For centuries the myth of Oedipus, the man who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother,... more

Offers an international perspective on how HIV and AIDS has affected twenty-first century performanc... more

Selected and edited by the award-winning American playwright Reginald Edmund, who produced Black Liv... more

The BBC television series Downton Abbey (2010-2016), highly rated in the UK, achieved cult status am... more

Presenting some of the best work from the 2017 Comparative Drama Conference at Rollins College in Wi... more

As personal technology becomes ever-present in the classroom and rehearsal studio, its use and ubiqu... more

This collection features nine essays that explore how the material conditions of the early modern En... more

This essential guide provides a deeply informed survey of the criticism of all the plays and major s... more

This book explores Black British dance from a number of previously-untold perspectives. Bringing tog... more

Since his emergence from the Flemish avant-garde movement of the 1980s, Ivo van Hove s directorial c... more

The authoritative edition of Richard III from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely... more

Over the last forty years, French director Ariane Mnouchkine and her theater collective, Le Th tre d... more

The theater of the 21st century, in many ways, is expanding to require new muscles of its actors, an... more

Titus Andronicus is one of Shakespeare s earliest and bloodiest tragedies and was hugely successful ... more

An essential introduction to the British East Asian theatrical community, this is a collection of fu... more

This book is a collection of essays that capture the artistic voices at play during a staging proces... more

Does philosophy gain or lose when it is embedded within literature or embodied by drama? Does litera... more

This collection includes 34 one acts and monologues by notable American women playwrights. 67201 by ... more

The Reimagining Ireland series will soon have one hundred volumes in print; this book brings togethe... more

Performing Interdisciplinarity proposes new ways of engaging with performance as it crosses, collide... more

Performance as Research (PAR) is characterised by an extraordinary elasticity and interdisciplinary ... more

This book works to ’make change strange’ from and for the field of theatre and performance studies. ... more

This book offers a timely discussion about the interventions and tensions between two contested and ... more

This book examines contemporary approaches to adaptation in theatre through seventeen international ... more

What do ’stage directions’ do in early modern drama? Who or what are they directing: action on the s... more

This international collection of essays forms a vibrant picture of the scope and diversity of contem... more

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Contemporary Choreography presents a range of arti... more

Performance as Research (PAR) is characterised by an extraordinary elasticity and interdisciplinary ... more

Performing Interdisciplinarity proposes new ways of engaging with performance as it crosses, collide... more

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Contemporary Choreography presents a range of arti... more

A collection of new essays on the philosophy of theatre and the philosophy of drama, combining histo... more

Collected Studies CS1069 The essays selected for this volume reflect Peter Meredith s major contribu... more

This book argues that the digital revolution has fundamentally altered the way musicals are produced... more

"Post-Hamlet: Shakespeare in an Era of Textual Exhaustion" examines how postmodern audiences continu... more

A collection of new essays on the philosophy of theatre and the philosophy of drama, combining histo... more

Preface; Alice O’Grady.- 1. Introduction: Risky Aesthetics, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Edgeplay: ... more

This book offers a unique and much-needed interrogation of the broader questions surrounding interna... more

This volume makes available some of the most influential, imaginative and exciting plays to come out... more

The Revenger s Tragedy (1606), now widely attributed to Thomas Middleton, is a play that provides a ... more

This book addresses the notion posed by Thomas Kilroy in his definition of a playwright’s creative p... more

The essays in this book honor the seminal contributions to the field of early modern Spanish drama o... more

Antigone is one of the most influential and thought-provoking of all Greek tragedies. Set in a newly... more

This book combines the insights of thirteen Shavian scholars as they examine the themes of marriage,... more

This book examines the relationship between wartime conflict and theatre practices. Bringing togethe... more

Do you think it would be better if you and me got ourselves steady boyfriends? Best friends Rita and... more

In the two decades since the first edition of Contemporary Plays by Women of Color was published, it... more

In the two decades since the first edition of Contemporary Plays by Women of Color was published, it... more

When we invoke "Mexican cinema," we imply that some kind of "national cinema" exists - but what is a... more

Offers a glimpse of the new perspectives opened to us by fruitful encounters across disciplines Brin... more

Revised in response to suggestions from hundreds of instructors and students, the Third Edition feat... more

The interest for this volume lies in that it is the first time that the study of man is addressed in... more

Twenty-First Century Musicals stakes a place for the musical in today’s cinematic landscape, taking ... more

Twenty-First Century Musicals stakes a place for the musical in today’s cinematic landscape, taking ... more

In the fall of 2011, The Long Story Shorts One Act Festival was launched, featuring performances of ... more

Histories of Performance Documentation traces the many ways in which museums have approached perform... more