Theatre studies

Behind the Scenes presents the story of Dublins famous Abbey Theatre and its major creative personalities: W.

Analysing the factors affecting the sustainable development of the Caribbean cultural industry, this concise volume explores how creatives operate within the cultural ecology of the region and the diverse range of tactics they use to mediate state and global policies to define cultural production and consumption in post-colonial small island states.

This is the first full-length book to investigate Samuel Beckett's work through contemporary ecological thinking, offering a wide range of artistic and scholarly responses to the ecological crises provoked, mediated or challenged by Beckett's work.

Originally published in 1974, this book examines in detail some of the finest plays from the great cycles of York, Wakefield and Chester.

Through a selection of essays from a variety of scholarly voices, this volume maps the various ways in which Shakespeare has been adapted, adopted and appropriated in Ireland from the late 17th century through to the present day.

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This pioneering study investigates the connection between Shakespeare and Catholic education.

This highly novel book provides an exploration of the role of silence in the school setting and interrogates the value of silence and quiet in contemporary educational practices, looking at pedagogies and classroom practice to guide this increasingly popular subdiscipline of the history of education.

First published in 1978, Artists and People examines the formal attempts by arts administrators to set up schemes for artists to work in community contexts.

By the time of his death in 2018, Tom Murphy was widely recognised as one of Ireland's most important modern playwrights.

An accessible guide to the theatre directing process of text-based theatre, from the choice of the play through to an encounter with an audience.

This book is a seminal seated dance guidebook for global dance and health practitioners.

First published in 1977, The Plays of Edward Bond offers help and stimulation to readers and theatre-goers who want to know more about Edward Bond's recurrent concerns as a playwright.

Ineffable Bodies focuses on early modern heroism in drama through the notion of ineffability in order to define new dramatic forms.

Originally published in 1986, this volume illuminates the predominant theatrical styles of a particular period in dramatic history.

"e;One of the most exciting and original books about Shakespeare that I've read in years.

Behind the Scenes presents the story of Dublins famous Abbey Theatre and its major creative personalities: W.

Choreomusicology: Dialogues in Music and Dance is a distinguished collection of chapters by leading scholars presenting research that redefines and rethinks the question of what dance and music are, together and apart, and which promotes new ideas and voices in the discipline.

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The poems in this project were written within a 24 hour period of each other and are presented in order of their appearance for the month of January 2024.

An accessible guide to the theatre directing process of text-based theatre, from the choice of the play through to an encounter with an audience.

The Environment of Compassion explores questions of what it means to be in relationship to nature, if and how it is a religious experience, and how understanding humans as part of nature alters theology.

Ineffable Bodies focuses on early modern heroism in drama through the notion of ineffability in order to define new dramatic forms.

First published in 1991, The Voice in Modern Theatre places voice and speech practice in the theatre in historical and theoretical perspective.

Now in its eleventh edition, this classic and comprehensive handbook has been revised to bring it up to date with changes on the dance floor and in the rules of dance competitions.

A great deal has been written about early modern temporality, both by scholars of Renaissance drama and historians of chronometry.

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.

This book examines the emergence of women as audiences and speakers on the British metropolitan lecture circuit and in mass print representations from 1870 to 1910.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

The poems in this project were written within a 24 hour period of each other and are presented in order of their appearance for the month of January 2024.

First published in 1991, The Voice in Modern Theatre places voice and speech practice in the theatre in historical and theoretical perspective.

Audio Augmented Reality: Concepts, Technologies and Narratives provides readers with a comprehensive overview of audio augmented reality (AAR), focussing on its narrative potential while discussing several design considerations and prospective application domains.