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Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.
Paperback,
04/08/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
Alice Birch examines the language, behaviour and forces that shape women in the 21st century and asks what's stopping us from doing something truly radical to change them.
Practical Creativity at Key Stages 1 & 2: 40 Inspiring Lessons in Drama, Dance, Art and Literacy
Paperback,
07/07/2005,
£23.99
£21.59
Divided into themes and through using photocopiable sheets, this book emphasises the importance of allowing children to express their feelings through dance and drama, and encourages the teacher to view drama as a different method of learning.
Ideal Husband
Paperback,
31/03/2003,
£8.99
£8.09
Wilde's drama engages issues which are of immediate importance in modern culture and his stylish manner is calculated to permit a degree of detachment necessary when handling socially and politically explosive issues. The introduction sets the play in its historical, social and theatrical context.
Duchess of Malfi
Paperback,
29/08/2003,
£6.99
£6.29
Universally considered Webster's masterpiece, this violent play presents a dark and disturbing portrait of the human condition. The play's heroine is imprisoned by her brothers because she bore a commoner's son.
Tamer Tamed
Paperback,
28/05/2010,
£9.99
£8.99
Offers fresh insight into the critical interpretation of Shakespeare's play, "The Taming of the Shrew". This title builds on foundations (the relationship with the play and gender relations) and suggests different areas of interest (popular associations of the shrew, the question of reputation, and a re-examination of the play's structure).
Jew of Malta
Paperback,
25/08/1994,
£5.99
£5.39
A new edition of the Elizabethan dark comedy which is seen to be topical in its concern with international politics. The editor's introduction forms a critical discussion and includes a stage history of the play. It features commentary notes on language and staging.
Broken Heart
7,
25/08/1994,
£5.99
£5.39
A Greek tragedy where desire and duty are in conflict. Set in Ancient Sparta, Penthea is married by her brother to Bassanes although she loves Orgilus. Virtuous Penthea feels herself adulterous, Bassanes jealous and Orgilus driven to seek revenge. Suffering, courage and expiation follow.
Matchbox Theatre: Thirty Short Entertainments
Paperback,
16/10/2014,
£12.99
£11.69
Presents a miniature sketch show: thirty dialogues and monologues by Michael Frayn, to be played in the smallest theatre in the world - the theatre of your own imagination.
Talking heads 2
Paperback,
05/10/1998,
£7.99
£7.19
Characterized by the author's understatement, observation and knowing irony, these six Alan Bennett monologues were written for the second BBC1 series of "Talking Heads", the first having been transmitted 11 years earlier, in 1987.
Masques of Difference
01/11/2007,
£7.99
£7.19
Masques of difference' presents an annotated edition of four seventeenth-century entertainments written by Ben Jonson, which reflect the royal court's self-representation as moral and just, in contrast to stylised images of chaotically (and exotically) 'othered' groups: Africans, the Irish, witches, and the homoeroticised figure of the Gypsy.
Instinctive Screenplay: Watching and Writing Screen Drama
Paperback,
23/06/2017,
£14.99
£13.49
Including a variety of both well-known and less famous examples, from The Shawshank Redemption to Samira Makhmalbaf's The Apple, this book offers a fresh new approach to thinking about, discussing and writing screenplays.
Writing for Theatre: Creative and Critical Approaches
Paperback,
02/12/2015,
£19.99
£17.99
Writing for theatre is a unique art form, different even from other kinds of scriptwriting. It includes a series of interviews with writers, directors and dramaturgs, all of whom are making theatre now, providing an unrivalled glimpse into the world of contemporary theatre making.
New Monologues for Women
Paperback,
30/06/2016,
£12.99
£11.69
This collection captures the best contemporary monologues for women, as well as celebrates the monologue as a piece for performance with accompanying commentary engaging with real dramatic challenges and issues that the performer will confront.
Falling Out of Time
Hardback,
06/02/2014,
£16.99
£15.29
A genre-defying drama--part play, part prose, pure poetry that tells the story of bereaved parents setting out to reach their lost children. It begins in a small village, in a kitchen, where a man announces to his wife that he is leaving, embarking on a journey in search of their dead son.
Americans
Paperback,
30/10/2003,
£7.99
£7.19
At the turn of the 20th century, the president of the United States is shot by an anarchist. Is the crime a protest against America's imperial ambitions - or a cry for attention by an angry young man? Provocative, edgy, and compelling, this is the first play by the author of "Fast Food Nation".
VOLPONE AND OTHER PLAYS
Paperback,
25/06/1998,
£8.99
£8.09
This collection of plays by Ben Jonson contains: "Every Man in his Humour", about the sexual fantasies of London's citizens; "Sejanus", a dramatization of the Jacobean system of censorship; "Volpone", a look at the seedier side of Venice; and "Epicone", the tale of a misogynist.
Six Tragedies
Paperback,
14/01/2010,
£9.99
£8.99
This is a lively, readable and accurate verse translation of the six best plays by one of the most influential of all classical Latin writers. The volume includes Phaedra, Oedipus, Medea, Trojan Women, Hercules Furens, and Thyestes, together with an invaluable introduction and notes.
