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55 produkter
Arguments for a Theatre
(4th edition)
Häftad, 2016
283 kr
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This new edition of Barker’s seminal text Arguments for a Theatre outlinesthe theory and practice of his ‘Theatre of Catastrophe’. Author of over thirty plays, Howard Barker has long been an implacable foe of the liberal British establishment, and champion of radical theatre world-wide. His …
Most of What Follows is a Complete Waste of Time
Monologues, Dialogues, Sketches and Other Writings
Av N.F. Simpson
Häftad, 2013
283 kr
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‘a one-off from the word go, and no history of English humour could overlook him.’ Tom StoppardN.F. Simpson (1919-2011) was a leading exponent of the Theatre of the Absurd, with the Royal Court classics A Resounding Tinkle (1957) and One Way Pendulum (1959) sealing his reputation as a comic master …
Joan Littlewood: Dreams and Realities
The Official Biography
Av Peter Rankin
Häftad, 2014
351 kr
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The Official Biography by Peter Rankin‘My only gift is to grow a show,’ said Joan Littlewood, annoyed by what she had not achieved. Even so, her ability to do just that put her and her company, Theatre Workshop, head and shoulders above mid twentieth-century theatre.In the year when she would have …
On Choreography and Making Dance Theatre
Av Mark Bruce
Häftad, 2018
254 kr
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There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance. Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theatre as: Movement, Drama, Sound and Vision. A choreographer has to study all of them to the best of their ability and learn how to combine them.There is no …
Wrights & Wrongs
My Life in Dance
Av Peter Wright
Häftad, 2018
396 kr
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Peter Wright has been a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer and director in the theatre as well as in television for over 70 years.In Wrights & Wrongs, Peter offers his often surprising views of today’s dance world, lessons learned – and yet to learn – from a lifetime’s experience of ballet, …
Swan Lake
Reimagining A Classic
Av Bill Cooper
Inbunden, 2019
532 kr
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This beautifully produced new Royal Ballet branded book with photographs by Bill Cooper is a collection of exclusive photographs which shines the spotlight on Swan Lake. These exquisite photos feature some of the finest dancers on stage today and give an exclusive insight into the Royal Ballet’s …
Peggy to her Playwrights
The Letters of Margaret Ramsay, Play Agent
Av Peggy Ramsay, Colin Chambers
Häftad, 2019
232 kr
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Peggy Ramsay (1908-1991) was the foremost play agent of her time. Her list of clients shows her to have been at the centre of British playwriting for several generations from the late 1950s on.To her remarkable array of clients, her letter writing was notorious, marked by searing candour, both a …
None of Us is Yet a Robot
Five Performances on Gender Identity and the Politics of Transition
Häftad, 2019
251 kr
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‘Draws on a vital history of trans performance – an emerging canon that may no longer be ignored.’ – Morgan M Page, from her forewordSeven turbulent years. Five radical performances. One landmark publication.None of Us is Yet a Robot charts artist and performer Emma Frankland’s gender transition …
Swankiller
Av David Drane
Häftad, 1996
120 kr
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An impoverished family are evicted from their country smallholding. They agree to go their separate ways for five years, then to meet again to reassess their fortunes. Swankiller, the thrusting eldest son, decides to try his luck in the big city. Homeless, jobless, penniless and eventually alone, …
Romeo and Juliet
Av William Shakespeare, Stephen Unwin m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
104 kr
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"Romeo and Juliet" sets the jewel of young romantic love in the mud of a bustling, realistically drawn society. Then, with tragic inevitability, it shows its destruction. This is a new edition prepared by English Touring Theatre's Artistic Director Stephen Unwin and actor Michael Cronin, which …
Meteorite
Häftad, 2003
186 kr
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A new children's play that opened at the UK's Hampstead Theatre in December 2003.
Stalin Trilogy
Av David Pinner
Häftad, 2004
232 kr
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" Includes the plays Lenin in Love, The Teddy Bears' Picnic and The Potsdam Quartet Three gripping political plays: Lenin in Love takes up the alleged sexual troika and sadistic inclinations of one of the foremost political leaders of the 20th century. The Teddy Bears' Picnic is an ironic comedy …
Ministry of Pleasure
Av Craig Baxter
Häftad, 1998
186 kr
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An irreverent comedy set in the court of Charles II.
Silent Cry
Häftad, 2004
186 kr
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A gripping piece based on interviews and documented evidence of police brutality.
henhouse
Häftad, 2004
154 kr
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Henhouse explores the breakdown of a family against the background of civil war, as those on the sidelines of a conflict feel its effects. The play draws on O'Reilly's experiences in frontline towns during the war in former Yugoslavia, but this could be Chechnya, Palestine, or "the next big thing."
Soap
Av Sarah Woods
Häftad, 2004
186 kr
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A comedy about real love for a soap star off the screen.
Heartbroken Mary
Häftad, 2004
152 kr
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The Annunciation: the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary. A known story, a miracle, and a done deal. Or was it that simple? Marcelo Bertuccio imagines the argument that may have taken place that day and explores the stakes and the consequences for mankind. Translated from the Argentinian by the …
Summer Again
Av David Cregan
Häftad, 2004
186 kr
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A country comedy from the author of Nice Dorothy
Bites
Av Kay Adshead
Häftad, 2005
167 kr
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Moving from the biggest democracy on the planet to one of the newest, "Bites" takes us back to Afghanistan via Texas. In the last diner at the end of a world ravaged by war, a menu of love, death and revenge is served by the 'hired help'. Seven courses make for a poetic feast of universal tales …
Break Away
Häftad, 2005
154 kr
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"The arrival of a perceptively class conscious and nuanced playwright.' - Time Out
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Av Oscar Wilde
Häftad, 2005
186 kr
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Witty and resourceful adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic
Sisters Such Devoted Sisters
Av Russell Barr
Häftad, 2005
186 kr
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"Hilarious, excoriating and intensely moving" London Guardian
Bashment
Häftad, 2005
186 kr
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Was it the music that made you do it? Did you chant lyrics while you beat his brains out? Did the preacher inspire you to despise people who fall in love without your permission? Where does the rage begin?" "He was white. And he was queer. And he was there. In our club. In our music. In our face. …
From Word to Play: A Handbook for Directors
A Handbook for Directors
Av Cicely Berry
Häftad, 2007
254 kr
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"There is a mystery in every play that is written, no matter whether classical and poetic or modern and demotic, and it is the sound and the rhythm of the writing which take us there."Cicely Berry, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Voice Director, has been working alongside some of Britain's greatest …
Estate
Häftad, 2006
170 kr
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This is a powerful yet comic tale of explosive family secrets and the dead hand of a corrupt patriarchy. Inspired by Chekhov but set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, Chief (Mrs) Adeyemi is engulfed in burial arrangements for her recently deceased husband, an influential entrepreneur with an extended …
Gaudeamus
Av Peter Morris
Häftad, 2006
186 kr
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What if bed-hopping among university students was not just inevitable, but mandatory? A sexy radical girl, an over-sexed jock and an ancient professor of Ancient Greek discover that with the lights off, a serious attempt to end discrimination can also be a very dirty joke. Peter Morris's new play …
