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Making Theatre: The Frazzled Drama Teacher's Guide to Devising by Joss Bennathan
RRP: $29.14$20.89An inspiring, practical handbook for anyone working with young people to make devised theatre. Devising theatre is a fundamental element of the Drama curriculum, but managing the process is often demanding, difficult and challenging. It can lead even... -
The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form by Cormac McCarthy
RRP: $17.14$12.11Deft, spare, and full of artful tension, The Sunset Limited is a beautifully crafted play from the legendary Cormac McCarthy, author of No Country for Old Men and Blood Meridian.'The Sunset Limited grips from the very first page' - Financial TimesA... -
Scenic Automation Handbook by Gareth Conner
RRP: $97.75$82.81Scenic automation has earned a reputation of being complicated and cantankerous, a craft best left to the elite of our industry. Not sure of the difference between a VFD, PLC, or PID? If you have dreamed of choreographing scene changes with computerized... -
Lighting Technology by Brian Fitt
RRP: $114.91$94.92Anyone working with lighting in the entertainment industries will find this an immensely readable source of information. The authors, themselves experienced lighting practitioners, have collected a wealth of essential lighting technology and data into... -
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness
$22.44An Englishman, an Irishman and an American are locked up together in a cell in the Middle East. As victims of political action, powerless to initiate change, what can they do? How do they live and survive? Frank McGuinness explores the daily crisis... -
The Shakespeare Sessions with John Barton and Peter Hall by John Barton 9781557835369
RRP: $231.57$184.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557835369Author John BartonImprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 77g -
The Blue Room by David Hare
RRP: $18.85$12.56Schnitzler described Reigen, his loose series of sexual sketches, as 'completely unprintable'. The company that first presented them was prosecuted for obscenity in 1921. It was only when Max Ophuls made his famous film in 1950 that the work became... -
The Applied Theatre Reader by Tim Prentki
RRP: $60.02$52.30The 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... -
Drama Games for Actors: Exploring Self, Character and Text by Thomasina Unsworth
RRP: $22.28$15.47From the bestselling Drama Games series, this dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book offers dozens of games to serve as a rich source of ideas and inspiration for all actors - and those teaching or directing them. This must-have companion is... -
To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting by Michael Chekhov 9780415258760
RRP: $61.73$54.36How does an actor learn to: * Call up emotion? * Develop a character? * Strengthen awareness? These are essential techniques for every actor, and Michael Chekhov's classic work To the Actor explains, clearly and concisely, how to develop them. Chekhov's... -
Polly Stenham: Plays 1: That Face; Tusk Tusk; No Quarter; Hotel by Polly Stenham
RRP: $32.57$22.01Polly Stenham's explosive That Face, written at the age of nineteen, was staged at the Royal Court before transferring to London's West End. Tusk Tusk and No Quarter followed, also for the Royal Court. Her fourth play, Hotel, opened at the National... -
National Theatre Connections 2022: 10 Plays for Young Performers by National Theatre
RRP: $34.29$30.41It is the scale and range of creative collaboration inherent in theatre that sits at the very heart of National Theatre Connections. National Theatre Connections 2022 draws together ten new plays for young people to perform, from some of the UK's most... -
A Young Man's Passage by Julian Clary
RRP: $25.71$18.78This is Julian Clary's story, in his own words - the tale of an awkward schoolboy who became a huge worldwide success on stage and screen.After a sheltered suburban upbringing, Julian was sent to St Benedict's, where beatings from 'holy' men gave him... -
Cabaret by William Grange
RRP: $29.14$27.65Where did cabaret come from? What has it got to do with pre-war Berlin, decadent society and Nazis? How does it turn into media cabaret and the sisterhood of sleaze? Is cabaret a primary vehicle for exploring the range of sexual practices and... -
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon 9780573613319
RRP: $18.85$16.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573613319Author Neil SimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Samuel French, IncPublisher Samuel French Inc -
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre by John Russell Brown
RRP: $46.30$34.20Authoritative and wide-ranging, this absorbing account of the history of theatre draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievemenst over 4,500 years, from festival performances in ancient Egypt to... -
Stitching La Mode: Patterns and Dressmaking from Fashion Plates of 1785-1795 by Carolyn Dowdell 9781032080512
RRP: $63.45$59.81This book provides a deep-dive into the dressmaking of the late Eighteenth Century.By combining the author's experience with drafting patterns from surviving eighteenth-century garments with fashion plates and period-correct reproduction methods this... -
When the British Musical Ruled the World by Robert Sellers 9781493071333
RRP: $34.29$25.20For decades, British stage musicals struggled to compete against the dazzling Broadway productions that came roaring in from across the pond. But that tide was turned at last in 1978, when Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Evita brought... -
The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of Life by Stephen Nachmanovitch
RRP: $27.43$18.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608686155Author Stephen NachmanovitchFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library -
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir by Michael K. Williams 9781035009558
RRP: $18.85$12.21The New York Times BestsellerONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, NPR, The RootA moving, unflinching memoir of hard-won success, struggles with addiction, and a lifelong mission to give back.When Michael K. Williams died on 6 September... -
The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez
