Theater

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802144638Author Samuel BeckettFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

I didn't read your books. I licked them, I rubbed them all over my naked body and licked them.Protasov, detached and idealistic, wants only to immerse himself in chemical experiments to perfect mankind. He's more or less oblivious to the voracious...

Renowned theatre and film director Nancy Meckler delves into her hugely varied experiences in the rehearsal room and shares examples of tried-and-tested "tools" to bring a play to life. Meckler encourages you to interrogate, play, experiment and to...

Max is a normal-ish kid in a normal-ish town. He spends his days daydreaming and hanging out with his weird wee pal Stevie Nimmo. But when Max is called for his first Square Go, a fight by the school gates, it's his own demons he must wrestle with first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610353304Author Jim MercurioFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Linden Publishing Co IncPublisher Linden Publishing Co Inc

A Whore's Profession brings together, for the first time, David Mamet's acclaimed volumes of notes and essays, including, The Cabin, Writing in Restaurants, Some Freaks and On Directing Film. Poignant, intimate, insightful and witty by turns, these...

A beguiling exploration of the last Habsburg monarchs' grip on Europe's historical and cultural imagination. In 1919 the last Habsburg rulers, Emperor Karl and Empress Zita, left Austria, going into exile. That same year, the fairy-tale opera Die Frau...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573708770Author L Frank BaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd

A great theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller's dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights "Lahr's cogent analyses are revelatory. . . . He does not reduce the work to the life, but shows how it explains the...

Special effects have become an increasingly important part of both film and theatre production. With storylines becoming more sensational and technology more sophisticated, the market for high-quality special effects is huge. In this book Janus Vinther...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956302120Author Robert GoldenFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Robert Golden Pictures LtdPublisher Robert Golden Pictures LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679772828Author Eric LaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

Working in partnership with the National Theatre, these new playscripts bring the theatre alive in the classroom. Each play has been carefully selected to ensure maximum impact and relevance to students, while the activities and teaching support are...

Romance doesn't follow a script with this spicy forbidden love story, perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Emily Henry. 'Not to be too dramatic - I LOVED it' - Pernille Hughes, bestselling author of Probably the Best Kiss in the World'This tale of...

What does a musical theatre choreographer actually do? They just 'make up the steps', right? This book firstly debunks the misunderstandings around what musical theatre choreographers actually do, demonstrating their need to have an in-depth...

Originally published in 2005, To Be A Playwright is an insightful and detailed guide to the craft of playwriting. Part memoir and part how-to guide, this useful book outlines the tools and techniques necessary to the aspiring playwright. Comprised of a...

A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More is an introduction to special effects makeup using cost-effective tools and materials that can be found in local stores.The book is divided into three sections - Simple Makeup,...

Intimacy Directing for Theatre provides much needed strategies on how teachers and artists can do intimacy work in the classroom and rehearsal room that is safe and just.This book puts forth intimacy work that is based on human rights and consent for...

100 Theatres showcases an eclectic range of paintings of theatres, from ancient to modern and from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York. We are lucky to still have some of them; it is surprising how many of these...

Nominated for the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play Set in London's Soho in the 1980s, Cruise tells the story of what should have been Michael Spencer's last night on Earth. Diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he's told by doctors that he has just four...

Features step by step instructions on how to create a variety of different masksDetailed full-color photographs illustrate each stepCovers a wide range of materials, including latex, paper and fabric mache, cold foam, thermoplastics, urethane and EVA...

Bringing together life advice and gorgeous illustrations inspired by some of the best drag queens from all over the world, this book will have you sashaying your way to success.Whenever you need life advice, just think: WWADQD - What Would A Drag Queen...

Why is everything we learn everything we do About men Just a big bunch of men killing each other Just ...swords and dicks Where are all the girls? School is a nightmare, boys are infuriating and maccies is the only place open after 6pm. Growing...

Histories of Performance Documentation traces the many ways in which museums have approached performance works from the 1960s onwards, considering the unique challenges of documenting live events. From hybrid and interactive arts, to games and virtual...

Almost thirty years after Rock Opera, his first book on Jesus Christ Superstar, Ellis Nassour returns to the world of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to complete the fascinating story of the Broadway musical that rocked the stage and pushed boundaries...

On 15 September 2008, capitalism came to a grinding halt. As sub-prime mortgages and toxic securities continued to dominate the headlines well into 2009, the National Theatre asked David Hare to write an urgent and immediate work that sought to find out...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101972779Author James GrissomFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

The Hothouse was first produced in 1980, though Harold Pinter wrote the play in 1958 just before commencing work on The Caretaker.'The Hothouse is one of Pinter's best plays: one that deals with the worm-eaten corruption of bureaucracy, the secrecy of...

"We think we'll be alright - because we wade through air, not water, but that's not enough." Best friends Mohsen and Kash are gearing up for the biggest night of their lives - Jess Denver's pool party. There's just one problem... they can't swim. ...

Completing the 8 volume Everyman Signet Shakespeare contains Shakespeare series, this final volume contains Shakespeare's four Last Plays - THE TEMPEST, PERICLES, THE WINTER'S TALE AND CYMBELINE. The beautifully produced, single-column text of the plays,...

The Tony Award-nominated writer of Tales of the Allergist's Wife and the long-running hit Off-Broadway play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, and a Sundance Festival award winner, Charles Busch has created a unique place in the entertainment world as a...

Tricky things, memories. Not always the way you remember them. When Ben, a successful London lawyer, returns home for his father's funeral after thirteen years away, he is confronted with uncomfortable truths about the community and family he left...

Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Editions provide in-depth explanatory material alongside the play texts frequently studied at Key Stage 4. Whether for use in the classroom or...

Between 1959 and 2005, David Wood ('the national children's dramatist') corresponded with his mentor, Frank Whitbourn, teacher, writer and theatre practitioner. Frank Exchanges opens with a letter from Whitbourn, praising a young Wood following a...

Yellow Moon is a modern Bonnie and Clyde tale that follows the fortunes of two teenagers on the run. Silent Leila is an introverted girl who has a passion for celebrity magazines. Stag Lee Macalinden is the deadest of dead-end kids in a dead-end town...

An enthralling journey through time, fashion and theatreland: from hairdressing student in the early 1960s to theatrical wig creator for the biggest shows of our time over five decades - from the West End to Broadway - Box Brownie to Cinemascope. My Name...

This fourth volume of Tom Stoppard's work for the stage brings together five of his most celebrated translations and adaptations of plays by Arthur Schnitzler (Dalliance and Undiscovered Country), Ferenc Molnar (Rough Crossing), Johann Nestroy (On the...

Chekhov's iconic characters are relocated to Nigeria in this bold new adaptation. Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War. Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Months before, two ruthless military coups...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573617546Author DurrenmattFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Samuel French, IncPublisher Samuel French Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423406266Author Jonathan LarsonPage Count 150Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation