Holmsten Elin Holmsten & Gilsenan Nordin Irene Gilsenan Nordin 
Liminal Borderlands in Irish Literature and Culture [PDF ebook] 

First published in 2005. The Victorian and Edwardian music hall ballet has been a neglected facet of dance historiography, falling prey principally to the misguided assumption that any ballet not per …

Gaining a view behind the scenes into the jobs and personalities of people who work in the theatre is a privilege afforded to few. This book grants that privilege to all its readers. Twenty-one highl …

Wesker On Theatre is a collection of essays by one of Britain”s most well-known, prolific and controversial writers, which explores his thoughts on drama and the theatre gained from a writing career …

French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, ”the general effect of the theatre is to strengthen the national character to augment the national inclinations, and to give a new energy to all the p …

First published in 1990, Don Juan: Variations on a Theme explores the differing perceptions of this famous character following his first appearance on the European stage in the early seventeenth cent …

David Mamet is widely considered to be the voice of contemporary American Theatre. His use of what is taken to be realistic language together with minimalist staging creates a postmodern combination …

‘I can”t believe we”re arguing over a Blue Riband’ ‘I can”t believe we”re stuck down a mine.’ ‘Yet here we are’ 3rd May 1979, South Wales. Thatcher is counting her votes, Sid Vicious is spinning …

Theatre in the Expanded Field is a fiercely original, bold and daring exploration of the fields of theatre and performance studies and the received narratives and histories that underpin them. Rich w …

In this picaresque novel, Charlotte Clarke recalls her life as an actress, and in particular, the difficulties facing a woman trying to make her way in a man”s world. The issues of women”s writing, …

“Nersesian is this generation’s Mark Twain and the East River is his Mississippi” (Jennifer Belle, author of High Maintenance).   These four sharply witty plays—three of which have been staged o …