Theatre direction and production

In Rehearsal is a clear and accessible how-to approach to the rehearsal process.

A lively, critical study of one of the most important innovators, thinkers and directors in contemporary world theatre: Tadashi Suzuki.

Renowned theatre and film director Nancy Meckler delves into her hugely varied experiences in the rehearsal room and shares examples of tried-and-tested tools to bring a play to life.

These people who walk past us all day will happily send 10 a month to Oxfam.

Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize 2020How do you decide what stories an audience should hear?

There is no use in rage.

Musicals!

Production Collaboration in the Theatre reveals the ingredients of proven successful collaborations in academic and professional theatre training, where respect, trust, and inclusivity are encouraged and roles are defined with a clear and unified vision.

Constituting the first comprehensive look at Ruth Maleczech's work, Jessica Brater's companion is a landmark study in innovative theatre practice, bringing together biography, critical analysis, and original interviews to establish a portrait of this Obie-award winning theatre artist.

Writing Master Class is a biography of David Pownall s play, Master Class (1983), from conception to coming of age.

In the early decades of the 20th century, Sheldon Cheney was the American theatre's zealous missionary for modernism.

The Uncapturable is a wide-ranging reflection on the art of the mise en sc ne from the perspective of leading Argentinian theatre director Rub n Szuchmacher.

Performed as a one-woman show, Victim follows the power struggle between prison guard Tracey and criminal Siobhan as they come face-to-face with a notorious inmate.

Master director, teacher, and theorist, Jerzy Grotowski's work extended well beyond the conventional limits of performance.

This is the first book-length study of Australian theatre productions by internationally-renowned director, Barrie Kosky.

Editor Caridad Svich has gathered forty-three essays from admired theaterprofessionalsthatcomprise a volume of inspiring and innovative techniques for creating theater.

The perfect gift for all musical fans, this beautiful book gives readers an extraordinary inside look at In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda's breakout Broadway debut, written with Quiara Alegr a Hudes, now a Hollywood blockbuster.

Feminist performances and protests in India (Delhi), through the works of Maya Rao, her solo performances on stage and streets.

Meyerhold on Theatre brings together in one volume Vsevolod Meyerhold's most significant writings and utterances, and covers his entire career as a director from 1902 to 1939.

The Elements of Theatrical Expression puts forward 14 essential elements that make up the basic building blocks of theatre.

When Helen Daniels from Neighbours died, Robert shut his door on the world.

The autobiography, in dialogue, of the composer and lyricist of Chicago and Cabaret as well as a wise and witty memoir of forty years of American musicals.

Fear grips many American actors and directors faced with the opportunity to perform Shakespeare live.

Reveals how the musical benefit allowed musicians, composers, and audiences to engage in new professional, financial, and artistic contexts.

This book argues that ideas first take shape in the human body, appearing on stage in new styles of performance.

A historical drama about the days immediately before Confederation when Sir John A.

Frantic Assembly have had a powerful and continuing influence on the popularisation of devising practices in contemporary theatre-making.

Early in his career, Len Jenkin identified two qualities that theatre should have: wonder and heart.

Script Analysis for Theatre: Tools for Interpretation, Collaboration and Production provides theatre students and emerging theatre artists with the tools, skills and a shared language to analyze play scripts, communicate about them, and collaborate with others on stage productions.

What are the key elements that go into creating a work of art for the stage?

The Art of Collaboration explores the critical relationship between directors and stage managers.

Addressing the questions central to any playwright's career and identity, Jon Klein offers you a glimpse into a career writing for the theatre.

This book combines the insights of thirteen Shavian scholars as they examine the themes of marriage, relationships and partnerships throughout all of Bernard Shaw's major works.

This book provides the first comprehensive study of Anthony Neilson's unconventional rehearsal methodology.

Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment focuses on the director's collaboration with actors and the creative team, and the importance of communication and leadership skills to create and manage a healthy working environment.

Constituting the first comprehensive look at Ruth Maleczech's work, Jessica Brater's companion is a landmark study in innovative theatre practice, bringing together biography, critical analysis, and original interviews to establish a portrait of this Obie-award winning theatre artist.

Casting is a crucial creative element of any production - and yet the craft and skills needed to put together a successful and exciting cast are often overlooked.

Showcases cutting-edge research into this most famous tradition of European theatre, presented in English for the first time.

Black Acting Methods seeks to offer alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors find themselves working with.

During the Apartheid years in South Africa, a copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare was smuggled around the prison on Robben Island.

Playwright and television writer Kermit Frazier began life as a precocious Negro boy growing up in southeast Washington, D.

This book offers a wealth of resources, critical overviews and detailed analysis of Ivo van Hove's internationally acclaimed work as the foremost director of theatre, opera and musicals in our time.

This book marks a significant methodological shift in studies of black British women's theatre: it looks beyond published plays to the wealth of material held in archives of various kinds, from national repositories and themed collections to individuals' personal papers.

Eugenio Barba is one of Europe's leading theatre directors, at the forefront of experimental and group theatre for more than twenty years.

The Routledge Companion to Directors' Shakespeare is a major collaborative book about plays in performance.

'Once upon a time, the London theatre was a charming mirror held up to cosiness.

'I ll tell you what gets me riled up, what gets me dark and dirty, what Speaks to the Spiders living in my Soul and makeS me loSe my Shit'Are you Angry?

The One-Hour Shakespeare series is a collection of abridged versions of Shakespeare's plays, designed specifically to accommodate both small and large casts.

Chekhov's celebrated masterpiece is given vibrant new life in this dynamic new version by Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens.