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THEATRE& SERIES Series Editors: Jen Harvie and Dan Rebellato Theatre& brings the very frontiers of theatre scholarship into the hands of any curious reader. Each book is written by a high-profile theatre scholar and represents the latest critical thinking in the discipline. ‘These short books, written by leading theatre academics, do much to reintroduce some of the brightest names in theatre academia to the general reader.’ - The Guardian Theatre Blog ‘They succeed in their stated aim to stimulate curiosity among a wide readership about how theatre and performance practices interact with a variety of concerns affecting a wide range of people’s lives.’ - Theatre Research International ‘[a] brilliant series...these mini paperbacks each give an insightful, focused overview of a key topic...start collecting now.’ - Whatsonstage.com For more information on the Theatre& series please visit: www.palgrave.com/theatre/tand.asp
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Theatre & Migration Emma Cox, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Theatre & Architecture Juliet Rufford, Victoria & Albert Museum, UK
A vibrant introduction to theatre that engages with stories, conditions and experiences of migration. Arguing that migration is essentially about encounters with foreignness, Emma Cox traces international histories of migration and considers key issues in contemporary performance, from Cape Town and Melbourne to London and Toronto.
Theatre and architecture are seeming opposites: one a time-based artform experienced in space, the other a spacial art experienced over time. The book unpicks these assumptions, demonstrating ways in which theatre and architecture are co-constitutive and contextualizing their dynamic and complex inter-relationship historically and culturally.
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Theatre & Animals
Joel Anderson, Central School of Speech and Drama, UK
This book examines the shared conceptual terrain of theatre and photography. Joel Anderson explores the photographing of theatre and performance, as well as the ways in which theatre and photography’s shared preoccupation with posing, staging, framing, and – perhaps most importantly - stillness, manifests itself. 104pp Paperback New
May 2014 9780230276710 £5.99
Theatre & Violence
Lourdes Orozco, University of Leeds, UK Foreword by Richard Gregory ‘This book will enhance the field considerably. The author writes in an accessible and lucid way, opening up frames of thinking and feeling from within and without performance.’ - Alan Read, Kings College London, UK
Lourdes Orozco considers different representations of animals in performance; suggesting that all animals have the ability to make us question the human, and its relationship to the other. She examines ways in which animals challenge theatre’s ability to make meaning, and considers the surrounding ethical, political and social issues.
Lucy Nevitt, University of the West of England, UK Foreword by Catherine Cusack If violence is a terrible thing, why do we watch it? Nevitt explores the use of violence in theatre and its effect on spectators. Critically engaging with examples of stage combat, rape, terrorism, wrestling and historical re-enactments, she argues that studying violence through theatre can be part of a desire to create a more peaceful world. 96pp Paperback
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Theatre & Therapy
Harvey Young, Northwestern University, USA
‘An enjoyable book that is easy to follow and offers an interesting, jargon-free account of a wide range of complex issues.’ Lynette Goddard, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK The theatre has always been a place where conceptions of race and racism have been staged, shared and perpetuated. Harvey Young introduces key ideas about race, before tracing its relationship with theatre and performance from Ancient Athens to the present day. 88pp Paperback New
May 2013 9780230390966 £5.99
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Fintan Walsh, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Trish Reid, Kingston University, UK
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Foreword by Anthony Neilson
‘In this smartly organised and lucidly written book, Fintan Walsh illuminates the therapeutic effects and affects of theatrical performance, and the theatrical inspirations for Western therapeutic practices. Theatre & Therapy takes the reader from the more expected historical examples of Aristotle’s catharsis and Freud’s interpretation of dreams to the less frequently ploughed terrain of contemporary performance practices that experiment with affective intensity or intensive listening as therapeutic. This is an authoritative and nuanced introduction to the field. I felt better at the end of this book.’ - Erin Hurley, McGill University, USA Walsh argues that there are many links between theatre and therapy when considering actor training, theatre in therapeutic contexts, and contemporary theatre and performance. He draws on a range of examples that include the drama of Sarah Kane, the method acting of Daniel Day Lewis and performances by Ruby Wax and David Hoyle. 96pp Paperback
