Brian Taylor
Robert Hale Ltd
Required reading for anyone wishing to gain insight into the thoughts of the great writers, this is a unique collection of letters, articles and extracts penned by some of the most eminent authors of Engl...
$21.99
David Savran - ed
Theatre Communications
In extensive interviews, they discuss their work, influences and their craft and how the art form relates to our cultural heritage, as well as the state of theatre-its-meaning and purposes The fifteen pla...
$18.99
Rib Davis
A & C Black
This work deals with the media of stage, radio, television and film, giving plenty of practical advice Chapters deal with how conversation works, naturalistic and stylized dialogue, pace and variation, scri...
$19.99
Simon Reade
Oberon
Dear Mr Shakespeare, Thank you for submitting your script. We loved it! However What if Shakespeare was writing today? What if Shakespeare had to deal with the prejudices of today's producers? What if...
$14.99
Natale Goldberg - Foreword Judith Guest
Shambhala Publications
This text offers encouragement and advice on many aspects of the writer's craft, from "first thoughts" to the use and misuse of adverbs, from where the best places are to write - both public and private -...
$19.99
David Bradbury & Joe McGrath - HARDBACK
Methuen
Interviewing writers from Spike Milligan to Victoria Wood, the authors look at everything from gags to plots in their investigation into what is funny
$27.99
Brenda Murphy
Cambridge University Press
This is a study of the collaboration between Tennessee Williams and Elia KazanTheir intense creative relationship, fuelled by a deep personal affinity that endured until Williams's death, lasted from 1947 un...
$39.99
Margaret Bradham Thornton
Yale University Press
Tennessee Williams’s Notebooks presents by turns a passionate, whimsical, movingly lyrical, self-reflective, and completely uninhibited record of the life of this monumental American genius from 1936 to 1981...
$45.00
John Lahr - editor
Methuen
HARDBACK EDITIONUnexpurgated insight into the life of one British theatre's most controversial figure of the 60s From December 1966 until his murder in August 1967, Joe Orton kept a series of diaries that pr...
$25.99
Justine Jones & Mary Ann Kelley
Meriwether Publishing
Wouldn't it be fun to write and produce your own interactive murder mystery? Subtitled A Six-Week Program for Developing Theatre Skills, this hands-on Guide takes you step-by-step through the entire proces...
$23.99 , $21.59 (10% off)
Paul Gardiner
Methuen
Playwriting is a skill under-explored in the classroom, despite the strong evidence that it's an engaging and rewarding activity for young people Teaching Playwriting addresses this gap and is an essential ...
$32.95
Frances Babbage
Methuen
Why are so many theatre productions adaptations of one kind of another? Why do contemporary practitioners turn so frequently to non-dramatic texts for inspiration? This study explores the fascination of ...
$39.99
Bertolt Brecht
Methuen
Brecht was never inclined to see any of his plays as completely finished, and this volume collects some of the most important theatrical projects and fragments that were always to remain "works in progress" ...
$35.95
Jon Klein
Methuen
Addressing the questions central to any playwright's career and identity, Jon Klein offers you a glimpse into a career writing for the theatre As well as an account of the day-to-day life of a writer, he a...
$25.99
Johnnie Young
Methuen
Bring your drama lessons to life and engage the most unlikely of thespians using ideas from this updated title in the popular 100 IDEAS series Drama is a key subject for getting students to express themselv...
$23.99 , $19.19 (20% off)
David Palmer
Methuen
This volume responds to a renewed focus on tragedy in theatre and literary studies to explore conceptions of tragedy in the dramatic work of seventeen canonical American playwrights For students of American...
$27.99
Katy Schutte
Nick Hern Books
A brilliant new book on the increasingly popular technique of Longform improvisation by a highly accomplished practitioner and teacher Shortform Improv consists of short scenes usually constructed from a pr...
$24.99
Sidney Homan & Brian Rhinehart
Methuen
This book enables actors to create memorable and hilarious performances Sub-titled The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies it explores why we laugh And what we laugh at And how performers can best e...
$25.99
William Gaskill
Nick Hern Books
Packed with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, Words into Action is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors Renowned theatre director William Gaskill was one of the f...
$24.99
Mick Wallis & Simon Shepherd
Methuen
This is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the critical study of drama Using familiar examples of classic and contemporary works such as Shakespeare's King Lear, Ibsen's A Doll's House and Ti...
$25.99
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