Theater, Ballet

Contemporary theatrical productions as diverse in form as experimental performance, new writing, West End drama, musicals and live art demonstrate a recurring fascination with adapting existing works …

Meyerhold on Theatre brings together in one volume Vsevolod Meyerhold”s most significant writings and utterances, and covers his entire career as a director from 1902 to 1939. It contains a comprehe …

The use of Italian culture in the Jacobean theatre was never an isolated gesture. In considering the ideological repercussions of references to Italy in prominent works by Shakespeare and his contemp …

Verse Drama in England, 1900-2015 provides a critical and historical exploration of a tradition of modern dramatic creativity that has received very little scholarly attention. Exploring the emergenc …

First Published in 1996. This volume contains the finest and most detailed descriptions of the Japanese enthronement ceremonies and imperial regalia available in the English language. Privately print …

In this book, Susan Mandala offers a series of in-depth investigations into how the dialogue of four modern plays ”works” with respect to the pragmatic and discoursal norms postulated for ordinary …

The creation of the new Globe Theatre in London has heightened interest in Shakespeare performance studies in recent years. The essays in this volume testify to this burgeoning research into issues s …

“I have never, ever wanted to write an autobiography. The number of times I have been approached and every time I said no, no, it’s a wank” Miriam Karlin is that rare creature: a pillar of the Britis …

Amy”s found another body in a hotel bedroom. There”s a funny smell coming from one of Jim”s storage units. And Kate”s losing it after spending all day with the police. There”s no going back afte …

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain’s lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, wh …