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The Applied Theatre Reader by Tim Prentki
RRP: €41.64€36.28The Applied Theatre Reader is the first book to bring together new case studies of practice by leading practitioners and academics in the field and beyond, with classic source texts from writers such as Noam Chomsky, bell hooks, Mikhail Bakhtin, Augusto... -
Cyprus Avenue by David Ireland
RRP: €14.27€14.22Gerry Adams has disguised himself as a newborn baby and successfully infiltrated my family home. Eric Miller is a Belfast Loyalist. He believes his five-week old granddaughter is Gerry Adams. His family keep telling him to stop living in the past... -
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne 9780571038480
RRP: €13.08€8.71In 1956 John Osborne's Look Back in Anger changed the course of English theatre.'Look Back in Anger presents post-war youth as it really is. To have done this at all would be a significant achievement; to have done it in a first play is a minor miracle... -
Agnes of God by L. Fleischer
RRP: €13.08€11.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573630224Author L. FleischerFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Samuel French, IncPublisher Samuel French Inc -
Philadelphia, Here I Come by Brian Friel
RRP: €13.08€8.71Fed up with the dreary round of life in Ballybeg, with his uncommunicative father and the humiliating job in his father's grocery shop, with his frustrated love for Kathy Doogan who married a richer, more successful young man and with the total absence... -
National Theatre Playscripts: Treasure Island by Bryony Lavery 9780198418429
€17.22Working 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... -
Once Before I Go by Phillip McMahon
RRP: €14.27€14.22You can paint your placards 'til the cows come home, but until you have marched through this town in five inch heels and fishnets, you will never know what it is to truly be a faggot on the front line. Told against the backdrop of Dublin's burgeoning... -
How Musicals Work: And How to Write Your Own by Julian Woolford
RRP: €20.22€14.84Musicals are the most popular form of stage entertainment today, with the West End and Broadway dominated by numerous long-running hits. But for every Wicked or Phantom of the Opera, there are dozens of casualties that didn't fare quite so well. In this... -
Stage Management by Diane Norburn
RRP: €26.78€22.34Working at the heart of theatre production, the stage management department is responsible for the smooth running of the show from day one of rehearsals to final curtain on the last performance. Stage Management examines, in depth, the roles and... -
Leave Taking: The GCSE Study Guide by Lynette Carr Armstrong 9781839041365
RRP: €13.08€9.44An essential resource for anyone studying Leave Taking by Winsome Pinnock for GCSE English Literature - featuring a complete guide to the text, plus sample questions and answers to help you prepare for assessment. Get to grips with Leave Taking with... -
Essentials of Stage Management by Peter Maccoy 9780713665284
€33.77Good stage management is key to the smooth running of any theatrical production and, as technology continues to develop and regulations tighten, the responsibilities of the stage manager have never been greater. In this essential guide, Peter Maccoy... -
The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre Scott Graham 9781138777019
RRP: €39.26€34.70'This is a close companion to Frantic Assembly's practice and one that is written with an open and engaging, even disarming, tone ... A rich, rewarding and compelling text.' Stuart Andrews, University of Surrey As Frantic Assembly move into their... -
Playwriting: A Backstage Guide Prof. Dan Rebellato (Author, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) 9781350135833
RRP: €11.89€10.50This book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves. Drawing heavily on contemporary practice, it considers moments from a range of plays, with a focus... -
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 9781914602030
RRP: €23.80€17.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914602030Author William ShakespeareFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Chiltern PublishingPublisher Chiltern Publishing -
The Hollow by Agatha Christie 9780573702396
RRP: €22.55€16.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573702396Author Agatha ChristieFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Samuel French, Inc.Publisher Samuel French, Inc.Weight(grams) 145g -
Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied with String by Michael Crawford
RRP: €13.08€9.25By turns hilarious, revelatory and desperately sad, here is the autobiography of the man whose TV and stage appearances such as Hello Dolly!, Some Mothers Do `Ave 'Em and The Phantom of the Opera have made him a national institution. The story of the... -
Volpone: Revised Edition Ben Jonson 9781350007796
RRP: €11.89€10.50The sharpest, funniest comedy about money and morals in the 17th century is still the sharpest and funniest about those things in the 21st. The full play text is accompanied by incisive commentary notes which communicate the devastating comic energy of... -
The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre by Katie Mitchell
RRP: €32.12€27.92The Director's Craft is a unique and completely indispensable step-by-step guide to directing for the stage. Written by one of the most adventurous and respected directors working today, this book will be an essential item in every student and... -
The Cambridge Introduction to Scenography by Joslin McKinney 9780521612326
RRP: €27.36€23.28Scenography - the manipulation and orchestration of the performance environment - is an increasingly popular and key area in performance studies. This book introduces the reader to the purpose, identity and scope of scenography and its theories and... -
American Moor by Keith Hamilton Cobb
RRP: €14.27€13.89The intelligent, intuitive, indomitable, large, black, American male actor explores Shakespeare, race, and America ... not necessarily in that order. Keith Hamilton Cobb embarks on a poetic exploration that examines the experience and perspective of... -
