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The Outsider (L'Etranger) by Ben Okri 9781786826657
€14.28Camus' sparse parable about the human condition is one of the great stories of the 20th Century, here adapted for the stage by Booker prize winner Ben Okri. A faceless man who can no longer pretend, Mersault commits a senseless murder under the glare... -
Psychophysical Acting: An Intercultural Approach after Stanislavski by Phillip B. Zarrilli
RRP: €51.16€44.73Psychophysical Acting is a direct and vital address to the demands of contemporary theatre on today's actor. Drawing on over thirty years of intercultural experience, Phillip Zarrilli aims to equip actors with practical and conceptual tools with which to... -
Disobedient Theatre: Alternative Ways to Inspire, Animate and Play by Chris Johnston 9781350014541
€33.31Theatre is at its best when it is disobedient, when it argues back to society. But what enables it to achieve this impact? What makes it a force to be reckoned with? What are the principles and the tools of the trade that shape it to be effective,... -
The Rules of Acting by Michael Simkins
RRP: €23.79€17.85Luvvies. Tyrannical directors. Useless agents. Less job security than an England football manager. Who'd be an actor?Michael Simkins isn't sure, even though he's been one himself for over thirty years. Join him backstage as he examines that business... -
Clown: The Physical Comedian by Joe Dieffenbacher
€34.31Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians, circus artists, mask performers and devisers of new work... -
The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit by Anne E. McMills
RRP: €42.83€38.90This ground-breaking text returns in its second edition, unlocking the insider secrets and proven, time-tested methods to succeed as a professional assistant lighting designer.This definitive guide outlines, step-by-step, the daily challenges that... -
The Aesthetics of the Oppressed by Augusto Boal
RRP: €51.16€44.73Augusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects. At last this major director, practitioner, and author of many books on community theatre speaks out about the subjects most important to him... -
Taking on the Empire: How We Saved the Hackney Empire for Popular Theatre by Roland Muldoon 9781907352065
€17.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907352065Author Roland MuldoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Just PressPublisher Just PressWeight(grams) 156g -
Theatre and Festivals by Keren Zaiontz
RRP: €9.51€7.97This succinct and engaging text rethinks the common wisdom that festivals, sites of collective celebration and play, provide a temporary reprieve from the grind of everyday, 'real' life. Keren Zaiontz explores the ways in which cultural performances of... -
Acts of Intervention: Performance, Gay Culture, and AIDS by David Roman
RRP: €23.79€20.87From cabarets and candlelight vigils to full-scale Broadway productions such as Angels in America and Rent, over the past 15 years public performances and dramatic texts have shaped, and been shaped by, the history of AIDS. Author David Roman examines... -
How to Read a Play: Script Analysis for Directors by Damon Kiely
RRP: €46.40€40.72How to Read a Play outlines the cruicial work required for a play before the first rehearsal, the first group reading or even the before the cast have met. Directors and dramaturgs must know how to analyze, understand and interpret a play or performance... -
Fairy Tale Courtroom by Dana Proulx
€13.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874401400Author Dana ProulxFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Baker's PlaysPublisher Baker's PlaysWeight(grams) 66gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 2mm -
A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting Steven Louis Shelley (Lighting Designer; Production Manager; and Stage Manager, New York, NY, USA) 9780415812009
RRP: €63.06€53.62Combining theory and application, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting provides a comprehensive analysis of lighting systems along with examples and illustrations of the technical tools and methods used in the industry. An entertaining and educational... -
Performing Remains: Art and War in Times of Theatrical Reenactment by Rebecca Schneider
RRP: €47.59€41.72'At last, the past has arrived! Performing Remains is Rebecca Schneider's authoritative statement on a major topic of interest to the field of theatre and performance studies. It extends and consolidates her pioneering contributions to the field through... -
The Life of the Drama by Eric Bentley 9781557831101
RRP: €15.46€11.44Eric Bentley's radical new look at the grammar of theatre...is a work of exceptional virtue... The book justifies its title by being precisely about the ways in which life manifests itself in the theatre...This is a book to be read again and again. a... -
The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre by Eila Mell 9780762484416
RRP: €53.55€36.90Commemorating over 75 years of Broadway greatness with never-before told stories, rare photos from the American Theatre Wings' archives, and interviews with major honorees like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, and Hugh Jackman, The Tony Awards is the... -
The Dutiful Daughter by Charles Way 9780954691264
RRP: €9.51€8.64Bi-lingual English and Mandarin Edition Mandarin translation by Yang Lijun A group of troublesome actors arrive in a modern city. They tell the story of Ke Xin, princess of the Isle of Joy, who is always obedient until the day the sea brings to her... -
Scenic Art for the Theatre by Susan Crabtree
RRP: €61.87€52.66Now in its Third Edition, Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques continues to be the most trusted source for both student and professional scenic artists. With new information on scenic design using Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and other... -
A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More by Christopher Payne
RRP: €38.07€35.14A 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,... -
Mechanical Design for the Stage Alan Hendrickson 9780240806310
RRP: €55.92€47.15Scenic effects involving rotating turntables, tracking stage wagons, and the vertical movement of curtains and painted drops have become common in both Broadway and Regional theatre productions. The machines that drive these effects range from small... -
The Art of Film Acting: A Guide For Actors and Directors by Jeremiah Comey
RRP: €38.07€33.68This guide for actors and directors develops a valid method for training performers to act from their core--whether they are cold reading, auditioning, or performing for film or television. This book teaches actors how to achieve and respond to... -
