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Anyone with an academic, professional, amateur, or recreational interest in the theatre is likely to want to look up details of particular plays sometimes - perhaps to check on the author, or on when they were first performed, or perhaps to see how many...

A is for...Awards. E4's The Inbetweeners has proved a huge comedy hit and has won a host of well deserved comedy awards. Amongst their haul of gongs was, in 2010, the Audience Award at the British Television Awards, the only award voted for by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629338149Author Clair SchulzFormat HardbackPage Count 566Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 921gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823088393Author Laura ThudiumFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Back Stage Books,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780896762954Author Sarah ThursfieldFormat PaperbackImprint Costume & Fashion Press/Quite Specific MediaPublisher Costume & Fashion Press/Quite Specific...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385334297Author Nick ToschesFormat PaperbackPage Count 656Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA...

'It's a wonderful institution and the training is amazing.' SAM HEUGHAN 'I can honestly say, no word of a lie, that the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland changed my life.' JACKIE KAY For 175 years, a Glasgow institution has been teaching the...

"Do you have any notes for me?" Actors always ask for notes on their performance, and they will take them from just about anyone. Ron Marasco's Notes to an Actor grew out of the actor's profession. In his years as an actor, scholar, and teacher of...

This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on...

Few modern art forms are as misunderstood as the craft of creating movie scripts, but "Tales from the Script" puts readers in the trenches of the Hollywood development process. Readers will revel in the exploits of Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John...

This practical handbook takes us on a step-by-step journey from pre-production through the rehearsal process, followed by focused advice on each genre from comedy to tragedy, Shakespeare to new plays and musicals. Special chapters offer strategies for...

The acclaimed follow-up to one of the most widely heralded special effects makeup tutorial books ever published. A Complete Guide to Special Effects Makeup Volume 2 incorporates a variety of supernatural and sci-fi character and creature designs, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780823088959Author Mari Lyn HenryFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Back Stage Books,U.S.Publisher Watson-Guptill PublicationsWeight(grams)...

The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to the world of vampire movies, from Nosferatu to A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night. ALSO AVAILABLE: Close-Ups: Wes...

An Actor Adrift is the remarkable account of Japanese actor director Yoshi Oida, who in 1968 left Japan and joined Peter Brook's international theatre company in Paris. Since then he has become a leading member and trainer in the company. In this book,...

First Published in 2005. A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology subtly juxtaposes visual demonstrations of the performer's craft, from a wealth of Eastern and Western sources. More than just a dictionary, this is a handbook for theatre practitioners and a...

The Well Read Play, deepens our appreciation and enjoyment of drama. Clear and practical guidance helps the reader to understand the workings of a play, spot clues that the playwright has planted, imagine how it can be staged, and decide whether it will...

A guide to Marvel Studios' action-packed Disney+ series, featuring Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes. Includes interviews with the cast and crew of Marvel Studios' The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, along with exclusive photos and art. This special...

Collection of 277 litle-known medieval manuscripts, second only in number to Durham; special strengths are scholastic theology, biblical studies and sermons 13c-15c, and early music. Worcester Cathedral Library contains 277 medieval manuscripts, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345511461Author J.W. RinzlerFormat HardbackPage Count 372Imprint Random House WorldsPublisher Random House WorldsWeight(grams) 2313gDimensions(mm) 276mm...

For many years, the oral performing and dramatic literatures of China from 1200 to 1600 CE were considered some of the most difficult texts in the Chinese corpus. They included ballad medleys, comic farces, Yuan music dramas, Ming music dramas, and the...

Although the horror genre has been embraced by filmmakers around the world, Japan has been one of the most prolific and successful purveyors of such films. From science fiction terrors of the 1950s like Godzilla to violent films like Suicide Circle and...

Ambivalences: A Portrait of Arnold Wesker from A to W is a document of Arnold Wesker in conversation with the Italian academic Chiara Montenero. In their wide-ranging discussions, Wesker and Montenero address his ideas on art and drama with a particular...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802600127Author Ralph ChesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint University Publishing House, IncorporatedPublisher University Publishing House,...

Thornton Wilder is one of America's greatest writers, the only author to win Pulitzer Prizes in two different categories-one in fiction and two in drama. Equally well known for his plays and novels, his unique and diverse body of work also includes...

If Broadway's triumphant musical hits are exhilarating the backstage tales of Broadway failures are tantalizing soap operas in miniature. ESecond Act TroubleE puts you with the creators in the rehearsal halls at out-of-town tryouts in late-night ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550225662Author Lisa BrandtFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 319g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884956669Author Gene PerretFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Quill Driver Books, U.S.Publisher Quill Driver Books, U.S.Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

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...

Sound Design Theory and Practice is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the concepts which underpin the creative decisions that inform the creation of sound design. A fundamental problem facing anyone wishing to practice, study, teach or research...

My Man Godfrey, Four's a Crowd, My Favorite Wife, The Devil and Miss Jones--for their inspired blend of slapstick humor with casual elegance and witty repartee, these movies are examples of what became known as "screwball" comedies. This study focuses on...

The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to New York movies, from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to Lena Dunham and Noah Baumbach. ALSO AVAILABLE: Close-Ups: Wes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557836717Author Jeff LenburgFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Culled from Tony Barr's 40 years' experience as a performer, director and acting teacher in Hollywood, this highly praised handbook provides readers with the practical knowledge they need when performing in front of the camera. This updated edition...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648104278Author AusxipFormat PaperbackPage Count 542Imprint Ausxip PublishingPublisher Ausxip PublishingWeight(grams) 1012gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm *...

Through examining more than 120 organizations on a global scale, this work shows how almost every human expression involves performing culture. Atlas of Performing Culture is an illustrated voyage across five continents Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania,...

The three decades following WWII are considered the golden age of the British thriller film, when characters like James Bond provided audiences with a whole new world of mystery, danger, excitement and suspense. For the first time, the extensive output...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980490954Author Brian LindsayFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Tranter Ward BooksPublisher Tranter Ward BooksWeight(grams) 531gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Inside The Performance Workshop: A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises is the first full-length volume dedicated to the history, theory, practice, and application of a suite of performer training exercises developed by Richard Schechner and...