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Libretto: Memories from a Shoebox by I V Mazzoleni 9780595430574
£11.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595430574Author I V MazzoleniFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 431g -
American Popular Entertainment: Papers and Proceedings of the Conference on the History of American Popular Entertainment by Myron Matlaw 9780313210723
£65.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313210723Author Myron MatlawFormat HardbackPage Count 338Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Behind the Footlights, or, The Stage as I Knew It by W C Day 9781014176844
RRP: £15.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781014176844Author W C DayFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 304g -
The Eccentricities of John Edwin, Comedian. Collected From His Manuscripts, and Enriched With Several Hundred Original Anecdotes; v.2 by John 1791-1818 Williams 9781014452184
RRP: £19.95£17.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781014452184Author John 1791-1818 WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 513g -
David Merrick: A Bio-Bibliography by Barbara Lee Horn 9780313285202
£60.75Publicity, nerve, and verve made David Merrick possibly the most successful producer in the history of Broadway. Not since the days of David Belasco or Florenz Ziegfeld had the theatre produced such a spectacular producer-star. He was dubbed The Barnum... -
Orson Welles on Shakespeare: The W.P.A. and Mercury Theatre Playscripts by Richard France 9780313273346
£86.51This fascinating work will prove valuable for collections in film, theater history, and Shakespearean production. . . . The book includes fascinating production photos and helpful notes in which the original acts and scenes are identified, thus showing... -
From Belasco to Brook: Representative Directors of the English-Speaking Stage by Samuel Leiter 9780313276620
£83.64This multifaceted study, the companion volume to Leiter's From Stanislavsky to Barrault: Representative Directors of the European Stage (Greenwood Press, 1991), provides exhaustively detailed, yet compact accounts of the careers and accomplishments of... -
Is the Theatre Still Dying? by Eric Salmon 9780313243257
£83.64Eric Salmon contends that modern theatre is artistically endangered. This book is his evaluation of the present state of English-speaking theatre and an examination, through examples of twentieth-century plays, both good and bad, of the reasons for it... -
Art, Glitter, and Glitz: Mainstream Playwrights and Popular Theatre in 1920s America by Arthur Gewirtz 9780313324673
£83.24The theatre and drama of the 1920s reflects a great synergy of art, glitter, and glitz-a decade of experimentation and incubation for mainstream American playwrights coexisting with important revivals of European playwrights and Shakespeare, a... -
German Actors of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: Idealism, Romanticism, and Realism by Simon Williams 9780313243653
£65.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313243653Author Simon WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 197Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Acting: An International Encyclopedia of Traditional Culture by Mary Beth Osnes 9780874367959
£86.14A groundbreaking, cross-cultural reference work exploring the diversity of expression found in rituals, festivals, and performances, uncovering acting techniques and practices from around the world. Acting: An International Encyclopedia explores the... -
On Playing Shakespeare: Advice and Commentary from Actors and Actresses of the Past by Leigh A. Woods 9780313278235
£83.24This compendium opens the stagedoor for those with little or no practical experience in acting. For actors and other theatre specialists grappling with the challenges posed by performing or staging the works of the great Bard, here is useful instruction... -
The Theatres of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia: Performance Traditions of the Maghreb by Khalid Amine 9780230278745
RRP: £44.99£44.97Modern international studies of world theatre and drama have begun to acknowledge the Arab world only after the contributions of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Within the Arab world, the contributions of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco to modern drama and... -
Christmas Play: The Story of the Coming of Jesus, for Production in Churches, Using the Text of the English Standard Version of the Bible by Gary Neal Hansen 9780986412424
RRP: £3.95£3.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986412424Author Gary Neal HansenFormat PaperbackImprint Gary Neal HansenPublisher Gary Neal HansenWeight(grams) 64g -
London's Grand Guignol and the Theatre of Horror by Richard J. Hand 9780859897891
RRP: £75.00£60.94A companion to UEP's Grand-Guignol: The French Theatre of Horror (now in its third reprint). A genre that has left more of a mark on British and American culture than we may imagine" (Gothic Studies). London's Grand Guignol was established in the... -
Performance in the Borderlands by Ramon H. Rivera-Servera 9780230574601
RRP: £44.99£44.97A border is a force of containment that inspires dreams of being overcome and crossed; motivates bodies to climb over; and threatens physical harm. This book critically examines a range of cultural performances produced in relation to the tensions and... -
Characters and Commentaries by Lytton Strachey 9780313207631
£83.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313207631Author Lytton StracheyFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
The Itinerant; or, Memoirs of an Actor ..; 8 by S W (Samuel William) 1759-1 Ryley 9781014203458
RRP: £18.95£16.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781014203458Author S W (Samuel William) 1759-1 RyleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 472g -
Anthropocosmic Theatre by Franc Chamberlain 9781013293955
RRP: £41.95£36.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013293955Author Franc ChamberlainFormat HardbackPage Count 398Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g -
St George and the Dragon - the true story by Catherine Laidler 9781008971639
