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File On Churchill
Av Linda Fitzsimmons, Linda Fitzsimmons m. fl.
Inbunden, 1989
593 kr
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'A study of the work of Caryl Churchill who wrote "Fen", "Top Girls" and "Serious Money". Geraldine Cousin examines the development of Churchill"s powerful style from her earliest work to the major plays.'
Field Of Drama
How the Signs of Drama Create Meaning on Stage and Screen
Av Martin Esslin, Martin Esslin
Häftad, 1988
398 kr
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A unique book of criticism that brings both theatre and film studies within a single theoretical framework Martin Esslin is the author of seminal critical studies such as The Theatre of the Absurd and Brecht: A Choice of Evils. Covering artists as diverse as Duchamp and Brecht, Busby Berkely and …
Theatre Of Bertolt Brecht
Av John Willett
Häftad, 1977
382 kr
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This study of Brecht's theatre from eight different aspects was first published in 1959. The book aims to explain the difficult aspects of his ideology and political leanings in a straightforward manner. It traces his stylistic development as a playwright and stage director through each of his …
File On Wilde
Av Margery Mary Morgan, Simon Trussler
Häftad, 1990
300 kr
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Writer Files is an important series documenting the work of major dramatists of the last hundred years Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1856. In the years following his graduation from Oxford in 1878 he published poems and stories which included The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lady Windermere's Fan …
Brecht: A Choice Of Evils
Häftad, 1984
398 kr
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"A brilliantly perceptive study of the most ambiguous and perpetually fascinating figure of the twentieth century European theatre" (Kenneth Tynan) Brecht's influence on the theatre may well be as powerful as Kafka's influence on the novel and this study of Brecht's life and work was unanimously …
File On Gorky
Häftad, 1993
300 kr
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Writers-Files is an important series documenting the work of major dramatists of the last hundred years. Each volume contains a comprehensive checklist of all the writer's plays, with a detailed performance history, excerpted reviews and a selection of th Imprisoned for his revolutionary activities …
File On Frayn
Av Malcolm Page, M. Page m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
300 kr
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"Frayn has the rare ability to construct farcical comedy around philosophical principles and the laughs and the ideas effortlessly intermesh" (Michael Billington, Guardian) Michael Frayn is a playwright, novelist, journalist and writer of screenplays. His most important plays included Copenhagen, …
File On Nichols
Peter Nichols
Häftad, 1993
300 kr
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"We are not short of good playwrights in Britain, but I know of none with Nichols' power to put modern Britain on the stage and send the spectators away feeling more like members of the human race" (Irving Wardle, The Times). Among Nichols' most important plays are A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, …
Pinter The Playwright
Häftad, 2000
398 kr
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In 1958 The Birthday Party was dismissed by all but a few critics and closed after one week's run in London. Since then Harold Pinter has come to be acknowledged as "our best living playwright" (Irving Wardle, The Times) Martin Esslin's study of Pinter's plays has become a standard work since its …
Live 3
Av David Tushingham, D. Tushingha m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
398 kr
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This third book in a new series of magazine-style reviews of the performing arts, presents an introduction to the writers who are helping to shape the future of the British theatre. Ranging from Sarah Kane's controversial "Blasted" to Patrick Marber's humorous "Dealer's Choice", from Jonathan …
Edgar The Playwright
Häftad, 1996
317 kr
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"The best review I've ever had was when Michael Billington said, 'like Balzac, David Edgar seems to be a secretary for our times'...I'd like to be a secretary for the times through which I'm living." (David Edgar) David Edgar is one of Britain's major political playwrights. He belongs to a …
Mise En Scene French Theatre Now
Av Annie Sparks, Annie Stephenson m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
447 kr
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A invaluable survey of French theatre since 1968 Mise en Scene is a book in two parts. The first half is a probing look at French theatre now, providing an historical and critical survey of drama and theatre in France since 1968. It explores playwrights such as Samuel Beckett, Marguerite Duras, …
Rage And Reason
Women Playwrights on Playwriting
Av Heidi Stephenson, Heidi Stephenson
Häftad, 1997
317 kr
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Women playwrights speak about their art and the theatre in this collection of interviews about a key decade of British drama Twenty leading contemporary dramatists discuss their work from the perspective of being both writers and women. Each talks about the state of the theatre now, the craft of …
Guide To Greek Theatre And Drama
Av Kenneth McLeish, Trevor R. Griffiths
Häftad, 2003
333 kr
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A new and definitive guide to the theatre of the ancient world The Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama is a meticulously researched and accessible survey into the place and purpose of theatre in Ancient Greece. It provides a comprehensive author-by-author examination of the surviving plays of …
Brecht In Context
Av John Willett
Häftad, 1998
414 kr