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December 2012 9780230293274 £6.99
‘A clear, comprehensive analysis of what theatre in Scotland was, is and may become in the future. It is a timely and important read.’ Ksenija Horvat, Queen Margaret University, UK In this cutting-edge text, Trish Reid offers a concise overview of the shifting roles of theatre and theatricality in Scottish culture. She asks important questions about the relationship between Scottish theatre, history and identity, and celebrates the recent emergence of a generation of internationally successful Scottish playwrights. 120pp Paperback
December 2012 9780230292611 £6.99
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Theatre & Museums
Theatre & Mind
Susan Bennett, University of Calgary, Canada
Bruce McConachie, University of Pittsburgh, USA
‘A provocative and surprising book, which explores what performance can tell us about how a visitor interacts with a museum collection, and how the archive can be embodied and re-enacted through performance. This book develops a range of theories from performance studies, heritage studies and beyond, and applies them to and extends them through a variety of illuminating case studies.’ - Paul Johnson, University of Wolverhampton, UK
All performance depends upon our abilities to create, perceive, remember, imagine and empathize. This book provides an introduction to the evolutionary and cognitive foundations of theatrical performing and spectating and argues that this scientific perspective challenges some of the major assumptions about what takes place in the theatre.
Bennett explores the relationship between theatre and museums, looking particularly at the collaborative processes that intertwine these two cultural practices. She argues that discourses of performance studies can open up new avenues of inquiry about the production and reception of the museum experience and its place in contemporary culture.
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Theatre & The Visual
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December 2012 9780230275836 £6.99
Dominic Johnson, Queen Mary, University of London, UK Foreword by Del la Grace Volcano
‘Contemporary examples are extremely well-selected and illustrate important aspects of the visual and their political provocations in contemporary performance practice.’ Christopher Baugh, University of Hull, UK Theatre & the Visual argues that theatre studies’ preoccupation with problems arising from textual analysis has compromised a fuller, political consideration of the visual. Johnson examines the spectator’s role in the theatre, exploring pleasure, difficulty and spectacle, to consider the implications for visual experience in the theatre. 96pp Paperback
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GENERAL THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
The Drama, Theatre & Performance Companion Michael Mangan, Loughborough University, UK
This book is an essential guide to all aspects of studying drama, theatre and performance. Designed as a single reference resource, it takes students from studio to stage, from lecture theatre to workshop, covering practice as well as theory and history. The Companion offers: • practical sections on acting, devising and directing • an extensive list of key concepts with clear explanations • a select encyclopaedia of entries on major practitioners, theorists and performances • tips on study skills such as using journals and navigating the library • career advice to help students get the most out of their studies. 376pp Paperback eIC
May 2013 9780230551657 £21.99
Key Concepts in Drama and Performance
Rosemary Klich, University of Kent, UK and Edward Scheer, University of New South Wales, Australia
2nd edition Kenneth Pickering, Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education and University of Kent, UK
‘...Pickering’s Key Concepts is a fine achievement, not least if it helps theatre theorists think more practically about texts and performance and allows practitioners to engage more openly with the insights of theory.’ - The Year’s Work in Critical and Cultural Studies An invaluable companion which enables the reader to acquire and understand a vocabulary for discussion and critical thinking on all aspects of the subject. The clear explanations of the concepts support students in their practical and theoretical explorations of the subjects and offer insights for research and reflective writing. 312pp Paperback
May 2010 9780230241473 £18.99
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Multimedia Performance
‘A lively and engaging study...it provides wide coverage of key issues and debates, supported by case studies of both emerging and iconic artists and companies.’ - Steve Dixon, Brunel University, UK A comprehensive overview of the development, theory and characteristics of multimedia performance, that introduces key artists, practice and debates. The book describes new and emergent forms, presenting an account of the evolving relationship between technology and aesthetics in contemporary performance culture. 288pp Hardback Paperback eIC
