The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre, an authoritative and lavishly illustrated new history, ce... more

Under the editorship of the late Robert Nemiroff, with a provocative and thoughtful introduction by ... more

For anyone who has ever wanted to take an acting class, "this is the best book on acting written in ... more

Peter Hall is one of the most significant and influential directors of Shakespeare’s work of modern ... more

What kinds of critical insights are made possible only or especially via creative strategies? This v... more

How does Shakespeare represent war? This volume reviews scholarship to date on the question and intr... more

Three new productions of plays by Henrik Ibsen open somewhere in the world every week. Moreover, the... more

The Routledge Companion to the Contemporary Musical is dedicated to the musical s evolving relations... more

New Russian Drama took shape at the turn of the new millennium--a time of turbulent social change in... more

New Russian Drama took shape at the turn of the new millennium--a time of turbulent social change in... more

In this volume, twenty-four creators come together with three scholars to discuss Contemporary Circu... more

In this volume, twenty-four creators come together with three scholars to discuss Contemporary Circu... more

Memory and commemoration play a vital role not only in the work of Shakespeare, but also in the proc... more

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

This international collection brings together scientists, scholars and artist-researchers to explore... more

This volume of essays contributes to current debates about Shakespeare in new media. It importantly ... more

The Routledge Anthology of British Women Playwrights, 1777-1843 brings together ten eclectic plays b... more

William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the incredible comedy about unrequited love, both hilarious and... more

The sharpest, funniest comedy about money and morals in the 17th century is still the sharpest and f... more

What do we mean when we describe theatre as political today? How might theatre-makers’ provocations ... more

Why are so many theatre productions adaptations of one kind of another? Why do contemporary practiti... more

Contemporary Scenography investigates scenographic concepts, practices and aesthetics in Germany fro... more

Sound provides a lively and engaging overview of relevant critical theory for students and researche... more

Eating Shakespeare provides a constructive critical analysis of the issue of Shakespeare and globali... more

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

Amidst the turmoil of political revolution, the stage directors of twentieth-century Russia rewrote ... more

The historiography of Irish theatre has largely been dependent on in-depth studies of the play-text ... more

This volume provides readers with a timely study of intergenerational conflicts seen through the eye... more

Can you ever really trust a machine? It is the near future. A couple are struggling to conceive, but... more

The 15th in a series drawn from scholarship presented at the annual Comparative Drama Conference at ... more

This insightful and practically-focused collection brings together different approaches to actor tra... more

This unique anthology presents the important historical essays on tragedy, ranging from antiquity to... more

Thinking Through Theatre and Performance presents a bold and innovative approach to the study of the... more

Postdramatic theatre is an essential category of performance that challenges classical elements of d... more

This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issue... more

The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Performance brings together a selectio... more

A Poetics of Modernity is a scholarly edition of theoretically significant writing on theatre by mod... more

These twelve new essays show the variety and versatility of Renaissance tragedy and highlight the is... more

This volume bears potent testimony, not only to the dense complexity of Hamlet’s emotional dynamics,... more

Applied Theatre: Creative Ageing examines the complex social, political and cultural needs of a dive... more

This dynamic book offers a comprehensive companion to the theory and practice of Theatre of the Oppr... more

Performing Psychologies offers new perspectives on arts and health, focussing on the different ways ... more

Time and Performer Training addresses the importance and centrality of time and temporality to the p... more

This anthology explores how theatre and performance use home as the prism through which we reconcile... more

Based on the words and experiences of the people involved, this book tells the story of the communit... more

This collection of essays addresses emergent trends in the meeting of the disciplines of phenomenolo... more

1. Media-archaeological Approaches to Theatre and Performance: An Introduction; Nele Wynants.- 2. Me... more

Award-winning British novelist Margaret Drabble is renowned for her fiction, stories that gave voice... more

Award-winning British novelist Margaret Drabble is renowned for her fiction, stories that gave voice... more

A prolific playwright in the US, Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi explores, through his... more

This collection of essays investigates the way Africa has been portrayed on the London stage from th... more

Artists especially from dance and performance art as well as opera are involved to an increasing deg... more

The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre and Performance is an outstanding collection of ... more

The authoritative edition of Much Ado About Nothing from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted... more

Shakespeare and Asia brings together innovative scholars from Asia or with Asian connections to expl... more

There is no fourth wall in popular performance. The show is firmly rooted in the here and now, and t... more