Emmanuela Bakola & Lucia Prauscello 
Greek Comedy and the Discourse of Genres [PDF ebook] 

Contemporary Clowning as Social Performance in Colombia brings to light the emergence of new kinds of clowning in everyday life in Colombia, focusing particularly on the pervasive presence of clowns …

Described by the distinguished theatre director Peter Brook as »a very powerful form of theatre», the Ta»ziyeh is the Islamic drama of Iran. This work examines the evolution of the Ta»ziyeh, whic …

First published in 1970, this book explores drama as literature and provides critical overviews of different aspects of drama and the dramatic. It first asks what a play is, before going on to examin …

Emphasizing a performative and stage-centered approach, this book considers early modern European theater as an international phenomenon. Early modern theater was remarkable both in the ways that it …

Bringing together methods, assumptions and approaches from a variety of disciplines, Geraldo U. de Sousa»s innovative study explores the representation, perception, and function of the house, home, …

An extensive history of The Royal Shakespeare Company»s studio theatre, Studio Shakespeare: The Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place also includes a biography of its founder and first artist …

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 …

An examination of political and cultural acts of commemoration, this study addresses the way personal and collective loss is registered in prose, poetry and drama in early modern England. It focuses …

Rhythm is often referred to as one of the key elements of performance and acting, being of central importance to both performance making and training. Yet what is meant by this term and how it is app …

The Disney Musical: Critical Approaches on Stage and Screen is the first critical treatment of the corporation»s hugely successful musicals both on screen and on the stage. Its 13 articles open up a …