December 2011 9780230574687 £55.00 9780230574670 £19.99
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Performance Perspectives A Critical Introduction
Playing with Theory in Theatre Practice
Edited by Jonathan Pitches and Sita Popat, both at University of Leeds, UK ‘This book is a guide and a map to key concepts that inspire the making and theorizing of performance. Re-imagining the borders that separate academics and practitioners, Performance Perspectives gives voice to multiple ways of thinking, observing, interconnecting, bridling, and creating.’ - Lin Hixson, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA This critical introduction to Performance Studies provides undergraduates with an accessible way into terminology and context. Using an innovative tripartite structure that combines the voices of artists, critics and teachers, it addresses a variety of practices moving through body, space, time, technology, interactivity and organization. 264pp Hardback Paperback
October 2011 9780230243453 £57.50 9780230243460 £19.99
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Edited by Megan Alrutz, University of Texas, USA, Julia Listengarten and M. Van Duyn Wood, both at University of Central Florida, USA Through a collection of original essays and case studies, this book introduces ideas and raises questions about building dynamic, theoretically-minded production work. Artists and scholars grapple with the shifting value and function of theory in theatre, exploring the multi-faceted and complex relationship between theory and theatre practice. 328pp Hardback Paperback
November 2011 9780230577794 £55.00 9780230577800 £18.99
Interpreting the Play Script Contemplation and Analysis Anne Fliotsos, Purdue University, USA
‘Interpreting the Play Script’s brevity, affordability, and accessibility testify to its author’s ability to synthesize vast quantities of information across diverse disciplines by contemplating, interpreting, analyzing, and, ultimately, creating new and exciting approaches to play analysis and production.’ - Theatre Topics One type of analysis cannot fit every play, nor does one method of interpretation suit every theatre artist or collaborative team. This is the first text to combine traditional and non-traditional models, giving students a range of tools with which to approach different kinds of performance.
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READINGS IN THEATRE PRACTICE Series Editor: Simon Shepherd
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Readings in Theatre Practice
Jon Davison, Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK
Readings in Theatre Practice Scott Palmer, University of Leeds, UK
‘A well-researched, well written, scholarly and important work Scott Palmer should be congratulated for compiling and writing the kind of book that students and theatre academics have needed for many years. I can’t praise it highly enough.’ - Paul Jones, Staffordshire University, UK
Combining an historical overview with quotation from classic and rare texts, Palmer traces the evolution of theatrical lighting design, its equipment, techniques and dramaturgy. His book shows the variety of light’s uses and effects and demonstrates its key role in making aesthetic, intellectual and emotional impact. 318pp Hardback Paperback eIC
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This rich collection of readings offers a wide-ranging and authoritative survey of clown practices, history and theory, from the origins of the word clown through to contemporary clowning. Covering clowns in theatre, circus, cinema, TV, street and elsewhere, the author’s stimulating narrative challenges assumptions and turns orthodoxy on its head. 344pp Hardback Paperback
April 2013 9780230300149 £65.00 9780230300156 £24.99
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‘A solid, eminently useful text that will awaken curiosity, orient future study, and provoke classroom discussion.’ - James Peck, Muhlenberg College, USA Is directing an art? Do directors need to be trained? What do directors actually do? These questions and more are answered in this accessibly written survey of the art of theatre direction. Its broad scope ranges across the theatres of both America and Europe, looking at practices from Stanislavski up to the present day. 248pp Hardback Paperback
December 2012 9780230276215 £60.00 9780230276222 £22.99
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Practice and practitioners
Aspects of Puppet Theatre 2nd edition Henryk Jurkowski, Krakow and Warsaw Superior Schools of Theatre, Poland and Penny Francis, Central School of Speech and Drama, UK
Henryk Jurkowski’s seminal 1988 text, Aspects of Puppet Theatre, was groundbreaking in its analysis of puppetry as a performing art. This new edition of a classic brings the original text back to life, including four additional essays and a new introduction, edited and translated by leading puppetry scholar Penny Francis. 192pp Hardback Paperback New
