Written in response to "Measure for Measure", and with not one but two heroines disguising themselves as boys, this is a tale of sex and politics in Jacobean London seen through the eyes of a malcontented Italian duke.

A treasure trove of advice, support and encouragement that no performer should be without. Honest, witty and direct, The Golden Rules of Acting is every actor's best friend - in handy paperback form.

A study of the major acting techniques. It outlines the development of the respective technique and offers practical guidance for actors wishing to explore it for themselves.

A guide to the anatomy of drama. It examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning. It starts with the building blocks of whole plays - plot, character creation, genre and structure - and moves on to scenes and devices.

Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. David Seidler's 'richly enjoyable, instantly absorbing' (Guardian) screenplay documents George VI's close relationship with his Australian speech therapist as he struggles to overcome an acute stammer.

Rudolf Laban is a theorist and practitioner of movement, and this basic "how-to" manual offers a simplified version of his system of movement. It introduces the terms and vocabulary, then moves on to its expressive possibilities in drama and dance. Specific illustrated exercises are included.

The extraordinary musical inspired by the book The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis and its cult film adaptation starring David Bowie, and incorporating some of Bowie's most iconic songs.

A new translation of Calderon's most popular mystery.