Draping Period Costumes: Classical Greek to Victorian: (The Focal Press Costume Topics Series) Sharon Sobel (Professor of Theatre and Costume Design, University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA) 9780240821337
RRP: €39.26€33.72Draping Period Costumes provides you with the skill set you need to break away from two-dimensional patterns to drape three dimensional costumes. The basics of draping are explained in precise detail, followed by step-by-step draping projects from... -
Theatre and Tourism Margaret Werry 9781350349957
RRP: €11.89€9.79How does tourism impact theatre? How do theatrical ways of seeing, knowing, and acting shape tourism? How do economic and political processes like colonization or neoliberalization influence them both? And what is the future of these twinned global... -
A Small Family Business by Alan Ayckbourn 9780571315703
RRP: €13.08€8.71Well, that's one down, isn't it. Nine to go. Next! Thou shalt not kill. What about that then? Let's have a crack at that one next, shall we? Jack McCracken: a man of principle in a corrupt world. But not for long. Moments after taking over his... -
Death, The One and the Art of Theatre by Howard Barker
RRP: €38.07€33.71Death, The One and the Art of Theatre is the latest collection of Barkers distinctive and revelatory philosophical musings on theatre. It is a stunning array of speculations, deductions, prose poems and poetic apercus that casts a unique and unflinching... -
Stage Makeup by Richard Corson
RRP: €71.39€63.70Widely referred to as the "bible of stage makeup," the timely revision of this classic text addresses principles and techniques in the use of makeup for the contemporary performer.This extensive exploration of the application and use of stage makeup and... -
Muscle Works: Physical Culture and the Performance of Masculinity Broderick D.V. Chow 9780810147362
€39.22Men’s fitness as a performance—from nineteenth-century theatrical exhibitions to health and wellness practices today This book recounts the story of fitness culture from its beginnings as spectacles of strongmen, weightlifters, acrobats, and wrestlers... -
History as Theatrical Metaphor: History, Myth and National Identities in Modern Scottish Drama by Ian Brown 9781137473356
€83.53This revelatory study explores how Scottish history plays, especially since the 1930s, raise issues of ideology, national identity, historiography, mythology, gender and especially Scottish language. Covering topics up to the end of World War Two, the... -
TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age Trevor Boffone 9780197743676
RRP: €27.36€23.28Are you a musical theatre fan who loves TikTok? Or are you curious about how this social media app has changed musical theatre fandom - and even the concept of the musical itself? TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age takes readers... -
Between the Lines: A Philosophy of Theatre Michael Y. Bennett 9780197691670
RRP: €70.21€63.37In Between the Lines: A Philosophy of Theatre, theatre theorist, Michael Y. Bennett offers a systematic account of theatre--thinking about theatre metaphysically, epistemologically, and ethically. To investigate theatre and its in-between spaces, Bennett... -
The Evolution of Theatre and Drama in the Middle East and North Africa Ali Kiani 9798881800956
€97.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798881800956Author Ali KianiFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers -
Theatre and Performance in Contemporary Scotland Trish Reid 9783031611902
RRP: €71.39€70.94This textbook offers a detailed and expansive account of theatre and performance in contemporary Scotland. It considers the underlying historical and cultural developments that have enabled the recent renaissance in Scottish theatre and the emergence of... -
Humana Festival 2019: The Complete Plays by Amy Wegener 9781538136362
RRP: €35.70€31.75The Humana Festival of New American Plays has been a leading home for extraordinary playwrights and their imaginations for more than four decades, making Actors Theatre of Louisville one of the nation's preeminent powerhouses for new play development... -
Liyuanxi - Chinese 'Pear Garden Theatre' by Josh Stenberg 9781350157385
€34.93This book offers a stimulating introduction to the Hokkien music drama known as liyuanxi (‘pear garden theatre’), heir and current expression of one of China’s oldest unbroken xiqu (‘Chinese opera’) traditions. It considers the genre’s history prior to... -
Shakespeare in the Theatre: Sarah Siddons and John Philip Kemble Fiona Ritchie 9781350352421
€34.93Siblings Sarah Siddons (1755–1831) and John Philip Kemble (1757–1823) were the most famous British actors of the late-18th and early-19th centuries. Through their powerful acting and meticulous conceptualisation of Shakespeare’s characters and their... -
Empathy and Performance: Enactments of Power in Latinx America Laura V. Sández 9780826506740
€102.99Empathy and Performance advances a study of spectators and audiences by examining works from Latin American and Latinx underrepresented author-actors. SÁndez studies the dramatized dilemma of cultural understanding in “Our America,” a term that refers to... -
Complicit Participation: The Liberal Audience for Theater of Racial Justice Carrie J. Preston 9780197693407
RRP: €30.93€27.82In this incisive critique of the ways performances of allyship can further entrench white privilege, author Carrie J. Preston analyses her own complicit participation and that of other audience members and theater professionals, deftly examining the... -
100 Greatest American Plays by Thomas S. Hischak 9781442256057
RRP: €60.69€54.29Theatre in America has had a rich history-from the first performance of the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the past few centuries, significant works by American playwrights have been produced, including... -
Labyrinth 2: Plays by Don Nigro: 2001-2011 by Jim McGhee 9780761859802
RRP: €45.22€39.88Labyrinth 2 provides a taxonomy of the plays Don Nigro has written over the past ten years. For those interested in producing Nigro's work, this book provides a summary of the action of each script, characters required, costume, set, lighting, and sound... -
The Contemporary American Dramatic Trilogy: A Critical Study by Robert J. Andreach 9780786470976
RRP: €47.59€39.96The dramatic trilogy has been flourishing for some time now in new works and revivals of older works by American, British, and European playwrights. This book analyzes recent American works by Caucasian, African American, Asian American, and Hispanic...