Good Grief Ugly Bucket 9781350355811
RRP: €15.46€14.11Winner of New Diorama, Underbelly and Methuen Drama's Untapped Award 2022 A dying man's last wish: for his friends to create a show about death. Will it be subtle? Will it be sophisticated? Probably not, but it's his funeral. Literally. ... -
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by John Heimbuch
RRP: €13.08€11.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573705731Author John HeimbuchFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd -
Skylight by David Hare
RRP: €13.08€8.71'There are times in the theatre when you suddenly find yourself in the grip of silence. There is no fidgeting or coughing, no shifting about in seats: the audience's attention is so tense it is almost palpable. This is because it is both thrilling and... -
Romeo and Juliet: New Grade 9-1 GCSE English Literature AQA Text Guide (Collins GCSE 9-1 Snap Revision) by Collins GCSE
RRP: €7.13€6.07Exam Board: Edexcel Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2024 exams Everything you need to revise for your... -
Opera: The Definitive Illustrated Story by Alan Riding
RRP: €29.75€23.82Experience the passion and drama of the world's greatest operas with this sumptuously illustrated visual guide.Immerse yourself in more than 400 years of the world's most celebrated operas and discover the fascinating stories behind them. Explore the... -
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda 9781455539741
RRP: €59.50€38.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of George Washington Book Prize (Special Achievement) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9781455539741Author Lin-Manuel MirandaFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Grand... -
The Habit of Art by Alan Bennett 9780571255610
RRP: €13.08€8.71Auden often said that metre and rhyme led him down unexpected paths to thoughts he wouldn't otherwise have had, and in this respect versification and fornication are not so different. Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new... -
Tales of the Tricycle Theatre by Terry Stoller
€32.05Tales of the Tricycle Theatre provides an inside look at the history of the north London theatre which has achieved renown with its staging of black, Irish, verbatim and political drama. Co-published with the Society for Theatre Research, the book draws... -
Our Country's Good: Based on the novel 'The Playmaker' by Thomas Keneally Timberlake Wertenbaker 9781350097889
RRP: €13.08€11.50Australia 1789. A young married lieutenant is directing rehearsals of the first play ever to be staged in that country. With only two copies of the text, a cast of convicts, and one leading lady who may be about to be hanged, conditions are hardly ideal.... -
Stage Blood: Five tempestuous years in the early life of the National Theatre by Michael Blakemore 9780571241385
RRP: €17.84€11.66In 1971, Michael Blakemore joined the National Theatre as Associate Director under Laurence Olivier. The National, still based at the Old Vic, was at a moment of transition awaiting the move to its vast new home on the South Bank. Relying on generous... -
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel 9780571385379
RRP: €13.08€8.03A profound, luminous masterpiece by one of Ireland's greatest playwrights.This edition was published in 2023 with a beautifully redesigned text and cover, to coincide with the National Theatre' revival. It is 1936 and harvest time in County Donegal. In a... -
The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington Synge
RRP: €10.70€9.51This revised edition of the play is published alongside commentary and notes by Christopher Collins, Assistant Professor of Drama at the University of Nottingham, UK. It includes information for today's students on the play's context; themes; dramatic... -
Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre Nicholas Hytner 9781784704148
RRP: €13.08€9.25The Sunday Times BestsellerThis is the inside story of twelve years at the helm of Britain's greatest theatre.It is a story of lunatic failures and spectacular successes such as The History Boys, War Horse and One Man, Two Guvnors; of opening the doors... -
AQA Drama and Theatre: A Level and AS by Su Fielder
€68.64Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: AS/A Level Subject: Drama and Theatre First teaching: 2015 First exams: 2017 This student book comprehensively covers both the AQA AS and A Level Drama and... -
Stuff Happens by David Hare
RRP: €13.08€8.71Stuff happens... And it's untidy, and freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.'The famous response of American Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to the looting of Baghdad at a press conference in... -
So You Want To Be A Theatre Director by Stephen Unwin
RRP: €17.84€13.24A hands-on, step-by-step guide to directing plays - by one of Britain's leading theatre directors. Stephen Unwin has worked with hundreds of different actors in a multiplicity of different venues. He is the ideal author of a 'how to' guide to... -
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood 9780571239498
RRP: €13.08€8.71As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes to fight in the Trojan War. As she fends off... -
Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century by Christopher Innes 9780521016759
RRP: €61.87€51.67Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Stage Lighting: The Technicians' Guide: An On-the-job Reference Tool with Online Video Resources - 2nd Edition by Skip Mort
€39.71This practical guide covers all aspects of stage lighting equipment, special effects, lighting a performance space and lighting design. It is well illustrated with examples of equipment, diagrams, plans and technical data. It also features the work of... -
London Theatres (New Edition) by Peter Dazeley
RRP: €47.60€33.02This fully revised and updated edition of the hugely successful London Theatres features ten additional theatres, including the Victoria Palace Theatre, the Sondheim Theatre, the Bridge Theatre and the Noel Coward Theatre. London is the undisputed...