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Histories and Practices of Live Art Edited by Deirdre Heddon, University of Glasgow, UK and Jennie Klein, Ohio University, USA ‘A comprehensive treatment of the key issues in the history of performance practice. This book provides a much needed overview of the field as it has developed over the last half century. Heddon and Klein are to be congratulated for having instigated and compiled a coherent anthology made of autonomous and yet mutually enhancing components.’ - Laurie Beth Clark, University of Wisconsin, USA In this dynamic collection a team of experts map the development of Live Art culturally, thematically and historically. Supported with examples from around the world, the text engages with a number of key practices, asking what these practices do and how they can be contextualised and understood. 248pp Hardback Paperback eIC
December 2012 9780230229730 £55.00 9780230229747 £19.99
Theatre for Change Education, Social Action and Therapy Robert Landy and David T. Montgomery, both at New York University, USA
‘As one who teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of drama and theatre education, theatre for young audiences, and applied theatre, I would draw on this book in each of those courses as a means of helping students understand the connections among these disciplines. The work simultaneously provides an eagle’s eye overview and a thoughtful, close analysis of specific praxis.’ - Robert Colby, Emerson College, USA Providing an international overview of the latest work and thinking in Drama and Education, and featuring interviews with a worldwide variety of leading practitioners and theorists, this book explores how Educational Theatre, Applied Theatre and Drama Therapy facilitate change within schools, community centres, prisons, and theatres. April 2012 Hardback Paperback eIC
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Theatre, Education and Performance Helen Nicholson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Winner of The American Alliance of Theatre and Education Distinguished Book Award, 2012 Theatre education has often provided theatremakers with radical new ways to encourage social participation and aesthetic engagement. This timely book raises questions about how twentieth century practices have been revised in the twenty-first century, and how theatre-makers are finding new ways to engage young people in contemporary issues. April 2011 Hardback Paperback IC
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Site-Specific Performance Mike Pearson, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
‘Mike Pearson’s vast experience with both the practicalities and the theory of site-specific theatre makes him the ideal author of Site-Specific Performance. This rewarding study offers challenging contexts, questions, and exercises for students. It engages with the broad range of disciplines upon which one may call for site-specificity, privileging place but not overlooking the significance of bodies, time, and other considerations which help determine place.’ - Joanne Tompkins, University of Queensland, Australia The text proposes original approaches to the creation and study of performance outside the auditorium. It suggests innovative strategies, methods and techniques for making theatre in various locations, and through examples, case studies and projects develops distinctive theoretical insights into the relationship of site and performance. 224pp Hardback Paperback IC
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Applied Drama 2nd edition Helen Nicholson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Helen Nicholson examines the ways in which drama and theatre have been applied to different community and educational contexts. She provides an overview of the theoretical concepts underpinning practice in applied drama and theatre and examines a range of practices in the light of contemporary theoretical and political concerns. Applied drama has a radical democratic history, and this book explores how practitioners confront questions of community, creativity and citizenship in theatre which is orientated towards social change. 240pp Hardback Paperback New
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Theatre, Performance and Technology
Acting
Devising Performance
Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process
A Critical History
Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo and Rebecca Loukes, all at University of Exeter, UK
The Development and Transformation of Scenography 2nd edition Christopher Baugh, University of Hull, UK
This book explores how developments and changes in technology have been reflected in scenography throughout history. Taking into account the latest research, it examines moving light technologies, the internet as a platform of performance, urban scenography and how scenography has developed as a collaborative practice. December 2013 304pp Hardback 9781137005854 £55.00 Paperback 9781137005847 £18.99 New
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‘The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively.’ – Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK A stimulating analysis of acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines. Taking an ‘enactive approach’ to understanding acting as a process, the authors discuss psychophysical acting and performance within the Stanislavsky lineage, in dance and devised theatre practices, and in performance in India and Japan. 336pp Hardback Paperback New
