Christopher B. Balme & Piermario Vescovo 
Commedia dell’Arte in Context [PDF ebook] 

"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 …

A classic work of theatre history and criticism when first published, Arnold Aronson”s formative study surveyed the phenomenon known as environmental theatre. Now updated in this richly illustrated …

”Essential reading for any young actor” Dame Maggie Smith Competition for acting work is fierce and talent is not necessarily enough. Actors need all the help they can get with all aspects of the p …

This book offers a wealth of resources, critical overviews and detailed analysis of Ivo van Hove”s internationally acclaimed work as the foremost director of theatre, opera and musicals in our time. …

Shakespeare: Actors and Audiences brings together the voices of those who make productions of Shakespeare come to life. It shines a spotlight on the relationship between actors and audiences and expl …

“Theatre is not part of our vocabulary”: Sipho Sepamla”s provocation in 1981, the year of famous anti-apartheid play Woza Albert!, prompts the response, yes indeed, it is. A Century of South African …

Performance and medicine are now converging in unprecedented ways. London”s theatres reveal an appetite for medical themes – John Boyega is subjected to medical experiments in Jack Thorne”s Woycek, …

”When directors understand the value of a movement director they remove any sense of hierarchy within the room and place movement directors firmly by their side for they are and should be their co-p …

Since the late 1990s, Rupert Goold has garnered a reputation as one of the UK”s most exciting and provocative theatre directors. His exhilarating, risk-taking productions of both classic texts and n …

Winner of the ASLE-UKI 2022 Book Prize From The Pastoral Players” 1884 performance of As You Like It to contemporary site-specific productions activist interventions, there is a rich history of open …