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Musical Theatre For Dummies by S Rudetsky
RRP: $23.21$16.18Discover what goes on behind the curtains of your favorite musical Do you want to know more about the fascinating history of Broadway musicals, the stars of yesterday and today, and what goes on behind the curtain of a musical production? In Musical... -
Theatre and Ethics by Nicholas Ridout
RRP: $9.02$8.17What is ethics and what has it got to do with theatre? Drawing on both theoretical material and practical examples, Ridout makes a clear and compelling critical intervention, raising fundamental questions about what theatre is for and how audiences... -
The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez
RRP: $14.18$12.69Drama / Characters: 3 male It is April, 1865. The Civil War is over and throughout the south, slaves are being freed, soldiers are returning home and in Jewish homes, the annual celebration of Passover is being celebrated. Into the chaos of war-torn... -
Theatre Royal Drury Lane: A Star Reborn by Pamela Hartshorne
RRP: $16.71$11.07The world's oldest theatre site in continuous use, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane has been at the heart of Covent Garden for more than 350 years. Audiences have flocked to the Lane to see the greatest stars of the day in spectacular productions ranging... -
An Actor's Work by Konstantin Stanislavski
RRP: $25.79$24.11Stanislavski's 'system' has dominated actor-training in the West since his writings were first translated into English in the 1920s and 30s. His systematic attempt to outline a psycho-physical technique for acting single-handedly revolutionized standards... -
The Romans in Britain by Howard Brenton
RRP: $14.18$10.51First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion of Romano-Celtic Britain, and finally Britain's... -
Commedia Plays: Scenarios, Scripts, Lazzi by Barry Grantham
RRP: $25.79$18.27A unique collection of performance pieces and improvisation exercises in the Commedia style, a companion volume to the author's best-selling Playing Commedia. Commedia Plays offers eight original short plays from across the different periods and... -
Making Stage Props: a Practical Guide by Wilson
RRP: $19.34$15.85This title is for anyone involved in prop-making who wishes to explore the wealth of materials and techniques open to them. Supported by photographs and drawings, the book covers planning, costing and scheduling; tools and workshop facilities, and... -
Breaking into Song: Why You Shouldn't Hate Musicals by Adam Lenson 9781914228025
RRP: $12.89$8.71"This book is a fascinating cri de coeur and made me question everything I think about musicals" Alan Cumming A book for those who can't stand musicals, those who love them, and every theatregoer, academic, practitioner and student in between... -
Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams 9781350200142
RRP: $16.76$15.20Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always... -
Prosthetic Make-Up Artistry for Film and Television by Clare Ramsey
RRP: $28.38$22.70The popularity of fantasy blockbusters and sci-fi television has made the call for prosthetic artists a staple requirement in the majority of film crews. Prosthetic make-up has the ability to transform actors into unique, one-of-a-kind characters who... -
The Permanent Way by David Hare
RRP: $14.18$10.02In 1991, before an election they did not expect to win, the Conservative government made a fateful decision to privatize the railways. As a result, the taxpayer subsidizes rail more lavishly then ever before. In The Permanent Way, David Hare, working... -
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov 9780571300518
RRP: $14.18$10.18Anton Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya in a new version by Christopher Hampton. This version will be first staged at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 25 October 2012 and run until 16 February 2013.'It's often said that the best of the Chekhov plays is the... -
Making Your Solo Show: The Compact Guide by Lisa Carroll
RRP: $12.89$9.11This clear, accessible guide to creating and putting on a solo show is packed with inspiring, practical advice for writers, actors, directors, and anyone who wants to know how solo shows are actually made. Written by two theatremakers with a wealth of... -
Walking, Writing and Performance by Roberta Mock
RRP: $37.35$35.59This collection charts three projects by performance-makers who generate autobiographical writing by taking walks. It includes performance texts and photographs, as well as essays by the artists that discuss processes of development, writing and... -
Happy Days by Samuel Beckett
RRP: $14.18$9.44Happy Days was written in 1960 and first produced in London at the Royal Court Theatre in November 1962.WINNIE: [ . . .] Well anyway - this man Shower - or Cooker - no matter - and the woman - hand in hand - in the other hands bags - kind of big brown... -
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 9781350108981
RRP: $11.60$10.31This 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... -
Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard 9780573640391
$15.97Drama / 3m (1 white, 2 black) / Int.The role that won Zakes Mokae a Tony Award brought Danny Glover back to the New York stage for the Roundabout Theatre's revival of this searing coming of age story, considered by many to be Fugard's masterpiece. A... -
David Ireland Plays 1: Half a Glass of Water; The End of Hope; Ulster American; Cyprus Avenue; Sadie by David Ireland
$24.26'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... -
Here in the Dark by Alexis Soloski 9781526661210
RRP: $21.92$15.84By night, Vivian Parry performs the role of Manhattan's sharpest theatre critic, immersing herself fully in every show she sees. By day, she uses work, sex, and psychotropic drugs to keep her comfortably numb. Desperate for a promotion and at the... -
How to Win Against History: Annotated Script Edition by Seiriol Davies 9781786822406
$17.53Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquis of Anglesey (1875 - 1905) was born to inherit the Empire. Instead, he burned brightly, briefly and transvestitely through his family's vast wealth; putting on fabulous plays starring him. When he died, his vengeful heirs... -
Fosse by Sam Wasson
RRP: $21.87$15.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544334618Author Sam WassonFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm... -
The Death of a Black Man by Alfred Fagon
RRP: $15.47$15.05At least I am my own boss. No regrets. I choose what I do. I am lucky It's 1973 and the West Indies have spectacularly beaten England at their own game, in their own backyard. Shakie, an 18-year-old super-savvy wheeler-dealer, is in his element -... -
Hiding The Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible by Jim Steinmeyer
RRP: $14.18$10.02This is the story of the Golden Age of magic and of the world's most legendary magicians: the eccentric personalities who patented the first ghost and competed fiendishly in the race to make things materialize, levitate and disappear.We meet Harry... -
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro by Richard Rodgers
RRP: $15.47$15.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573709265Author Richard RodgersFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd -
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Abridged for Schools by Simon Stephens
RRP: $16.76$15.30This abridged edition is designed for schools and has been adapted for 10 actors playing all of the roles. With a running time of just 90 minutes it is suitable for performance in non-theatre spaces, with minimal technical requirements. The Curious... -
Bustle Fashions 1885-1887: 41 Patterns with Fashion Plates and Suggestions for Adaptation by Frances Grimble 9780963651785
RRP: $63.21$40.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963651785Author Frances GrimbleFormat PaperbackPage Count 446Imprint Lavolta PressPublisher Lavolta PressWeight(grams) 1070gDimensions(mm) 278mm * 216mm... -
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour by Lee Hall
RRP: $12.89$8.64Listen, girls, if we stick together there's no ways we'll even get to the second round... Young, lost and out of control, a bunch of Catholic schoolgirls go wild for a day in the big city, the singing competition a mere obstacle in the way of sex,... -
Creating Worlds: How to Make Immersive Theatre by Jason Warren
RRP: $19.34$14.01A practical guide to creating successful immersive theatre productions, by an experienced theatre-maker and practitioner. Placing the audience at the heart of a production - not as passive bystanders but as active participants - is the impetus behind... -
Death of England by Roy Williams
RRP: $15.47$15.05He wanted you to be a better man. He wanted to be a better man himself. He was lied to. Just like you are being lied to. A family in mourning. A man in crisis After the death of his dad, Michael is powerless and angry. In a state of... -
The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan by John Lahr 9780747558415
RRP: $21.92$15.84A brilliant and feared critic, Kenneth Tynan was a nabob of the National Theatre alongside Laurence Olivier, and he was also the daring impresario who created "Oh Calcutta". He was a notorious eccentric, a louche sophisticate: connoisseur of cuisine,... -
No Man's Land by Harold Pinter
RRP: $14.18$9.44'The work of our best living playwright in its command of the language and its power to erect a coherent structure in a twilight zone of confusion and dismay.' The TimesDo Hirst and Spooner really know each other, or are they performing an elaborate... -
Jack Absolute Flies Again by Richard Bean
RRP: $14.18$12.46What will happen in England after we have won this war? Bunting! Bunting everywhere! After the bunting has been taken down. They will never take down our bunting! July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win... -
Tallulah: My Autobiography by Tallulah 1902-1968 Bankhead 9781014062659
RRP: $43.80$37.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781014062659Author Tallulah 1902-1968 BankheadFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint Hassell Street PressPublisher Hassell Street PressWeight(grams)... -
Theatre and The Body by Colette Conroy
$14.53What do we mean when we talk about bodies in theatre? And how does theatre affect the way we think about the human body?Bodies are vital elements of theatre production and spectatorship. But the body is not just physical, it is also conceptual. Drawing... -
Theatre and Feminism by Kim Solga
RRP: $9.02$8.64Theatre & Feminism tells the story of the movement known as feminist performance theory. It explores key debates from its 40-year history, engages with the work of groundbreaking thinkers including Elin Diamond, Jill Dolan, Peggy Phelan and Elaine Aston,... -
Dennis Kelly: Plays Two: Our Teacher's a Troll; Orphans; Taking Care of Baby; DNA; The Gods Weep by Dennis Kelly
RRP: $28.37$26.59Dennis Kelly is one of the UK's finest contemporary dramatists. This second volume of his work collects together: Our Teacher's a Troll, Orphans, Taking Care of Baby, DNA and The Gods Weep. Also features a foreword by journalist, author and critic, Aleks... -
The New Broadway Song Companion: An Annotated Guide to Musical Theatre Literature by Voice Type and Song Style by David P. DeVenney 9780810869431
RRP: $65.79$63.24This is a completely revised and expanded second edition of The Broadway Song Companion, the first complete guide and access point to the vast literature of the Broadway musical for the solo performer. Designed with the working actor in mind, the volume... -
Theatre Spaces 1920-2020: Finding the Fun in Functionalism by Iain Mackintosh 9781350056244
RRP: $38.69$31.39In this lavishly illustrated hands-on account of the creation of new theatre spaces spanning a century, Iain Mackintosh offers a compelling history that is part memoir, part impassioned call to rethink the design of our theatre spaces and the future of... -
Japanese No Masks: With 300 Illustrations of Authentic Historical Examples by Friedrich Perzynski 9780486440149
RRP: $15.47$9.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486440149Author Friedrich PerzynskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...