Richard Boon & Jane Plastow 
Theatre and Empowerment [PDF ebook] 
Community Drama on the World Stage

The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. Wodehouse is a comedic novel rich with British humor and Wodehouse’s signature wit. The story revolves around an identity switch that leads to a series of romantic com …

The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll by H. G. Wells is a charming comedic adventure set in the English countryside. The novel follows the journey of an ordinary man who sets out on a bicycling tou …

Yollop by George Barr Mc Cutcheon is a satirical comedy that offers a sharp critique of American politics and social issues. Set in the early 20th century, the novel revolves around a fictional presi …

One Woman’s Life" Part fourth, penned by Robert Herrick and published in 1913, delves deeper into the life of Mary Wakefield, the resilient protagonist navigating a changing world at the turn of …

"Mercadet: A Comedy in Three Acts" by using Honore de Balzac is a satirical exploration of monetary schemes, societal expectations, and the pursuit of wealth in nineteenth-century France. T …

Yukio Ninagawa (1935–2016) was Japan“s foremost director of Shakespeare whose productions were acclaimed around the world. His work was lauded for its spectacular imagery, its inventive use of Japan …

Drawing together contributions from scholars in a range of fields within 19th- and 20th-century cultural, literary, and theater studies, this volume provides a thorough and varied overview of the man …

How does tourism impact theatre? How do theatrical ways of seeing, knowing, and acting shape tourism? How do economic and political processes like colonization or neoliberalization influence them bot …

No theatre company has been involved in such a broad range of adaptations for television and cinema as the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starting with Richard III filmed in the Shakespeare Memorial Thea …

The Decades of Modern American Drama series provides a comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1930s to 2009 in eight volumes. Each volume equips readers with a …