Performing Arts

Serge Diaghilev was the Russian impresario who is often said to have invented the modern art form of ballet. Commissioning such legendary names as Nijinsky, Fokine, Stravinsky, and Picasso, this intriguingly complex genius produced a series of radically...

Building scale model boats that can sail under their own power is a challenging and rewarding hobby requiring varied skills from woodworking to painting to wiring electrical components. This book details everything you need to know to get started: from...

Follow the wisdom of Buffy, Willow, Xander, Spike, and others with this beautifully illustrated tarot deck inspired by the beloved series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In every generation, there is a chosen one--explore your destiny like Buffy the...

Explore the beginning of Steven Spielberg's remarkable career with this definitive retrospective that covers Duel, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. In the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484755747Author Don PeriFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Disney EditionsPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 567g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916297449Author M BoutrosFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Mark BoutrosPublisher Mark BoutrosWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 10mm

This third collection of Brian Friel's work contains:Three Sisters (Chekhov) (1981)The Communication Cord (1982) Fathers and Sons (Turgenev) (1987) Making History (1988) Dancing at Lughnasa (1990)About the AuthorBrian Friel (9 January 1929 - 2 October...

From his film debut in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) through Biggles (1985), here is the movie career of Peter Cushing, known as "the gentle man of horror." From interviews and extensive personal correspondence, the authors are able to provide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573031021Author Willy RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

“Bond, James Bond.” Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words in 1962, the most dashing secret agent in the history of cinema has been charming and thrilling audiences worldwide. This impeccably British character created by author Ian Fleming has...

AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARFrom The Sopranos to streaming: the scandalous behind-the-screens story of the TV revolution by the author of the cult film classic Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.The revolution has been televized. From The Sopranos to Stranger...

'A fascinating polemic' Sunday Times 'A powerful, sobering and vital work' The Mail on Sunday 'A page-turning read, peppered with humour' Sight & Sound'A must read' Edgar WrightA call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486203355Author Martin GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

A celebration of 100 of the best romantic comedies of all time – all with proper feminist credentials. From Barbie to Muriel’s Wedding and It Happened One Night to 13 Going on 30, this book will validate your love of romcoms and prove they have always...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798886632668Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 14gDimensions(mm) 44mm *...

A practical, hands-on guide - for actors, directors, teachers and students - to Brecht's theory and practice of theatre, with a full set of exercises to help put theory into practice. The Complete Brecht Toolkit examines, one by one, Brecht's many,...

Designed to complement the WJEC Eduqas Film Studies for A Level & AS Student Book, this practical and concise Revision Guide supports you in preparing for your final assessment / Written by an experienced Film Studies teacher and examiner, it is clearly...

Acting: The Basics 3rd Edition is a dynamic response to recent societal and entertainment industry changes, focusing on inclusion, diversity and equity, and the actor's trajectory from training to rehearsal to performance on stage and screen, with...

Take a deep dive into a turbulent era of the Star Wars galaxy and chart the rise of the Rebellion from the prequel trilogy through Star Wars: Obi-Wan, Star Wars: Andor, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to the original trilogy.For many years, the state of...

What is theatre?What is performance?What connects them and how are they different?What events, people, practices and ideas have shaped theatre and performance in the twentieth and twenty-first century?The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance...

The Harry Potter Film Vault series condenses the rich concept art of the Harry Potter film series into twelve collectible volumes. Harry Potter: The Film Vault compiles the filmmaking secrets and visionary artistry behind the Harry Potter films into a...

In this book Richard Ayoade -- actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist -- reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, Ayoade examines Ayoade fully and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647221669Author Brooke VitaleFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

The official behind-the-scenes tie-in book to Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar (R)-winning Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn's...

'A gorgeously candid account of acting and show business. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. It is an honour to be invited in on these diaries. I cannot remember being so moved by a book' Dolly Alderton...

Death is always the issue-in life, and in the Western. Joel and Ethan Coen's The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a movie of six Western stories. In each, our common destination is approached by a different road. Through each, diverse characters hurry for...

The long-running television series Supernatural is now an illustrated tarot deck! Featuring original artwork inspired by classic tarot iconography, the 78-card deck includes all your favorite characters from Sam and Dean to Bobby Singer to Castiel to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446679824Author David ChaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 785gDimensions(mm)...

On a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic secrets are buried. When the outside world comes calling, intent on manipulation for political and economic reasons, the islanders find their own world blown apart from the inside as well as beyond...

'A must-read for all Friends fans.' Grazia 'Funny, enlightening and incredibly well-researched' Emerald Street What is it about Friends that makes such comforting viewing? ...

The first book in the Screenplay Collection features Alex Garland's riveting sci-fi script, essays by queer theorist Jack Halberstam and AI research scientist Murray Shanahan, and concept art by Jock.Book InformationISBN 9781733992008Author Alex...

Based on hundreds of interviews with directors such as Coppola, Scorsese, Hopper and Spielberg, as well as producers, stars, studio executives, writers, spouses, ex-spouses, and girlfriends, this is the story of the crazy world that the directors ruled...

THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills In this volume of the Good Audition Guides, you'll find fifty fantastic speeches for women, all written since the year 2000, by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566081986Author Mick NapierFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 382g

Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for DramaNow a major motion picture, available on Disney Plus.Goodreads best non-fiction book of 2016From Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a backstage pass to his groundbreaking, hit...

Who wrote Only Fools and Horses? What is Rodney Trotter's middle name? What is the name of the actor who played Uncle Albert? When the first episode of Only Fools and Horses hit our screens in September 1981, the show became an instant classic. Over the...

This dynamic in-universe book takes fans inside the world of the Ghostbusters like never before. Tobin's Spirit Guide is a comprehensive supernatural encyclopedia used by our heroes to research ghouls and ghosts. For the first time, this fully...

The Art of The Batman is the official behind-the-scenes illustrated tie-in book to the highly-anticipated Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes) film, coming to theaters March 4, 2022. Set during...

Zombies want brains. Vampires want blood. Cannibals want human flesh. All monsters need feeding.Horror has been embraced by mainstream pop culture more than ever before, with horror characters and aesthetics infecting TV, music videos and even TikTok...

Jack-the-lad, wheeler-dealer and international playboy (just ask the manageress of El Sid's, Torremolinos, 1978), this was a man destined for greatness. One day he would mature into an award-winning man of business*, thriving entrepreneur and glittering...