Book Series

Routledge Performance Practitioners

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Jacques Copeau

By Mark Evans

Part of our successful Routledge Performance Practitioners series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century, this book examines Jacques Copeau; a…

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2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35435-6 (Routledge)

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Joan Littlewood

By Nadine Holdsworth

The only book currently available on Joan Littlewood and her company, 'Theatre Workshop', this book explores the background to, and the work of a major…

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2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-33887-5 (Routledge)

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Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo

By Sondra Fraleigh, Tamah Nakamura

This compact, well-illustrated and clearly written book unravels the contribution of two of modern theatre’s most charismatic innovators. Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo is the…

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2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35439-4 (Routledge)

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Eugenio Barba

By Jane Turner

This useful guidebook not only provides practical exercises for both students and teachers, but also offers an historical perspective on European and world theatre and…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27328-2 (Routledge)

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Augusto Boal

By Frances Babbage

The work of Augusto Boal has had a tremendous impact on contemporary theatre. This volume looks at the scope of Boal's career - from his…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27326-8 (Routledge)

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Anna Halprin

By Libby Worth, Helen Poynor

This guidebook traces the life's work of radical dance-maker Anna Halprin, documenting her early career as a modern dancer in the 1940s through to the…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27330-5 (Routledge)

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Michael Chekhov

By Franc Chamberlain

All books in the Routledge Performance Practitioners series are carefully designed to enable the reader to understand the work of a key practitioner. They provide…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-25878-4 (Routledge)

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Konstantin Stanislavsky

By Bella Merlin

This compact, well-illustrated and clearly written book offers an essential guide to the complex and contradictory nature of this master of theatre.

Routledge Performance Practitioners are…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-25886-9 (Routledge)

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Jacques Lecoq

By Simon Murray

This text offers a concise guide to the teaching and philosophy of one of the most significant figures in twentieth century actor training. Lecoq's influence…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-25882-1 (Routledge)

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Vsevolod Meyerhold

By Jonathan Pitches

All books in the Routledge Performance Practitioners series are carefully designed to enable the reader to understand the work of a key practitioner. They provide…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-25884-5 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Tadeusz Kantor
By Noel Witts
To be published November 26th 2009