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Theatre studies

Paperback. As outdoor entertainment venues in American cities, pleasure gardens were public spaces where people could explore what it meant to be American. Stubbs examines how these venues helped form American identity and argues the gardens allowed for the exploration of what it meant to be American through performance, both on and off the stage. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349460021
ISBN
9781349460021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.53
€ 43.90

Hardcover. As outdoor entertainment venues in American cities, pleasure gardens were public spaces where people could explore what it meant to be American. Stubbs examines how these venues helped form American identity and argues the gardens allowed for the exploration of what it meant to be American through performance, both on and off the stage. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMV; AN; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137326867
ISBN
9781137326867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.53
€ 46.37

Paperback. New writings on race, politics, and theatre, as well as Mr. Brustein's incisive theatre reviews and deft portraits of stage luminaries. "Brustein is an elegant and eloquent voice in the wilderness of contemporary American culture."-Robin Lippincott, New York Times Book Review. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DNF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566632669
ISBN
9781566632669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DNF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566632201
ISBN
9781566632201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.11

Paperback. Translator(s): Steele, Kameron. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559364966
ISBN
9781559364966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Sellar, Tom. Num Pages: 125 pages, 86 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
125
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822368618
ISBN
9780822368618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. A fresh new edition of Shakespeare's magical late play, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Dominic Cooke and Emma Rice, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction to the play by acclaimed scholar Jonathan Bate Editor(s): Bate, Jonathan; Rasmussen, Eric. Series: The RSC Shakespeare. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230300903
ISBN
9780230300903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.52

Paperback. Dance theatre has become a site of transformation in the Irish performance landscape. This book conducts a socio-political and cultural reading of dance theatre practice in Ireland from Yeats' dance plays at the start of the 20th century to Celtic-Tiger-era works of Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre and CoisCeim Dance Theatre at the start of the 21st." Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349442270
ISBN
9781349442270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Paperback. Tracing the historical figure of Vaslav Nijinsky in contemporary documents and later reminiscences, Dancing Genius opens up questions about authorship in dance, about critical evaluation of performance practice, and the manner in which past events are turned into history. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349488223
ISBN
9781349488223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.47

Paperback. A renewed interest in nature, the ancient Greeks, and the freedom of the body was to transform dance and physical culture in the early twentieth century. The book discusses the creative individuals and developments in science and other art forms that shaped the evolution of modern dance in its international context. Editor(s): Carter, A. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349326211
ISBN
9781349326211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Paperback. Memory, Performance and Everyday Life in Postwar Okinawa. Series: Asia-Pacific. 288 pages, 16 b&w photographs. Examines how Okinawans have contested, appropriated, and transformed the burdens and possibilities of the past. This title analyzes the practices of specific performers, showing how memories are recalled, bodies remade, and actions rethought as Okinawans work through the fragments of the past in order to reconstruct the fabric of everyday life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; AN; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343714
ISBN
9780822343714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Ainslie, Douglas. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: AN; APB; BGF; DD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555540357
ISBN
9781555540357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Paperback. Darkening Mirrors analyzes the complicated relationships between African American identity, as reflected in performances, and the forces of imperialist and racial oppression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AN; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349235
ISBN
9780822349235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ANF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645148
ISBN
9780691645148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.80

Paperback. This comprehensive biography uses extensive theater and film archives to reveal Mamet's ideas on writing, acting, and directing, covering his beginnings in Chicago, his relationship to Judaism and reputation for machismo, as well as discussions of and excerpts from early plays and stories that have never before been referenced in print. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ANB; ANF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230378711
ISBN
9780230378711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.77

paperback. Using insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and the history of sexuality, Holmberg explores the ambiguity that drives male bonding. Personal interviews with Mamet and with the actors who have interpreted his major roles shed light on how and why men bond with each other and complement close analysis of Mamet's texts. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AP; AS; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349454761
ISBN
9781349454761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.52

Hardcover. Using insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and the history of sexuality, Holmberg explores the ambiguity that drives male bonding. Personal interviews with Mamet and with the actors who have interpreted his major roles shed light on how and why men bond with each other and complement close analysis of Mamet's texts. Num Pages: 276 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; APF; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137305183
ISBN
9781137305183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. "Death's Jest-Book" is the extravagant expression of Thomas Lovell Beddoes's lifelong obsession with mortality and immortality, a surrealising of Renaissance revenge tragedy, alight with treachery, murder, sorcery and haunting. Num Pages: 123 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
123
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545999
ISBN
9781857545999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.01

Paperback. Eleven authors analyse recent dance practices in the theatre, in club culture and on film, addressing dance in interdisciplinary relationship with music, painting and play texts. This text attempts to fill a gap with an up-to-date account of exciting and challenging new work, illuminated by fascinatingnew theoretical frameworks." Editor(s): Lansdale, Janet. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; ASD; JFC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349360147
ISBN
9781349360147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

Paperback. Dealing with the decomposition of cultural myths, these essays move from the local to the global, from history to sport, from body parts to stage productions, and from race relations to global politics. Editor(s): Case, Sue-Ellen; Brett, Philip; Foster, Susan. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b&w photos, 1 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; HPCF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213747
ISBN
9780253213747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.72

Paperback. Offers glimpse into the world of designing for mainstream entertainment including theatre, film, tv, and corporate events. This book provides you with the basic tools and principles of scenic drafting and rendering, beginning with pencil drafting and culminating with the information on CAD drafting, digital 3D modelling, and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, Approx. 400 illustrations (50 in full color). BIC Classification: ANH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1374.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780240818917
ISBN
9780240818917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.04

Paperback. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 6. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472509574
ISBN
9781472509574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. A practical handbook that combines a critical analysis of contemporary devised theatre practice with descriptions of selected companies, and suggestions for any group devising theatre from scratch. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AN; GBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415049009
ISBN
9780415049009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.14

Paperback. The ultimate guide to Nick Hern Books' bestselling play, written by the playwright. Num Pages: 197 pages. BIC Classification: AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848422841
ISBN
9781848422841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

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