Theatre direction and production

How did the actors for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays make his characters come to life, how did they convey his words?

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

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

Thomas Ostermeier is the most internationally recognised German theatre director of the present.

Thomas Ostermeier is the most internationally recognised German theatre director of the present.

Producer's Playbook: Real People on Camera is a no-nonsense guide for producers looking to get the best performances from "e;real people"e; to tell powerful stories on video.

Producer's Playbook: Real People on Camera is a no-nonsense guide for producers looking to get the best performances from "e;real people"e; to tell powerful stories on video.

The Routledge Companion to Performance Practitioners collects the outstanding biographical and production overviews of key theatre practitioners first featured in the popular Routledge Performance Practitioners series of guidebooks.

The Routledge Companion to Performance Practitioners collects the outstanding biographical and production overviews of key theatre practitioners first featured in the popular Routledge Performance Practitioners series of guidebooks.

The Director as Collaborator teaches essential directing skills while emphasizing how directors and theater productions benefit from collaboration.

The Director as Collaborator teaches essential directing skills while emphasizing how directors and theater productions benefit from collaboration.

Theatre Studios explores the history of the studio model in England, first established by Konstantin Stanislavsky, Jacques Copeau and others in the early twentieth century, and later developed in the UK primarily by Michel Saint-Denis, George Devine, Michael Chekhov and Joan Littlewood, whose studios are the focus of this study.

Theatre Studios explores the history of the studio model in England, first established by Konstantin Stanislavsky, Jacques Copeau and others in the early twentieth century, and later developed in the UK primarily by Michel Saint-Denis, George Devine, Michael Chekhov and Joan Littlewood, whose studios are the focus of this study.

This book deals with one of the most important sources of the Stanislavsky System - Yoga, its practice and philosophy.

This book deals with one of the most important sources of the Stanislavsky System - Yoga, its practice and philosophy.

A study of British theatre historiography, from its origins in the Restoration to its development as an academic discipline in the twentieth century.

A study of British theatre historiography, from its origins in the Restoration to its development as an academic discipline in the twentieth century.

This book re-evaluates the relationship between Renaissance dramatists and literary posterity by examining their work in relation to post-Reformation ideas about memorialization.

This book re-evaluates the relationship between Renaissance dramatists and literary posterity by examining their work in relation to post-Reformation ideas about memorialization.

An invaluable introduction for students to the purpose and scope of scenography, its theories and concepts, pioneers and future potential.

An invaluable introduction for students to the purpose and scope of scenography, its theories and concepts, pioneers and future potential.

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Mark B.

This book explores Williams'' late plays in terms of a ''theatre of excess'', which seeks liberation through exaggeration, chaos, ambiguity, and laughter.

This book explores Williams'' late plays in terms of a ''theatre of excess'', which seeks liberation through exaggeration, chaos, ambiguity, and laughter.

In his detailed study of Euripides'' play, Helen, C.

With over one thousand entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world.

With over one thousand entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world.

In his detailed study of Euripides'' play, Helen, C.

Book of Sides II: Original, Two-Page Scenes for Actors and Directors is the second book in the Book of Sides series by Dave Kost, featuring original, two-page, two-character scenes for use in acting, directing, and auditioning classes.

Book of Sides II: Original, Two-Page Scenes for Actors and Directors is the second book in the Book of Sides series by Dave Kost, featuring original, two-page, two-character scenes for use in acting, directing, and auditioning classes.

Jasmin Vardimon's Dance Theatre offers an unusual, intimate insight into the devising and training processes of a choreographer in the midst of her practice.

Jasmin Vardimon's Dance Theatre offers an unusual, intimate insight into the devising and training processes of a choreographer in the midst of her practice.

Examines staging conventions in the medieval English theatre and ways in which they conditioned the reactions of the audience.

The first in-depth study of theatre''s relationship to the public sphere in a wide range of cultural and historical contexts.

Examines staging conventions in the medieval English theatre and ways in which they conditioned the reactions of the audience.

The first in-depth study of theatre''s relationship to the public sphere in a wide range of cultural and historical contexts.

The Shakespearean Stage Space explores the original staging of plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries in Renaissance playhouses.

The Shakespearean Stage Space explores the original staging of plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries in Renaissance playhouses.

A definitive source study of the stage works of Harrison Birtwistle, one of Britain''s foremost living composers.

A definitive source study of the stage works of Harrison Birtwistle, one of Britain''s foremost living composers.

From the Renaissance to today, this fascinating theatre history investigates how and why Shakespeare''s plays have been performed by amateurs.

From the Renaissance to today, this fascinating theatre history investigates how and why Shakespeare''s plays have been performed by amateurs.

This "e;what is"e;-rather than "e;how to"e;- volume proposes a theoretical framework for understanding dance leadership for dancers, leaders, and students of both domains, illustrated by portraits of leaders in action in India, South Africa, UK, US, Brazil and Canada.

Outlining different perspectives, this classic and field-defining text introduces 'dramaturgy' as a critical concept and a practical process in an accessible and engaging style.

This book illuminates the shift in approaches to the uses of theatre and performance technology in the past twenty-five years and develops an account of new media dramaturgy (NMD), an approach to theatre informed by what the technology itself seems to want to say.

Graham Greene was one of the most versatile writers of the 20th century, and he remains a figure of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between literature and cinema.

This edited collection gathers together leading voices in theatre and performance studies to debate the politics of participation and find points of connection across a range of performative forms including community theatre, live art, applied theatre, one-to-one performance and marathon running.

This book guides readers in taking a play from page to stage with young people.

Is directing an art?