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  • Country Girls

    by Edna O'Brien ...
    Edna O'Brien's wonderful, wild and moving novel shocked the nation on its publication in 1960. Adapted for the stage by the author, The Country Girls, the play, is a highly theatrical and free-flowing telling of this classic coming of age story.This new edition of The Country Girls was published to coincide with its revival at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 2019. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Patrick Marber: Versions

    After Miss Julie; Three Days in the Country; Hedda Gabler; Trelawny of the 'Wells'; The Beaux Strategem

    After Miss Julie'Patrick Marber's sharp reworking of Strindberg's classic has lost none of its edge. It's a hurtling, brutal play, a psychosexual nightmare of gender and class division, electrified by rage, fear, contempt and self-loathing.' The TimesTrelawny of the 'Wells''Brilliantly but modestly updated and tweaked by Patrick Marber. All praise to him for this version.' Sunday TimesThe Beaux' ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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  • Patrick Marber: Plays

    Dealer's Choice; Closer; Howard Katz; Don Juan in Soho; The Red Lion

    Dealer's Choice'I feel it's my duty to proclaim it from the rooftops: this is it, this is the play that will remind you, at the end of a year that has contained too few stand-out new-writing hits and far too many musicals, why we go to the theatre - and just how good it can get.' TelegraphCloser'Patrick Marber's searing follow-up to Dealer's Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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  • Beyond the Promised Land

    My Journey to Comedy Freedom by Dream or Delusion

    by Byron Bowers ...
    From a fearless comic known for tackling uncomfortable topics, a revealing and subversive memoir that explores Bowers’ life from his difficult childhood in Georgia up to his rise in the LA comedy worldByron Bowers is often referred to as a Comics’ Comic. A veteran stand-up comedian and actor, he's known for gripping material covering spirituality, race, socioeconomics, gender roles—and for ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words

    by Michael Owen ...
    The man behind some of the most memorable lyrics in the great American songbook emerges from his brother’s shadow.The Pulitzer Prize–winning American lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American Songbook—songs written largely for Broadway and Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s. Now, in the first full-length biography devoted to his life, Ira ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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    by Crown ...
    An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random House. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Damn Glad to Meet You

    My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches

    by Tim Matheson ...
    A “damn good” fun and revealing memoir from the acclaimed Hollywood actor, Tim Matheson ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey

    Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories

    by Carol Verburg ...
    The definitive, deluxe art book about Edward Gorey's theater work—from the iconic and Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Dracula to the wildly creative productions to which he devoted the last decade of his life.Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a prodigious and original artist who published more than one hundred beloved works, including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest, and Amphigorey ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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  • Theaterwahnsinn

    Claus Peymann ist eine »lebende Legende« des deutschsprachigen Theaters. Seit fast 60 Jahren prägt er das, was wir heute unter Theater verstehen – als Regisseur, als Intendant, als öffentliche Stimme, die keinen Konflikt und keine Auseinandersetzung fürchtet.Wie kein anderer Regisseur hatte er über Jahrzehnte eine enge Arbeitsbeziehung mit großen Autoren wie Peter Handke, Thomas Bernhard, Elfriede ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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  • Bedtime Stories for Privileged Children

    Charming Tales of Wealth and Entitlement for Tots Who Were Simply Born Better

    by Daniel Foxx ...
    'A terribly funny book' from an absolutely disgraceful person' -Joe Lycett'Daniel is one of the funniest people I have ever had to the misfortune to have to follow onstage. His writing is hilarious, although it makes me worry about how I'm bringing my children up' - Josh WiddicombeAuthor and comedian Daniel Foxx presents a wonderful collection of stories especially for the little darlings of the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • Actor Training the Laban Way (Second Edition)

    An Integrated Approach to Voice, Speech, and Movement

    The Groundbreaking Actor Training Guide, Enhanced with New Videos and Expert Advice from Acting ProfessionalsActors, teachers, and students of performing arts: sharpen your skills and release your potential with Actor Training the Laban Way, a groundbreaking approach to physical and vocal movement. Explore each exercise (at beginner, intermediary, and advanced levels) and gradually build your body ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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  • The Road to the Manor

    by Martin Andrew ...
    A career in the entertainment industry is often colorful but seldom as fulfilling as we are led to believe by the media moguls who glorify the highs and lows of celebrities as they live out their lives in the public eye. Only a tiny percentage of those entering this industry attain the dizzy heights they dream of, and many fall by the wayside without causing a ripple in this vast ocean we call ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • A Katz Walk: A Legendary Jewish Professor's Lessons: Teaching, Acting, and Direc ting Techniques at a Historically Black University

