Ian Donaldson 
Transformations in Modern European Drama [PDF ebook] 

Are you a teacher of musical theatre who struggles to plan and construct lessons? Are you looking for a structured approach to teaching musical theatre to students of all abilities? Do you know your …

Shakespeare“s Globe Theatre is recognised worldwide as both a monument to and significant producer of the dramatic art of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. But it has established a reputation too …

The noted literary critic delves into the psychology and significance of American hardboiled crime fiction and film noir of the 1930s and ’40s. Early in the twentieth century, American crime novelist …

Starting from the idea that the main hindrance to a great acting performance is self-consciousness on the part of the performer, My Character Wouldn“t do That examines the ways in which some of our …

The theatre director is one of the most critical roles in a successful drama company, yet there are no formal qualifications required for entry into this profession. This practical guide for emerging …

Mixed methods research techniques, combining both quantitative and qualitative elements, have become well established throughout the social, behavioural and natural sciences. This is the first book t …

This book captures the 30-year history of the East West Players (EWP), tracing the company“s representation of Asian Americans through the complex social and cultural changes of the past three decad …

A 1967 obituary in The Times labelled Stephen Joseph “the most successful missionary to work in the English theatre since the second world war“. This radical man brought theatre-in-the-round to Bri …

Cuban music is recognized unanimously as a major historical force behind Latin American popular music, and as an important player in the development of US popular music and jazz. However, the music p …

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 …