Performing Arts

Still only in his thirties, he has become one of Britain's great acting exports and has brought both the big and small screen to life for audiences around the world. First emerging on British television and stage - winning the Lawrence Olivier Award in...

Choreography is the highly creative process of interpreting and coordinating movement, music and space in performance. By tracing different facets of development and exploring the essential artistic and practical skills of the choreographer, this book...

She used to be everywhere, all at the same time, do you know what I mean? And now she's nowhere. She was always there, that's what I'm trying to say. A fractured trio of sisters are pulled back together with news that turns their worlds upside...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583946824Author Betsy PolatinFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

'Screamingly funny...a splendidly effervescent and enjoyable book' Daily MailOne part Lonely Planet, one part tell-all family memoir, this is the definitive and hilarious guide on how to survive family holidays.No one has more experience of travelling...

The shockingly honest, gripping autobiography of Loose Women's Denise Welch.One of our most popular actresses, Denise Welch became a household name when she took on the role of Rovers Return landlady Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street. She starred in...

This revised Student Edition includes an introduction by Daniel Ciba, which looks in particular at the play as a piece of realism or experimentalism and considers the play through the lens of Queer Identity. The introduction includes discussion of very...

The untold stories of seven revolutionary teen shows (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My So-Called Life, Dawson's Creek, Freaks and Geeks, The O.C., Friday Night Lights, and Glee) that shaped the course of modern television and our pop cultural landscape...

Walter Benjamin was fascinated by the impact of new technology on culture, an interest that extended beyond his renowned critical essays. From 1927 to '33, he wrote and presented something in the region of eighty broadcasts using the new medium of...

'The future of theatre will belong to the maverick minds who possess the skills to mix things up and who have enough tools in their box to trick the game.' This is a practical, grassroots, self-empowerment book for theatremakers. It's for anybody who...

One wintry morning academic Prudencia Hart sets off to a conference in the Scottish Borders. Stranded there by snow, she is swept off on a dream-like journey of self discovery, complete with magical moments, devilish encounters and wittily wild music...

Sophie and Calliope have never been to school. Their mum ran away from home when she was seventeen to join the New Age movement and the girls were raised in a series of ashrams, communes and impromptu raves.When Sophie gets ill, they return to Birmingham...

Billions of you have watched their videos and millions of you have followed them on social media.So here we go; it's time to back up because YouTube superstars, The Sidemen, are finally here in book form and they're dishing the dirt on each other as well...

The Apu Trilogy is the fourth directorial monograph written by influential film critic Robin Wood and republished for a contemporary audience. Focusing on the famed trilogy from Indian director Satyajit Ray, Wood persuasively demonstrates his ability at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883319953Author Gypsy Rose LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Now in its 4th edition, this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the critical study of drama. Using familiar examples of classic and contemporary works such as Shakespeare's King Lear, Ibsen's A Doll's House and Timberlake Wertenbaker's...

'Playwright David Ireland challenges people to draw lines between what they find funny and what they find outrageous' (Sydney Morning Herald) This first collection of plays by David Ireland brings together three of his most successful hits that have...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'What Ned hasn't seen on a sports TV channel isn't worth knowing about.' Gabby Logan 'From falling out with Mourinho to flying with Gerrard, this is a...

'Pattern is as crucial to Beckett's eye as to his ear', writes Gontarski, 'and that patterning dominates his theatrical notes: motion is repeated to echo other motion, posture to echo other posture, gestures to echo other gestures, sounds to echo other...

Though better known today as a political theorist than as a dramatist, Machiavelli secured his fame as a giant in the history of Italian comedy more than fifty years before Shakespeare's comedies delighted English-speaking audiences. This bilingual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470225561Author Lois H. GreshFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Discover the hidden corners of the DC Multiverse in this definitive illustrated guide to the multiple versions of The Dark Knight. Take a tour through the diverse worlds of the DC Multiverse in this comprehensive guidebook detailing the lives of its...

Going Deaf for a Living is Steve Lamacq's candid reflection of several decades spent on the frontline of the alternative music scene. As a writer at the NME and co-host of The Evening Session, Steve naturally attended hundreds of gigs and collected a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634628952Author Scott TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Technics Publications LLCPublisher Technics Publications LLC

FEATURING BRAND NEW MATERIAL The official companion to the hit TV show, Peaky Blinders, fully illustrated in colour. Packed full of behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with the cast and creators of the show, this is the first official book. 'A...

Character drives plot. Based on this principle, this book walks aspiring writers through the fascinating world of character-driven screenwriting. When a writer engages their characters, they start a process which naturally leads to the story's structure...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838573645Author Eric SaundersFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

A vision had seized hold of me, like the demented fury of a hound that has sunk its teeth into the leg of a deer carcass and is shaking and tugging so frantically that the hunter gives up trying to calm him. It was the vision of a large steamship scaling...

Dance Pedagogy is a comprehensive resource designed for dance students and teaching artists to develop skills and strategies in the multifaceted practice of teaching dance.This invaluable resource features essential components and considerations...

Actor Movement: Expression of the Physical Being is a textbook and video resource for the working actor, the student and all those who lead and witness movement for the actor, including movement tutors, movement directors and directors. Great actors...

'In Dog We Trust'. The autobiography of cult hero Duane 'Dog' Chapman, the world's most successful bounty hunter.Duane 'Dog' Chapman entertains and inspires millions on DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER, his top-rated TV show, but there is more to his story. From...

'A delight from the first page to the last' Milly Johnson'Laugh-out-loud funny, as warm as it is witty...If you love Milly Johnson you will love Laura Kemp' Debbie JohnsonCharlotte Bold is nothing like her name - she is shy and timid and just wants a...

You SLUG the guy.You KISS the dame. You TOTAL the car.That's movies. And I love 'em.Gordy LaSure's passionate about film. He eats film, he drinks film, and sometimes he'll even watch a film. But most of all he loves talking about film, and how they'd be...

Experiencing Speech: A Skills-Based, Panlingual Approach to Actor Training is a beginner's guide to Knight-Thompson Speechwork (R), a method that focuses on universal and inclusive speech training for actors from all language, racial, cultural, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648421603Author Ira SeidensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 478Imprint IRA SeidensteinPublisher IRA SeidensteinWeight(grams) 694g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845831646Author David CrichtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 490Imprint Telos Publishing LtdPublisher Telos Publishing Ltd

'I loved Jon's book. It's even better than the real thing because you can't hear his voice.' Michael McIntyre A control freak looks for love (women who leave wet teaspoons in sugar bowls need not apply). 'I haven't woken up with a...

PREPARING FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE The new edition of Preparing for Professional Practice in Health and Social Care is a welcome resource for students and newly registered Allied Health professionals, emphasising...

Meet more than 350 incredible clones, Jedi, droids, bounty hunters and a host of other characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. What is the Bad Batch? Who inducted Ahsoka Tano into the Jedi Order? Where does General Grievous keep a secret lair? Why...

An epic fantasy written and illustrated by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki! An addition to the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli art books-which include interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels-of classic animated films...