    A Legendary Jewish Professor's Lessons: Teaching, Acting, and Directing Techniqu es at a Historically Black University

    by Vera Katz ...
    "A KATZ WALK" is Vera J. Katz's magnum opus, encapsulating her lifelong commitment to transforming the performing arts as a pioneering White Jewish teacher at a major African American university since the 1960s. This seminal work, echoing the importance of "An Actor Prepares" and "Respect for Acting," is crucial for anyone seeking a profound and diverse understanding of the theatrical craft."A ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Theatrical Genre and Style

    A Guide for Designers, Directors, and Performers

    A one-of-a-kind guide about style and genre for theatre artisans.Theatrical Genre and Style will appeal to all theatre makers—those in performance as well as design—students, amateurs, and professionals. Traditionally, theatre practitioners receive information about style and genre from sources composed primarily for studio artisans and not theatre artisans. These books are helpful but ultimately ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Carnie King

    The Story of Patty Conklin and Conklin Shows

    by John Thurston ...
    The story of the audacious carnie who built the greatest carnival dynasty in North America.Enter the realm of the Carnie King, Patty Conklin, the flamboyant founder of the world’s largest carnival company. Starting as a small-time operator who was willing to try anything to promote his show, Conklin transformed himself into a carnie celebrity — and he was the main attraction. Winning the midway ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Taking Funny Music Seriously

    Series series Comedy & Culture
    Take funny music seriously! Though often dismissed as silly or derivative, funny music, Lily E. Hirsch argues, is incredibly creative and dynamic, serving multiple aims from the celebratory to the rebellious, the entertaining to the mentally uplifting.Music can be a rich site for humor, with so many opportunities that are ripe for a comedic left turn. Taking Funny Music Seriously includes original ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • Theatres of Value

    Buying and Selling Shakespeare in Nineteenth-Century New York City

    Theatres of Value explores the idea that buying and selling are performative acts and offers a paradigm for deeper study of these acts—"the dramaturgy of value." Modeling this multifaceted approach, the book explores six case studies to show how and why Shakespeare had value for nineteenth-century New Yorkers. In considering William Brown's African Theater, P. T. Barnum's American Museum and ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • Prairie Man

    My Little House Life & Beyond

    by Dean Butler ...
    Celebrating its 50th anniversary and still airing in the U.S. and around the world, Little House on the Prairie is one of the most cherished family dramas in television history, and this smart, candid memoir from beloved star Dean “Almanzo” Butler, who played Laura “Half-Pint” Ingalls’ eventual husband, is a must-read for fans, filled with insider stories and anecdotes.Cast just before his twenty ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Life of Dai

    by Dai Henwood ...
    A profound and inspirational account of dealing with adversity and finding daily meaning and happiness in our lives.'Part memoir and part masterclass in finding hope and joy in the face of unthinkable challenges. This isn't a book about cancer, it's a book about living.' - Jaquie BrownDai Henwood wanted to be a comedian even before he knew what a comedian was. He always knew there was something ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Canon in Contemporary Theatre

    Plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Brecht in Contemporary Directors’ Theatre

    This book explores the relationship between contemporary theatre, particularly contemporary theatre directors, and the dramatic canon of plays.Through focusing on productions of plays by three canonical playwrights (Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Brecht) by eight contemporary European directors (Michael Buffong, Joe Hill-Gibbins, and Emma Rice from the UK, Christopher Rüping from Germany, Thorleifur Örn ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

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  • Analysis through Action for Actors and Directors

    From Stanislavsky to Contemporary Performance

    Analysis through Action for Actors and Directors is a comprehensive view of an innovative and exciting process for making new theatre.As well as an understanding of how Analysis through Action has developed over time, this book also demonstrates how it can be put into practice in today’s theatre. The first part of this book traces the exciting genealogy from Stanislavsky’s unfinished experiments, ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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  • The Romance of Three Hamlets

    Shakespeare through a Chinese Prism

    by Hao Liu ...
    Through a metaphorical journey of Shakespeare in traditional Chinese theatre, using three Chinese opera productions of Hamlet as signposts, the book discusses the relationship between Shakespeare and Chinese theatrical traditions.A brief discussion of the Yue-opera Hamlet looks back at the role of Shakespeare in the Chinese discourse of renaissance and re-evaluation of traditions since the early ... Read more

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  • The Women of Troy

    Translated by Mr Don Taylor ...
    Series series Student Editions
    There's no decent way to say an indecent thingAn industrial port of a war-torn city. Women survivors wait to be shipped abroad. Officials come and go. A grandmother, once queen, watches as her remaining family are taken from her one by one. The city burns around them. First performed in 415BC, the play focuses on the human cost of war and the impact of loss.This new Student Edition of The Women of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Playbook

    A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War

    by James Shapiro ...
    A brilliant and daring account of a culture war over the place of theater in American democracy in the 1930s, one that anticipates our current divide, by the acclaimed Shakespeare scholar James ShapiroFrom 1935 to 1939, the Federal Theatre Project staged over a thousand productions in 29 states that were seen by thirty million (or nearly one in four) Americans, two thirds of whom had never seen a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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