November 2013 9781403990549 £55.00 9781403990556 £18.99
Deirdre Heddon, University of Glasgow, UK and Jane Milling, University of Exeter, UK
The book charts the development of collaborativelycreated performances from the 1950s to the present day. Companies discussed include the Living Theatre, Open Theatre, Australian Performing Group, People Show, Teatro Campesino, Théâtre de Complicité, Legs on the Wall, Forced Entertainment and Third Angel. Against this background of enormous variety, fundamental questions are posed: ‘What is devised theatre?’; ‘Why have theatre-makers chosen to devise performances since the 1950s?’ and ‘How has devised performance changed over the last fifty years?’ 280pp Hardback Paperback eIC
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DANCE
Age and Dancing Older People and Community Dance Practice Edited by Diane Amans, Community Dance Practitioner and Training Consultant
‘As we enter an era of shifting global demographies we need, more than ever, to be exploring the role of the srts in active ageing. In this book, Amans provides practical approaches and theoreticasl underpinning that supports the ongoing development of Community Dance in the 21st Century’ - Ruth Spencer, University of Central Lancashire, UK This highly readable introduction to dance with older people combines key debates and issues in the field with practical guidance, as well as a resources section including numerous ‘toolkit materials’. Diane Amans, leading practitioner in Community Dance, provides the ideal beginners’ guide for students, practitioners and dance artists alike. 264pp Paperback
December 2012 9780230293809 £21.99
An Introduction to Community Dance Practice Edited by Diane Amans, Community Dance Practitioner and Training Consultant
‘A rich stock of case studies and personal experiences - often moving - bring theoretical concerns to life...this is an inspiring read that will give courage to all those dancers who work with community groups. There should be a wellthumbed copy in every dancer’s kitbag.’ - François Matarasso, Arts Professional This introductory textbook is aimed at undergraduates studying community dance. Drawing on high profile contributors, the book is packed with case studies, interviews and examples that students can use to explore issues in community dance practice. A resources section includes session plans, evaluation tools and questionnaires. 224pp Hardback Paperback eIC
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Contemporary Women Playwrights
The Feminist Spectator in Action
Into the 21st Century
Feminist Criticism for the Stage and Screen Edited by Penny Farfan, University of Calgary, Canada and Lesley Ferris, Ohio State University, USA
A wide-ranging collection of essays addressing the work of contemporary international women playwrights. Contributions from leading scholars foreground the diversity and power of women’s playwriting since 1990, highlight key voices, analyse a wide range of works, and explore crucial critical and theoretical developments within the field. 304pp Hardback Paperback New
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June 2013 9781137032904 £55.00 9781137032898 £16.99
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Shakespeare and Political Theatre in Practice Andrew James Hartley, University of North Carolina, USA
What are the political dimensions of Shakespeare's plays in performance? Hartley reveals the unspoken politics of Shakespeare's plays on stage, examining their nature, agenda, limits and potential. In doing so, he highlights a more consciously political approach to making theatre out of Shakespeare's scripts - and to experiencing it as an audience. 176pp Hardback Paperback New
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Shakespeare & Audience in Practice
Shakespeare and the Making of Theatre Edited by Stuart Hampton-Reeves, University of Central Lancashire, UK and Bridget Escolme, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Stephen Purcell, University of Warwick, UK
What do audiences do as they watch a Shakespearean play? This book examines a range of productions to explore the practice of being a modern Shakespearean audience. It surveys the most influential ideas about spectatorship, and analyses strategies employed in the texts and by modern theatre practitioners to position audiences in particular ways. 188pp Hardback Paperback New
November 2013 9780230364035 £50.00 9780230364042 £14.99 eIC
‘The editors have assembled a formidable team of world-class experts, whose command of the field, after decades of thinking, is so confident that they can present truly original ideas about the most basic issues... it will be recommended reading in performance studies for years to come.’ - Richard Wilson, Kingston University, UK A highly engaging text that approaches Shakespeare as a maker of theatre, as well as a writer of literature. Leading performance critics dismantle Shakespeare’s texts, identifying theatrical cues in ways which develop understanding of the underlying theatricality of Shakespeare’s plays and stimulate further performances. 264pp Hardback Paperback eIC
