The Book Company: New Products - Drama

Jonson: Volpone - 9781137379801

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:09:14 +0000

This introductory guide to one of Jonson's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sampling of critica..

Price: $19.00

Shakespeare on Film

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:08:59 +0000

An approachable guide to Shakespeare on film, this book establishes the differences between stage and screen. It covers the history of Shakespeare on the screen since 1899, and discusses various modes and conventions of adaptations. Thoroughly updated to include the most recent films, for ins..

Price: $95.00

Directing Young People in Theatre (A Guide to Staging Plays with Young Casts) - 9781137340474

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:08:05 +0000

This book guides readers in taking a play from page to stage with young people. Advice from professional theatre directors, including Richard Eyre and Indu Rubasingham is combined with practical games and exercises to help both experienced and first-time directors create a play with young act..

Price: $26.00

Shakespeare and Political Theatre in Practice - 9780230370067

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:02:14 +0000

What makes a Shakespeare production political? Can Shakespeare's plays ever be truly radical?

Revealing the unspoken politics of Shakespeare's plays on stage, Andrew Hartley examines their nature, agenda, limits and potential. In considering key theoretical issues, analysing a wide ran..

Price: $90.00

Shakespeare and Audience in Practice

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 02:01:58 +0000

What do audiences do as they watch a Shakespearean play? What makes them respond in the ways that they do? This book examines a wide range of theatrical productions to explore the practice of being a modern Shakespearean audience. It surveys some of the most influential ideas about spectators..

Price: $28.00

Reading Shakespeare

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:55:36 +0000

In a lively introduction to Shakespeare's life, career and the theater of his day, Michael Alexander returns to the basics of how to read Shakespeare's works as literary texts. Surveying the most popular and widely-studied plays and sonnets, he elaborates upon the historical, cultural and ..

Price: $23.99

Middleton and Rowley: The Changeling

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:53:40 +0000

This introductory guide to one of Middleton and Rowley's most widely-studied plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, and a wide sa..

Price: $80.00

British Asian Theatre (Dramaturgy, Process and Performance)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:45:19 +0000

This book provides an introduction to British Asian theatre over the past 30 years. Hingorani explores and examines productions from major British Asian theatre companies (including Tara Arts, Tamasha, Kali Theatre), providing students with the theoretical tools and practical exampl..

Price: $37.99

Performance and the Contemporary City (An Interdisciplinary Reader)

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:41:16 +0000

Whybrow's interdisciplinary collection of urban writings demonstrates how performance is 'at work' in the city. His selection highlights both diversity and the potential for interaction, drawing attention to the possible identities produced by the multi-fac..

Price: $105.00

Ford: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore - 9780230242999

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:02:41 +0000

'Tis Pity She's a Whore is one of the most controversial plays ever staged in the English theatre. This introductory guide to one of Ford's most read and performed plays offers a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, a brief history of the text and first performances, case..

Price: $23.00