Filter By
- Book
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
Performance Art in Ireland: A History by Aine Phillips
RRP: $38.64$35.67This book, the first devoted to the history and contemporary forms of Irish performance art in the north and south of Ireland, brings together contributions by prominent Irish artists and major academics. It features rigorous critical and theoretical... -
Directing for the Stage by Richard Williams
RRP: $25.80$21.19What is the role of a Director? Tyrannical dictator or creative persuader? Why does the audience matter when interpreting a play? How do you get the best out of actors and what do they expect from you? Directing for the Stage addresses the key... -
The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner by Holly Reed 9780578746159
RRP: $34.82$24.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578746159Author Holly ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Musicalwriters.com LLCPublisher Musicalwriters.com LLCWeight(grams) 216g -
Boho Days: The Wider Works of Jonathan Larson by J Collis
RRP: $59.34$37.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783000591136Author J CollisFormat HardbackPage Count 404Imprint Jonathon CollisPublisher Jonathon CollisWeight(grams) 140g -
A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre by Gill Foreman 9780713687675
RRP: $29.66$29.48Live theatre is an exciting, challenging profession - but how is professional theatre actually made? What are the roles and what does each person do? Which pathways lead into the profession? What skills are necessary to each role and how does the job... -
Theatre/Theory/Theatre: The Major Critical Texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel by Daniel Gerould 9781557835277
RRP: $24.50$18.99Available for the First Time in Paperback!THFrom Aristotle's EPoeticsE to Vaclav Havel the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversy. Daniel Gerould's landmark work ETheatre/Theory/TheatreE collects history's most... -
The Judas Kiss by David Hare
RRP: $12.89$8.64Oscar Wilde's philosophy leads him on a path to destruction. The Judas Kiss describes two pivotal moments: the day Wilde decides to stay in England and face imprisonment, and the night when the lover for whom he risked everything betrays him.With a... -
Ebony Scrooge: A Modern Christmas Carol by D M Larson 9781537655239
RRP: $16.76$12.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781537655239Author D M LarsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
British Black and Asian Shakespeareans: Integrating Shakespeare, 1966-2018 by Dr Jami Rogers
$36.11Shakespeare is at the heart of the British theatrical tradition, but the contribution of Ira Aldridge and the Shakespearean performers of African, African-Caribbean, south Asian and east Asian heritage who came after him is not widely known. Telling the... -
Modernist and Avant-Garde Performance: An Introduction by Claire Warden
RRP: $30.95$28.19The first detailed, student centred introduction to modernist avant garde performance. This textbook introduces you to modernist avant garde theatre. It clearly explains the key terms as well as the major movements, including Expressionism, Dadaism,... -
1984 by George Orwell
RRP: $15.47$14.98April, 1984. Winston Smith thinks a thought, starts a diary, and falls in love. But Big Brother is watching him, and the door to Room 101 can swing open in the blink of an eye. Its ideas have become our ideas, and Orwell's fiction is often said to be... -
Sustainable Theatre: Theory, Context, Practice by Iphigenia Taxopoulou
RRP: $32.24$28.29How does the world of theatre and the performing arts intersect with the climate and environmental crisis? This timely book is the first comprehensive account of the sector's response to the defining issue of our time. The book documents a sector in... -
Elaine Stritch: The End of Pretend by John Bell 9781644627167
RRP: $19.29$14.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644627167Author John BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Page Publishing, Inc.Publisher Page Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 229mm... -
24 Favorite One Act Plays by Bennett Cerf 9780385066174
$22.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385066174Author Bennett CerfFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 209mm... -
The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres, 1750-1950 by John Earl 9780713656886
$35.35Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write by Sarah Ruhl
$14.71Sarah Ruhl is a mother of three and one of America's best-known playwrights. She has written a stunningly original book of essays whose concerns range from the most minimal and personal subjects to the most encompassing matters of art and culture. The... -
FORCE Fabric: How to Draw Clothes by Mike Mattesi 9781138485419
RRP: $47.72$43.65The nude figure defines the best way to learn the fundamentals of drawing, yet the end goal of most art presents clothed figures, be it animation, video games, film, or fine art. This sixth book in the 'FORCE' series instructs artists on how to... -
Creating a Character: A Physical Approach to Acting by Moni Yakim 9781557831613
$18.47For over 20 years Moni Yakim has taught his unique blend of physical training and emotional exploration to a generation of American actors that include Meryl Streep Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Now for the first time his acting process is... -
Alice in Wonderland: A Play by Alice Gerstenberg 9781517581077
RRP: $11.55$9.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517581077Author 510 ClassicsFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
The Theatre of Revolt: An Approach to Modern Drama by Robert Brustein 9780929587530
RRP: $19.34$15.39In a new edition of this now-classic work, Robert Brustein argues that the roots of the modern theatre may be found in the soil of rebellion cultivated by eight outstanding playwrights: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Brecht, Pirandello, O'Neill, and... -
What Would Garrick Do? Or, Acting Lessons from the Eighteenth Century by James Harriman-Smith 9781350171961
