Ric Knowles is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Editor of Theatre Journal. He is the award-winning author and editor of numerous books, including Theatre & Interculturalism and Reading the Material Theatre.

'An excellent volume. Lucid, clear and accessible, it makes semiotic theory relevant to a new audience.' - Patricia Ybarra, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University, USA

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: How Theatre MeansPART I: THEORY From Practice to Theory1. Meaning2. Theatre3. DisseminationsPART II: PRACTICE From Theory to Practice4. Script Analysis and Devising5. Performance AnalysisWorks CitedIndex.

Ric Knowles is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Editor of Theatre Journal. He is the award-winning author and editor of numerous books, including Theatre & Interculturalism and Reading the Material Theatre.

'An excellent volume. Lucid, clear and accessible, it makes semiotic theory relevant to a new audience.' - Patricia Ybarra, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University, USA

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: How Theatre MeansPART I: THEORY From Practice to Theory1. Meaning2. Theatre3. DisseminationsPART II: PRACTICE From Theory to Practice4. Script Analysis and Devising5. Performance AnalysisWorks CitedIndex.

Ric Knowles is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, Canada, and Editor of Theatre Journal. He is the award-winning author and editor of numerous books, including Theatre & Interculturalism and Reading the Material Theatre.

'An excellent volume. Lucid, clear and accessible, it makes semiotic theory relevant to a new audience.' - Patricia Ybarra, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown University, USA

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: How Theatre MeansPART I: THEORY From Practice to Theory1. Meaning2. Theatre3. DisseminationsPART II: PRACTICE From Theory to Practice4. Script Analysis and Devising5. Performance AnalysisWorks CitedIndex.