October 2012 9780230218673 £50.00 9780230218680 £16.99
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Studying Shakespeare in Performance
Naturalism in Theatre
Britain Had Talent
Its Development and Legacy
A History of Variety Theatre
Kenneth Pickering, Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education, UK and Jayne Thompson, both at University of Kent, UK
John Russell Brown, University College London, UK
‘John Russell Brown almost single-handedly created the discipline of Shakespeare performance studies, as well as being directly involved in production during an important period. This will be a very useful book for students of Shakespeare performance and criticism, as well as the history of that discipline.’ - James Loehlin, University of Texas at Austin, USA
‘The book illuminates, with commendable scope and ambition, the wider cultural, political and philosophical dimensions of Naturalist theatre, and the range of theatre practices implicated in its systems of representation. An excellent one-stop course companion to the subject.’ - Chris Megson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
John Russell Brown is arguably the most influential scholar in the field of Shakespeare in performance. This collection brings together, and makes accessible, his most important writing across the last 40 years. Together these essays provide an authoritative and engaging account of how to study Shakespeare’s plays as texts for performance.
An accessible survey of the development of naturalism and its effects on modern-day theatre. Taking into account the philosophical, scientific and aesthetic ideas that constituted the movement during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the book examines why naturalism is still a dominant mode of performance in theatre.
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Oliver Double, University of Kent, UK
‘An interesting, well written and colourful history of the variety form...It is chockfull of material which is well organised and referenced - the content is terrific.’ - Jason Price, University of Sussex, UK ‘An entertaining whirl through the stars of the day, big and small, giving a flavour of their personality onstage and off...Double provides a perfect introduction to this colourful community of nomadic performers.’ - Chortle In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans. 288pp Hardback Paperback
September 2012 9780230284593 £52.50 9780230284609 £18.99
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MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY theatre
Musical Theatre
Immersive Theatres
A Workbook
Intimacy and Immediacy in Contemporary Performance
David Henson, London College of Music, UK and Kenneth Pickering, Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education and University of Kent, UK
Josephine Machon, Middlesex University, UK
‘An effective text that is clear, easy to read and packed with useful information. The authors make the learning process so much easier to grasp, while maintaining a structural rigor that is required for our art.’ - Kevin Landis, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
‘A uniquely comprehensive and valuable text that I would have no hesitation in recommending to my students. The critical commentary combines with the rich collection of interviews to make an excellent resource for undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and general interest readers.’ - Sita Popat, University of Leeds, UK
This clear, comprehensive workbook is an ideal core text for Musical Theatre students of all levels. Drawing on the history and development of Musical Theatre, it guides readers through the entire process of preparing material for performance and provides stimulating activities and exercises to aid personal and professional development.
Charting the rise of the immersive theatre phenomenon, this is the first survey of immersive theories and practices for students, scholars and practitioners of contemporary performance. It includes original interviews with immersive artists and examines key topics such as site-specific performance and immersive technologies.
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Acting in Documentary Theatre Tom Cantrell, University of York, UK
‘This fascinating book breaks new ground in exploring the role of the actor in documentary theatre. What emerges is a richly detailed picture of the physical discipline and moral responsibility that the representation of living people requires. By frequently invoking Brecht and Stanislavski, the book also raises profound questions about the way acting is changing in response to new forms. I learned a lot.’ - Michael Billington ‘Refreshing and innovative, it is an exceptionally accessible text that rigorously engages with the mechanisms of making a piece of documentary theatre from a variety of perspectives.’ - Alison Forsyth, Aberystwyth University, UK Using new interview material with actors, directors and writers, this book explores the challenges of performance in documentary theatre. 208pp Hardback Paperback New
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