RRP: $32.24$26.37The stage of the 1700s established a star culture, with the emergence of such acting celebrities as David Garrick, Susannah Cibber, and Sarah Siddons. It placed Shakespeare at the heart of the classical repertoire and offered unprecedented opportunities... -
Handbagged by Moira Buffini
RRP: $12.89$8.64I've spent a lifetime in the ebb and flow of powerIt brings its giftsBut then it's an intoxicantOne must beware lest one consumes too muchThe monarch.Her most powerful subject.Two women meet once a week for eleven years. One believes there is no such... -
Square Go by Gary McNair
$16.98Max 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... -
Macbeth (an undoing) by Zinnie Harris 9780571390977
RRP: $14.18$9.44The revised and updated edition of Zinnie Harris's powerful reimagining of Shakespeare's brutal tragedy, telling Lady Macbeth's story as it has never been heard before. 'A clever, heartfelt and, in the broadest and most persuasive sense, feminist... -
A Shakespearean Theatre by Jacqueline Morley 9781905638598
RRP: $10.31$6.75"A Shakespearean Theatre" is an invaluable guide to an important period in English history. With the use of superb cutaway illustrations, we take a look at the different people involved in the theatre, providing a vivid and dramatic insight into life in... -
Positive Stories For Negative Times: Five Plays For Young People to Perform in Real Life or Remotely by Sabrina Mahfouz
RRP: $28.37$28.24Five exciting new plays for young people written specifically in response to a world in the midst of a pandemic, accompanied by a handbook from Wonder Fools theatre company with guidance for staging the plays either online or live in the space. ... -
Take Ten: New 10 Minute Plays by Eric Lane 9780679772828
$19.35Apologies 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... -
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard 9780571333721
RRP: $14.18$9.44Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017, Tom Stoppard's witty and exhilarating play is repackaged as a stylish Faber Modern Classic.Tom Stoppard's reputation as a playwright was made when his dazzling debut, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, opened... -
Popular Theatre in Political Culture: Britain and Canada in Focus by Tim Prentki 9781841508474
RRP: $23.16$22.41The first comparative study on the history and practice of popular theatre in Britain and overseas. The fragmentation of social groups in the face of the global mass media has begun to threaten the survival of popular theatre companies. This study traces... -
Her Turn on Stage: The Role of Women in Musical Theatre by Grace Barnes 9780786498611
RRP: $28.37$23.18Audiences for musical theater are predominantly women, yet shows are frequently created and produced by men. Onstage, female characters are depicted as victims or sex objects and lack the complexity of their male counterparts. Offstage, women are... -
Performing #MeToo: How Not to Look Away by Judith Rudakoff 9781789387551
RRP: $38.64$34.38A tweet by American actor and activist Alyssa Milano, sent on October 15, 2017, opened the floodgates to an outpouring of testimony and witnessing across the Twitterverse that reverberated throughout social media. Facebook status lines quickly began to... -
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde 9781784871529
RRP: $11.60$8.32A selection of Oscar Wilde's best and most important plays - sharp, relevant and brilliant to this day. ... -
Costumes for the Stage: A Complete Handbook for Every Kind of Play by Sheila Jackson 9781561310685
RRP: $16.76$12.40This updated edition of Costumes for the Stage aims at simplicity in all aspects of designing and making costumes. It is designed primarily for those who need to dress plays on a small budget, whether for amateur, semi-professional, or professional... -
Brian Friel: Collected Plays - Volume 5: Uncle Vanya (after Chekhov); The Yalta Game (after Chekhov); The Bear (after Chekhov); Afterplay; Performances; The Home Place; Hedda Gabler (after Ibsen) by Brian Friel 9780571331819
RRP: $25.79$21.09This fifth collection of Brian Friel's work contains:Uncle Vanya (after Chekhov) (1998) The Yalta Game (after Chekhov) (2001) The Bear (after Chekhov) (2002) Afterplay (after 2002) Performances (2003) The Home Place (2005) Hedda Gabler (after Ibsen)... -
When Mel Fell for Nell: Full Length Stage Play Script by D M Larson 9781512007183
RRP: $16.76$14.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512007183Author D M LarsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
A Cultural History of Tragedy in Antiquity by Emily Wilson 9781350416529
$37.50In this volume, tragedy in antiquity is examined synoptically, from its misty origins in archaic Greece, through its central position in the civic life of ancient Athens and its performances across the Greek-speaking world, to its new and very different... -
Pied Piper: A Hip Hop Family Musical by Conrad Murray 9781350448902
RRP: $14.18$12.46Winner of Best Theatre for Young Audiences Music/Sound at the Offies Awards 2023 Sometimes they eat cheese Sometimes they eat bread They even eat the tiny crumbs that fall under the bed They eat jelly They eat egg! They eat peas And stinky old... -
Thinking Through Theatre and Performance by Maaike Bleeker
RRP: $37.40$36.11Thinking Through Theatre and Performance presents a bold and innovative approach to the study of theatre and performance. Instead of topics, genres, histories or theories, the book starts with the questions that theatre and performance are uniquely... -
The Beaux' Stratagem by Thornton Wilder 9780573650536
$15.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573650536Author Thornton WilderFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd -
Meyerhold Speaks/Meyerhold Rehearses by V.E. Meierkhol'd 9789057020452
RRP: $46.43$40.88Russian theatre director, Vsevolod Meyerhold, has been called the Picasso of modern theatre. A ceaseless experimenter with new forms and techniques and the leader of an aesthetic revolution, he left no body of theoretical writings. What takes their place...