What is re-enactment and how does it relate to heritage? Re-enactments are a ubiquitous part of popu... more

This eighth volume of The Shakespearean International Yearbook presents a special section on "Europe... more

As the nature of contemporary performance continues to expand into new forms, genres and media, it r... more

Othello has long been, and remains, one of Shakespeare’s most popular works. It is a favourite work ... more

This volume investigates the rise of human rights discourses manifested in the global spectrum of th... more

In Black Hollywood Unchained, Ishmael Reed gathers an impressive group of scholars, critics, intelle... more

Despite being roundly cited as much harder to perform than its dramatic counterpart, comic acting is... more

Despite being roundly cited as much harder to perform than its dramatic counterpart, comic acting is... more

Leading theater historians and practitioners map a theatrical history that moves from the religious ... more

The first scholarly edition of a little-known play by a major Renaissance playwright, which interest... more

Theatre has always been subject to a wide range of social, political, moral, and doctrinal controls,... more

Throughout his plays, Shakespeare placed an extraordinary emphasis on the power of the face to revea... more

British Theatre and the Great War examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the ne... more

Since its first publication in 2002, The Performance Studies Reader has become the leading anthology... more

The volume explores the ways in which the Great War has been remembered and imaged in various local ... more

Discussing crises through diverse examples, including the UK s National Theatre, public art installa... more

As the first collection of essays about Oscar Wilde’s comedies, the contributors re-evaluate Oscar W... more

As the first collection of essays about Oscar Wilde’s comedies, the contributors re-evaluate Oscar W... more

How might the organic link between theatre-making and political action be revitalised? And how might... more

These plays are a cosmos of mindscapes, vast and varied in beauty, theme, style and form... And desp... more

How might the organic link between theatre-making and political action be revitalised? And how might... more

Sexuality is a difficult topic for all educators. Dance teachers and educators are not immune to the... more

Dramaturgy, in its many forms, is a fundamental and indispensable element of contemporary theatre. I... more

Contains one scene with monologue from 18 of Shakespeare’s plays, every scene abridged for performan... more

Originally published in 1971. Nineteenth-century theatre in England has been greatly neglected, alth... more

From its very beginnings, theatre has been both an art and a public space, shared by actors and spec... more

This book considers the hundred years of re-writes of Anton Chekhov’s work, presenting a wide geogra... more

This book brings together experts across disciplines to examine the connection between digital techn... more

This book reflects on the aftermath of shifts encountered in the maturing of digital culture in area... more

Putting food and theatre into direct conversation, this volume focuses on how food and theatre have ... more

Voice Studies brings together leading international scholars and practitioners, to re-examine what v... more

The Quintessential Zerka documents the origins and development of the theory and practice of psychod... more

It is a generally accepted fact that in the first half of the nineteenth century, Catherine Gore bec... more

For British playwright, John Osborne, there are no brave causes; only people who muddle through life... more

Two outstanding examples of socialist-themed plays are combined in this remarkable volume. The Consp... more

The activity of the most glorious Italian costume tailoring company of our time, founded by Umberto ... more

The contributors explore diverse contexts of performance to discuss peoples’ own reflections on poli... more

The book offers an intercultural perspective on the work of Alice Munro, the Canadian 2013 Nobel Lau... more

Voice Studies brings together leading international scholars and practitioners, to re-examine what v... more

The Fantasy of Reality: Critical Essays on ’The Real Housewives’ explores the series and the women o... more

The Routledge Companion to Puppetry and Material Performance offers a wide-ranging perspective on ho... more

The volume reveals an astonishing richness in the theatrical approaches to Ibsen across the world: i... more

Theatre as Voyeurism (re)defines voyeurism as an ’exchange’ between performers and audience members,... more

Technological development has changed the nature of industrial production so that it is no longer a ... more

A collection that includes a lengthy introduction describing historical trends in critical interpret... more

Twenty-nine collected essays represent a critical history of Shakespeare s play as text and as theat... more

The volume explores intersections between the traditional utopian discourse and recent media: music,... more

This collection of essays is devoted to the intersections of poetic speech, literary criticism, theo... more

The Chicago Shakespeare Theater is widely known for vibrant productions that reflect the Bard’s geni... more

In the age of globalization, digitization, and media convergence, traditional hierarchies between me... more

The book offers a compelling combination of analyis and detailed description of aesthetic projects w... more

This tragi-comedy is one of the plays we know Shakespeare worked with a collaborator on -- John Flet... more

Inspired by new approaches in performance studies, theatre history, research in material culture and... more

Applied Theatre: Aesthetics re-examines how the idea of ’the aesthetic’ is relevant to performance i... more

How do the ethical implications of writing theatrical histories complicate the historiographical imp... more

Recent years have seen an explosion of new Welsh writing for the stage. With the advent of Theatr Ge... more

This tragi-comedy is one of the plays we know Shakespeare worked with a collaborator on -- John Flet... more

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare s most performed and studied tragedies. This major new Arden edition o... more

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most performed and studied tragedies. This major new Arden edition o... more