What kinds of documentation of performances exist - both of colonial and indigenous theatre and how may this range of documentation have affected how we read theatre history?

African playwrights remain aware of the political dimension of their work. This volume in the "African Theatre" series examines, for example, a theatrical collaboration inspired by the infamous execution of Ken Saro Wiwa and raises issues around the power and politics of language in a Mauritian version of the "Tempest".

A key volume for Shakespeare, African theatre and postcolonial cultural scholars, promoting debate on the role of Western cultural icons in contemporary postcolonial cultures.

Includes the familiar territory of South Africa and Zimbabwe but also countries which have received little attention, such as Angola and Namibia. This book features articles that range from evaluations of single plays to accounts of play-making processes, theatre for development and the relationship between modern drama and indigenous performance.

Examines the contributions of women as writers and performers in the increasingly professionalised and commercialised spheres of theatre and performance across the continent.

This book looks at four performances in Africa and uses these to question the tendency in much western and non-western scholarship the idea that cultures produce the kind of performances that satisfy the aesthetic and social needs of people.

Mine would be not caring who did it. If, when one door shuts, another door opens, there's something wrong with your doors.

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.

Auditioners often complain of seeing the same speeches over and over again. This book brings together 50 speeches for men from Shakespeare plays frequently ignored such as Titus Andronicus", "Pericles" and "Love's Labours Lost"."

The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes related to American national identity.

Stanislavski's 'system' has dominated actor-training in the West since his writings were first translated.

This resource collects critical writing on Artaud's life and work. Featuring contributions from critics such as Jacques Derrida and Julia Kristeva, this volume challenges traditional perceptions of Artaud and explores the the relationship between his mental illness, drug addiction and creativity.

Helen Nicholson examines the ways in which drama and theatre have been applied to different community and educational contexts. This new edition provides vivid examples of contemporary practice and explores how practitioners confront questions of community, citizenship and globalisation in theatre that is orientated towards social change.

This edited collection brings together theoretical and practice-based perspectives on the question of evidence of impact in relation to arts practice in a social context."

"Applied Theatre: Research is the first book to consolidate thinking about applied theatre as research through a thorough investigation of ATAR as a research methodology. It will be an indispensable resource for teachers and researchers in the area. The first section of the book details the history of the relationship between applied theatre and research, especially in the area of evaluation and impact assessment, and offering an examination of the literature surrounding applied theatre and research. The book then explores how applied theatre as research (ATAR) works as a democratic and pro-social adjunct to community based research and explains its complex relationship to arts informed inquiry, Indigenous research methods and other research epistemologies. The book provides a rationale for this approach focusing on its capacity for reciprocity within communities. The second part of the book provides a series of international case studies of effective practice which detail some of the key approaches in the method and based on work conducted in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the South Pacific. The case studies provide a range of cultural contexts for the playing out of various forms of ATAR, and a concluding chapter considers the tensions and the possibilities inherent in ATAR. This is a groundbreaking book for all researchers who are working with communities who require a method that moves beyond current research practice"--

This insightful and practically-focused collection brings together different approaches to actor training from professionals based at universities and conservatoires in the UK, the US and Australia.

Includes accounts of the writer's work on Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment", Tolstoy's "Strider" and other Russian projects, as well as essays on how Anton Chekhov's four masterpieces actually work in the theatre. This book is a study of the great writer, a partial autobiography, and, an actor's search for identification with the Anton.