosive arrival on the art scene of New York in the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx in the 1970s began to influence all aspects of musical theater from singing to scenic design. Hip-Hop in Musical Theatre takes an intersectional...

This gift set edition captures the essence of teatime at Downton Abbey, pairing an exclusive tea towel with the Afternoon Tea Cookbook, featuring classic recipes for sweets and savories, etiquette notes, and lavish imagery.The Official Downton Abbey...

Performance in the digital age has undergone a radical shift in which a once ephemeral art form can now be relived, replayed and repeated. Until now, much scholarship has been devoted to the nature of live performance in the digital age; Documenting...

Part of the "Writers' Britain" series, first published in the 1940s. This work offers Graham Greene's evaluation of British drama, from its roots in the Mystery and Miracle plays of the market carnival through Shakespeare and the Restoration to the 20th...

This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her...

The Process of Drama provides an original and invaluable model of the elements of drama in context, and defines how these are negotiated to produce dramatic art. John O'Toole takes the reader through a lively, fascinating account of the relationships...