Theatre: technical and background skills

A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation.

a one-off from the word go, and no history of English humour could overlook him.

2013 Reprint of 1933 Edition.

The Morse Code: Decoding the Career of Iconic Lighting Designer Peter Morse explores key developments and evolving techniques, processes, and technology within contemporary theatrical lighting design through the career and impact of US lighting designer Peter Morse.

This study provides an in-depth exploration of the dramaturgical practices of radio drama and their underlying philosophical assumptions.

This study provides an in-depth exploration of the dramaturgical practices of radio drama and their underlying philosophical assumptions.

The Prop Effects Guidebook Second Edition explores how to make props for the stage that move, light up, make sounds, or interact with their environment.

Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style Selection, Fitting, and Alteration, Third Edition, shows readers how to recognize, evaluate, and correct fit for 88 figure variations.

With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated instructions and a user-friendly, stay-flat format, Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics provides emerging fashion designers with comprehensive information on how to draft patterns for popular cut-and-sew stretch knit fabrics such as jersey and knits with spandex.

Transforming Space over Time tells the stories of six diverse productions: five on Broadway and one Off Broadway.

The romantic theatre, with all its imaginative vigour and eagerness for experimentation, appeals to those who like total theatre - unabashed, unashamedly spectacular, unforgettably pathetic.

Scenography, the design for live performance, conceives of the creation of an environment rather than merely providing decor or background.

This book explores how theater artistry melds the forces of collaboration and leadership, igniting creativity from the first spark of an idea to the climactic curtain call.

This entire play takes place in Adelaide Australia.

original paperback

A classic work of theatre history and criticism when first published, Arnold Aronson's formative study surveyed the phenomenon known as environmental theatre.

A classic work of theatre history and criticism when first published, Arnold Aronson's formative study surveyed the phenomenon known as environmental theatre.

Emphasising the artistry behind the decisions made by theatrical sound designers, this guide is for anyone seeking to understand the nature of sound and how to apply it to the stage.

Emphasising the artistry behind the decisions made by theatrical sound designers, this guide is for anyone seeking to understand the nature of sound and how to apply it to the stage.

Sound provides a lively and engaging overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies.

Sound provides a lively and engaging overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies.

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age.

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age.

Shortlisted for the 2019 TaPRA Edited Collection PrizeScenography Expanded is a foundational text offering readers a thorough introduction to contemporary performance design, both in and beyond the theatre.

Shortlisted for the 2019 TaPRA Edited Collection PrizeScenography Expanded is a foundational text offering readers a thorough introduction to contemporary performance design, both in and beyond the theatre.

Winner of Best Performance Design and Scenography Publication Award, Prague Quadrennial 2019

This beautifully illustrated book conveys the centrality of costume to live performance.

Winner of Best Performance Design and Scenography Publication Award, Prague Quadrennial 2019

This beautifully illustrated book conveys the centrality of costume to live performance.

This practical guide covers all aspects of stage lighting equipment, special effects, lighting a performance space and lighting design.

This practical guide covers all aspects of stage lighting equipment, special effects, lighting a performance space and lighting design.

This new edition of The Complete Make-up Artist offers a personal, in-depth insight into the exciting work of media make-up.

Fabrication for Theatre and Entertainment: Wood and Fiber Products is a complete reference guide to the process of working with wood products for scenic and properties construction for theatre and entertainment arts.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Thinking Through Theatre and Performance presents a bold and innovative approach to the study of theatre and performance.

Thinking Through Theatre and Performance presents a bold and innovative approach to the study of theatre and performance.

The art of armed and unarmed stage combat thrills actors and audiences alike the world over.

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and dress history, a rich discussion of the many aspects of costume in Shakespearean performance has begun.

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and dress history, a rich discussion of the many aspects of costume in Shakespearean performance has begun.

The art of armed and unarmed stage combat thrills actors and audiences alike the world over.

The acting process is an interlocking trinity: the person, the actor, and the character.

This updated edition of Costumes for the Stage aims at simplicity in all aspects of designing and making costumes.

Gaining a view behind the scenes into the jobs and personalities of people who work in the theatre is a privilege afforded to few.