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The Routledge Companion to Directors' Shakespeare

Edited by John Russell Brown

'Bringing directorial labour into sharp focus, this long overdue volume represents a valuable contribution to theatre history. It not only heightens our understanding of the art and...

March 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40044-2 (Routledge)

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Federico Garcia Lorca

By Maria M. Delgado

Immortalized in death by The Clash, Pablo Neruda, Salvador Dalí, Dmitri Shostakovich and Lindsay Kemp, Federico García Lorca's spectre haunts both contemporary Spain and the...

March 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36243-6 (Routledge)

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J.B. Priestley

By Maggie B. Gale

J. B. Priestley is the first book to provide a detailed and up to date analysis of the enormous contribution made by this playwright, novelist,...

March 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40243-9 (Routledge)

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Music and Drama: Mini-set N Today & Tomorrow 1 vol

Today and Tomorrow

By Various

Originally published between 1925 and 1929 the volumes in this mini-set examine the history and future of the theatre, the theory of music, and a...

March 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46409-3 (Routledge)

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Heart of Practice

Within the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards

By Thomas Richards

Heart of Practice is a unique and invaluable insight into the workings of one of theatre’s true pioneers, presented by his closest collaborator. This book...

February 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44148-3 (Routledge)

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My Life in Art

By Konstantin Stanislavski

Konstantin Stanislavski was a Russian director who transformed theatre in the West with his contributions to the birth of Realist theatre and his unprecedented approach...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43657-1 (Routledge)

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An Actor's Work

A Student's Diary

By Konstantin Stanislavski

Stanislavski’s ‘system’ has dominated actor-training in the West since his writings were first translated into English in the 1920s and 30s. His systematic attempt to...

February 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-42223-9 (Routledge)

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Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell

By Barbara Ozieblo, Jerry Dickey

Susan Glaspell and Sophie Treadwell presents critical introductions to two of the most significant American dramatists of the early twentieth century. Glaspell and Treadwell led...

January 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40484-6 (Routledge)

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Liveness

Performance in a Mediatized Culture

By Philip Auslander

Liveness: Performance in a Mediatized Culture addresses what may be the single most important question facing all kinds of performance today. What is the status...

January 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77353-9 (Routledge)

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The Citizen Audience

Crowds, Publics, and Individuals

By Richard Butsch

In The Citizen Audience, Richard Butsch explores the cultural and political history of audiences in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present....

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-97790-6 (Routledge)

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