RRP: $18.85$16.88Drama / Characters: 3 male It is April, 1865. The Civil War is over and throughout the south, slaves are being freed, soldiers are returning home and in Jewish homes, the annual celebration of Passover is being celebrated. Into the chaos of war-torn... -
Theatre Royal Drury Lane: A Star Reborn by Pamela Hartshorne
RRP: $22.21$14.72The world's oldest theatre site in continuous use, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane has been at the heart of Covent Garden for more than 350 years. Audiences have flocked to the Lane to see the greatest stars of the day in spectacular productions ranging... -
An Actor's Work by Konstantin Stanislavski
RRP: $34.29$32.06Stanislavski's 'system' has dominated actor-training in the West since his writings were first translated into English in the 1920s and 30s. His systematic attempt to outline a psycho-physical technique for acting single-handedly revolutionized standards... -
The Romans in Britain by Howard Brenton
RRP: $18.85$13.98First staged at London's National Theatre in 1980, having been commissioned by Peter Hall, The Romans in Britain contrasts Julius Caesar's Roman invasion of Celtic Britain with the Saxon invasion of Romano-Celtic Britain, and finally Britain's... -
Commedia Plays: Scenarios, Scripts, Lazzi by Barry Grantham
RRP: $34.29$24.29A unique collection of performance pieces and improvisation exercises in the Commedia style, a companion volume to the author's best-selling Playing Commedia. Commedia Plays offers eight original short plays from across the different periods and... -
Breaking into Song: Why You Shouldn't Hate Musicals by Adam Lenson 9781914228025
RRP: $17.14$11.58"This book is a fascinating cri de coeur and made me question everything I think about musicals" Alan Cumming A book for those who can't stand musicals, those who love them, and every theatregoer, academic, practitioner and student in between... -
Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams 9781350200142
RRP: $22.28$20.21Newsroom, political platform, local hot spot, confession box, preacher-pulpit and football stadium. For generations, African men have gathered in barber shops to discuss the world. These are places where the banter can be barbed and the truth is always... -
The Permanent Way by David Hare
RRP: $18.85$13.33In 1991, before an election they did not expect to win, the Conservative government made a fateful decision to privatize the railways. As a result, the taxpayer subsidizes rail more lavishly then ever before. In The Permanent Way, David Hare, working... -
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov 9780571300518
RRP: $18.85$13.53Anton Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya in a new version by Christopher Hampton. This version will be first staged at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 25 October 2012 and run until 16 February 2013.'It's often said that the best of the Chekhov plays is the... -
Walking, Writing and Performance by Roberta Mock
RRP: $49.66$47.33This collection charts three projects by performance-makers who generate autobiographical writing by taking walks. It includes performance texts and photographs, as well as essays by the artists that discuss processes of development, writing and... -
Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard 9780573640391
$21.24Drama / 3m (1 white, 2 black) / Int.The role that won Zakes Mokae a Tony Award brought Danny Glover back to the New York stage for the Roundabout Theatre's revival of this searing coming of age story, considered by many to be Fugard's masterpiece. A... -
David Ireland Plays 1: Half a Glass of Water; The End of Hope; Ulster American; Cyprus Avenue; Sadie by David Ireland
$32.26'Playwright David Ireland challenges people to draw lines between what they find funny and what they find outrageous' (Sydney Morning Herald) This first collection of plays by David Ireland brings together three of his most successful hits that have... -
The Actor's Guide To Creating A Character by William Esper
RRP: $24.00$15.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345805683Author William EsperFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Here in the Dark by Alexis Soloski 9781526661210
RRP: $29.14$21.06By night, Vivian Parry performs the role of Manhattan's sharpest theatre critic, immersing herself fully in every show she sees. By day, she uses work, sex, and psychotropic drugs to keep her comfortably numb. Desperate for a promotion and at the... -
Fosse by Sam Wasson
RRP: $29.07$21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544334618Author Sam WassonFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm... -
The Drama Teacher's Survival Guide by Matthew Nichols 9781350092679
RRP: $34.29$28.37"This is a terrific and instructive book, and an essential reminder of how inspiring and empowering a good drama teacher can be. I hope it's read widely and that new generations of pupils and teachers benefit from its wisdom and its verve." Nick Hytner ... -
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Allegro by Richard Rodgers
RRP: $20.57$20.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780573709265Author Richard RodgersFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Samuel French LtdPublisher Samuel French Ltd -
The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan by John Lahr 9780747558415
RRP: $29.14$21.06A brilliant and feared critic, Kenneth Tynan was a nabob of the National Theatre alongside Laurence Olivier, and he was also the daring impresario who created "Oh Calcutta". He was a notorious eccentric, a louche sophisticate: connoisseur of cuisine,... -
Signs of Performance: An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Theatre by Colin Counsell 9780415106436
RRP: $73.74$64.48Signs of Performance provides the beginning student with working examples of theatrical analysis. Its range covers the whole of twentieth century theatre, from Stanislavski to Brecht and Samuel Beckett to Robert Wilson. Colin Counsell takes an historical... -
No Man's Land by Harold Pinter
RRP: $18.85$12.56'The work of our best living playwright in its command of the language and its power to erect a coherent structure in a twilight zone of confusion and dismay.' The TimesDo Hirst and Spooner really know each other, or are they performing an elaborate...