Drama & Performance Studies New Books Catalogue October-December 2022

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Jenny Stevens; Chris Megson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK; Matthew Nichols, Manchester Grammar School, UK; Sara Freeman, University of Puget Sound, USA

A Memory of Two Mondays

All My Sons

Edited by Stephen Marino, St Francis College, Brooklyn, USA

Edited by Claire Gleitman, Ithaca College, USA

Arthur Miller

A vivid rendering of life under the Great Depression, A Memory of Two Mondays perfectly captures the anxieties and concerns of the 1930s, autobiographically reflecting Miller’s own experience as an 18-year-old in this period. This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Stephen Marino, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history, including excerpts from an interview with director Rob Roznowski. UK November 2022 • 112 pages PB 9781350259140 • £10.99 ePub 9781350259164 • £9.89 ePdf 9781350259157 • £9.89 Series: Student Editions • Methuen Drama Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

Arthur Miller

Miller's first successful play on Broadway, All My Sons launched his career and established him as one of America’s greatest dramatists, also winning him the 1946 Tony Award for Best Author. An incisive indictment of greed, capitalism and self-interest, All My Sons is remembered as one of the playwright’s greatest works. This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Clare Gleitman, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history, including excerpts from an interview with director Jeremy Herrin. UK November 2022 • 128 pages PB 9781350245822 • £8.99 ePub 9781350245846 • £8.09 ePdf 9781350245839 • £8.09 Series: Student Editions • Methuen Drama Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

After the Fall

Broken Glass

Edited by Ramón Espejo-Romero, University of Seville, Spain

Edited by Ambika Singh, Nirma University, India & Nupur Tandon, Malaviya Institute of Technology, India

Arthur Miller

One of Miller’s most personal plays, After the Fall takes place almost entirely inside the mind of the play's protagonist, who is often read as a stand-in for the playwright himself. Touching on themes of the Holocaust, McCarthyism and inherited sin, the play is one of the most discussed within Miller’s canon. This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Ramón Espejo-Romero, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history including excerpts from an interview with Michael Blakemore, former Associate Director of the Royal National Theatre. UK November 2022 • 176 pages PB 9781350259188 • £12.99 ePub 9781350259201 • £11.69 ePdf 9781350259195 • £11.69 Series: Student Editions • Methuen Drama Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

Arthur Miller

Broken Glass is one of Miller’s most moving and personal works, touching on themes of Jewish identity and anti-Semitism, winning him the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 1994. This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Ambika Singh, and Nupur Tandon, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history, including excerpts from an interview with director David Thacker. UK November 2022 • 144 pages PB 9781350245082 • £12.99 ePub 9781350245105 • £11.69 ePdf 9781350245099 • £11.69 Series: Student Editions • Methuen Drama Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

The Last Yankee

The Price

Edited by Ciarán Leinster, University College Dublin, Ireland

Edited by Yuko Kurahashi, Kent State University, USA

Arthur Miller

Described by Miller as 'a comedy about a tragedy', this one-act play highlights the devastating consequences for those who fail to achieve the purported riches of the American Dream; a reality many face. This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Ciarán Leinster, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history, including excerpts from an interview with director David Thacker. UK November 2022 • 96 pages PB 9781350261310 • £10.99 ePub 9781350261334 • £9.89 ePdf 9781350261327 • £9.89 Series: Student Editions • Methuen Drama Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

Arthur Miller

D R A M A & P E R F O R M A N C E S T U D I E S - M E T H U E N D R A M A – Student Editions

Student Editions

With its touching and farcical presentation of American life beyond the Vietnam War and Great Depression, The Price is widely recognised as one of Miller’s major works, earning him a Tony Award nomination in 1968. This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Yuko Kurahashi, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history, including excerpts from interviews with the director and designers of the 2017 Arena Stage production. UK November 2022 • 160 pages PB 9781350259225 • £12.99 ePub 9781350259249 • £11.69 ePdf 9781350259232 • £11.69 Series: Student Editions • Methuen Drama Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market

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