RRP: £6.99£6.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781008971639Author Catherine LaidlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 127g -
British South Asian Theatres: A Documented History (with accompanying DVD) by Graham Ley 9780859898324
RRP: £75.00£60.94The book includes a complimentary DVD providing an album of rare and previously unpublished items from private collections: historical documents, programmes, designs, photographs, and clips from recordings of rehearsals and productions. British South... -
Plays on Words by Marvin Cohen 9780578689067
RRP: £13.75£12.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578689067Author Marvin CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Tough Poets PressPublisher Tough Poets PressWeight(grams) 313g -
Joseph Papp: A Bio-Bibliography by Barbara Lee Horn 9780313280214
£72.57Theater critic Jerry Tallmer, remarking on Joseph Papp's death on October 31, 1991, said, He was a guy from Brooklyn who had a passion for Shakespeare and a passion for people. He was able to combine the two like no one else ever did. Barbara Horn,... -
Greek Theatre Practice by J. M. Walton 9780313220432
£55.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313220432Author J. M. WaltonFormat HardbackPage Count 237Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Theatre for Working-Class Audiences in the United States, 1830-1980 by Bruce A. McConachie 9780313246296
£83.64This collection of essays defines and explores American theatres that consciously appealed primarily to workers. The scope of the book extends from the 1830s to the 1980s. Different authors focus on how various plays related to the audience as a class,... -
Theatrical Touring and Founding in North America by L. W. Conolly 9780313225956
£83.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313225956Author L. W. ConollyFormat HardbackPage Count 245Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Serf Actor: The Life and Art of Mikhail Shchepkin by Laurence Senelick 9780313224942
£83.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313224942Author Laurence SenelickFormat HardbackPage Count 305Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Notable Women in the American Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary by Alice M. Robinson 9780313272172
£73.77This reference book has entries for some 300 women in American theater, ranging from actors, directors, choreographers, playwrights, and designers, to critics, agents, and managers, and should provide focus for future scholars of women's studies and... -
The Pursuit of Acting: Working Actors Share Their Experience and Advice by Starra H. Andrews 9780275956929
£65.53What is it like to pursue a career in acting? Forty working actors comment on auditions, day jobs, agents, rejection, and what drives them to keep going when there is no work. These personal essays have been drawn from interviews with actors at different... -
Miscellanies in Prose and Verse [microform] by Thomas 1732?-1818 Morris 9781013724381
RRP: £15.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013724381Author Thomas 1732?-1818 MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 290g -
Women in the American Theatre: Actresses and Audiences, 1790-1870 by Faye E. Dudden 9780300070583
£23.45This lively, engaging book explores how women were depicted in the antebellum American theatre during the period when the entertainment industry was taking shape and the first women's rights movement emerged. Through a series of vivid biographical... -
Stage-iana.: 1,000 Funny Stories of the Playhouse, the Play and the Players by William Sapte 9781013699825
RRP: £12.95£11.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013699825Author William SapteFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 172g -
The Stage Life of Mrs. Stirling: With Some Sketches of the Nineteenth Century Theatre by Percy 1872- Allen 9781013733383
RRP: £26.95£23.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013733383Author Percy 1872- AllenFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 553g -
The Disreputable Profession: The Actor in Society by R. Kohansky 9780313238246
£65.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313238246Author R. KohanskyFormat HardbackPage Count 194Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Tallulah Bankhead: A Bio-Bibliography by Jeffrey L. Carrier 9780313274527
£63.33Tallulah Bankhead was an actress whose talents were greatly overshadowed by her antics. Indeed, the Bankhead personality was much better known than her acting roles. While it is impossible to study her career without exploring her highly charged... -
Violence Performed: Local Roots and Global Routes of Conflict by Patrick Anderson 9780230298392
RRP: £49.99£44.97This topical collection explores the relationship between violence and performance. The authors offer fresh theoretical perspectives and examine media as diverse as street theatre, performance art, photography and cinema in locations as diverse as Korea... -
Performance and Cosmopolitics: Cross-Cultural Transactions in Australasia by Helen Gilbert 9780230234024
RRP: £44.99£44.97This ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and... -
American Theatre Companies, 1931-1986 by Weldon B. Durham 9780313253607
£73.17Because of its contemporary coverage, this volume is particularly interesting and useful. . . . Reference collections that deal with theater questions could find it a good source even without its two predecessor volumes, but the set as a whole is... -
Broadway Talks: What Professionals Think About Commercial Theater in America by Arvid F. Sponberg 9780313266874
£83.64In this book, Arvid F. Sponberg provides a view of what some of the most important people in the commercial theater think about the state of their business. With one exception, none of those interviewed has ever before had an extended opportunity to... -
George Frederick Cooke: Machiavel of the Stage by Don B. Wilmeth 9780313214875
£83.64George Frederick Cooke was a member of that select company of legendary actors -- Garrick, Kemble, Henderson, Kean -- who dominated the English stage during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the first important actor to cross the Atlantic...