Dance Teacher's Survival Guide: Teaching Dance in Schools from Key Sta
Paperback,
05/09/2000,
£14.99
£13.49
Spalding Suite
Paperback,
01/05/2015,
£9.99
£8.99
Seen from a British perspective, The Spalding Suite gets to the heart and soul of the gravity-defying game of basketball.
14th Tale
Paperback,
05/10/2015,
£9.99
£8.99
The 14th Tale is a beautiful mellifluous narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief.
Barber Shop Chronicles
Paperback,
05/06/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
Inua Ellams' Barber Shop Chronicles is a generously funny, heart-warming and insightful new play set in five African cities, Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra, and in London.
Hamlet: Arden Texts of 1603 and 1623
Paperback,
15/01/2007,
£12.99
£11.69
Presents the "First Quarto text of 1603" and the "Folio Text of 1623". This title is useful for scholars and students of textual history, or to those studying "Hamlet". It presents the plays with annotations and the introduction contains the stage history of the "First Quarto" text.
Untitled
Paperback,
24/09/2010,
£9.99
£8.99
An intriguing new play from a critically acclaimed performance poet.
Black T-Shirt Collection
Paperback,
13/03/2012,
£9.99
£8.99
From Fringe First winner Inua Ellams comes a new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand.
Knight Watch
Paperback,
22/06/2012,
£11.99
£10.79
This rhythmic, sizzling solo show conjures the violence of a city and imagines a more beautiful world beyond it.
Just imagine: Drama and Dressing-up for Children Aged Five to Nine
Paperback,
01/04/1993,
£13.95
£12.56
Just Imagine presents inspiration for children's drama in its many varied forms, from simple games and activities, to puppets and plays. The suggestions for the costumes and accessories help create the characters and fantasy worlds introduced by the drama.
Let's Perform!: Monologues, duologues and poems for children to perform
Paperback,
06/09/2018,
£24.99
£22.49
Dr Faustus (New Mermaids - Based on the A Text)
Paperback,
28/11/2008,
£8.99
£8.09
Dr Faustus is a highly popular text, this student edition uses the A text, widely excepted as the most authentic published edition. Fully revised by leading Renaissance scholar, Ros King, it contains a completely new Introduction containing the latest criticism and stage history and revised commentary and notes.
Electra (McGuinness translation)
Paperback,
03/11/1997,
£10.00
£9.00
Locked into a bloody cycle of murder and reprisal, Electra, haunted by her father's assassination, is consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance. When her brother Orestes at last returns, she urges him to a savage and terrifying conclusion.
Ibsen Plays: v.2: Doll's House, An Enemy of the People, Hedda Gabler (trans Meyer)
Paperback,
25/09/1980,
£9.99
£8.99
Formerly part of the "World Dramatists" series of play collections by classic and modern playwrights, including foreign works in workable and accurate translations, this title and seven others are reissued in a new format under the heading, "World Classics".
NETHER
Paperback,
07/08/2014,
£9.99
£8.99
Presents a virtual wonderland that provides total sensory immersion. This book explores the consequences of living out our private dreams.
Gorky Plays: v. 1: "Enemies", "The Lower Depths", "Summerfolk", "Children of the Sun"
Paperback,
14/07/1988,
£14.99
£13.49
Modern accurate and stageable translations of five of Gorky's plays
She Stoops to Conquer
Paperback,
17/12/1999,
£3.99
£3.59
Part of the affordable and recognizable Drama Classics Series.
Six characters in search of an author
Paperback,
01/07/2008,
£9.99
£8.99
Six strangers turn up in a rehearsal room and demand that their story be acted out by the assembled company. As the actors perform, the increasingly gruesome story becomes frighteningly real.
Blood Wedding
Paperback,
13/05/2004,
£4.50
£4.05
Tells the story of a peasant bride who elopes on the day of her wedding.
Stoning Mary
Paperback,
31/03/2005,
£9.99
£8.99
New play from the winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer, published alongside the premiere at the Royal Court.
Tragedy of Mariam
Paperback,
15/05/2000,
£8.99
£8.09
"Stephanie Hodgson-Wright's excellent edition of this important work is the most user-friendly available." -- Jacqueline Pearson, University of Manchester
Three Theban Plays
Paperback,
07/02/1984,
£8.99
£8.09
Free when packaged with any Damrosch World Literature title.
Seagull (Trans Frayn)
Paperback,
25/04/2002,
£9.99
£8.99
Two years after its disastrous opening in 1896, "The Seagull" was successfully revived at the Moscow Art Theatre. Checkhov's self-mocking description of the play was: "A comedy - 3F, 6M, four acts, rural scenery (a view over a lake); much talk of literature, little action, five bushels of love".
Spring Awakening (trans Bond)
Paperback,
01/03/2012,
£9.99
£8.99
A Student Edition of Wedekind's classic 1891 expressionist play about adolescent sexuality.
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