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New edition, revised for the centenary of Brecht's birth, containing additional updated material In this classic study, John Willett sets in context not only Brecht the theatre practitioner but Brecht the writer and man of his time. Through chapters on Brecht's relationships and attitudes to …
Artaud On Theatre
Av Antonin Artaud, Claude Schumacher
Häftad, 2001
398 kr
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All of Artaud's theatrical ideas collected in one volume Artaud's cherished dream was to found a new kind of theatre in France that would not be an artistic spectacle, but a communion between spectators and actors. This volume contains all of Artaud's key writings on theatre and cinema from 1921 to …
Empedocles' Shoe
Av Karen Leeder, Tom Kuhn
Inbunden, 2002
902 kr
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A key critical work bringing relevance to Brecht's poetry in the 21st century Brecht is increasingly recognised as one of the most important lyric voices of the 20th century. Alongside Rilke he is honoured as Germany's greatest modern poet. Yet his poetry is relatively little known in the English …
Artaud's Theatre Of Cruelty
Häftad, 2001
382 kr
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The definitive guide to the life and work of Antonin Artaud Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty is one of the most vital forces in world theatre, yet the concept is one of the most frequently misunderstood. In this incisive study, Albert Bermel looks closely at Artaud's work as a playwright, …
Full Room,
An A-Z of Contemporary Playwriting
Häftad, 2002
382 kr
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Now out in paperback, this highly personal and comprehensive survey of contemporary drama which celebrates the plays and playwrights at the forefront of theatre today All the way from A-Z, Dromgoole's engaging and provocative short essays include his thoughts on Sebastian Barry, Edward Bond, April …
Amid Our Troubles
Irish Versions of Greek Tragedy
Av J. Michael Walton, Marianne McDonald
Inbunden, 2002
902 kr
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New essays on ancient Greek classics from Ireland's greatest living dramatists and academics That so many Irish playwrights should return to the Greek classics can not really be a surprise. Drama in Ireland is still a means of exploring the issues of family and state; of gender, class and race; of …
Full Room
Inbunden, 2001
674 kr
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In this highly personal and comprehensive survey of contemporary drama, Dominic Dromgoole, one of Britain's most innovative young directors, celebrates the plays and playwrights at the forefront of theatre today All the way from A-Z, Dromgoole's engaging and provocative short essays include his …
Guide To The Plays Of Bertolt Brecht
Häftad, 2005
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430 kr
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A guide to all of Brecht's key plays that sets them in their historical, dramaturgical and political contexts Stephen Unwin provides a clear and readable guide to Brecht's plays that will prove invaluable to the student, teacher and theatre practitioner. Grouping and analysing plays chronologically …
Dark Attractions
Inbunden, 2004
902 kr
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A major study of the work of one of Britain's best-known dramatists Peter Barnes was one of the UK's most significant, prolific and enduring playwrights. This book offers a major critical appraisal of the canon of Barnes' work, including a detailed study of his best-known plays, The Ruling Class, …
Rebel Women
Staging Ancient Greek Drama Today
Av Stephen Wilmer, John Dillon
Inbunden, 2005
902 kr
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A collection of essays by many distinguished contributors, focused on the portrayal of rebel women in ancient Greek drama Ancient Greek drama provides the modern stage with a host of powerful female characters who stand in opposition to the patriarchal structures that seek to limit and define them. …
Impossible Plays
Adventures with the Cottesloe Company
Av Jack Shepherd, Keith Dewhurst
Häftad, 2006
447 kr
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Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company, which flourished at Peter Hall's National Theatre, was the English theatre's only true ensemble of the last thirty or so years. Impossible Plays tells the story of the company and the many actors and musicians connected to it. Co-written by Keith Dewhurst, author of …
At the Sharp End: Uncovering the Work of Five Leading Dramatists
David Edgar, Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment, David Greig, Tanika Gupta and Mark Ravenhill
Häftad, 2007
447 kr
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What value does theatre have in Britain at the beginning of the twenty-first century? How has theatre responded to the challenge of remaining relevant in the media-saturated world of today? These are the questions that underpin this stimulating study of some of the leading dramatists of …
Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre
E-bok, 2015
466 kr
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Containing over a hundred interviews conducted over the last fifteen years with leading directors, actors and writers at the National Theatre, Buzz Buzz! is a fantastic compendium that offers unrivalled insight into the work and practice of the best theatre talent. In these illuminating interviews …
Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre
Häftad, 2008
429 kr
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Containing over a hundred interviews conducted over the last fifteen years with leading directors, actors and writers at the National Theatre, Buzz Buzz! is a fantastic compendium that offers unrivalled insight into the work and practice of the best theatre talent. In these illuminating interviews …
Euripides Our Contemporary
Häftad, 2009
429 kr
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'In this masterful reevaluation of Euripides, Michael Walton recasts the playwright in light of his resonance for today's translators and directors. Springing from the rehearsal room rather than the page, Walton shows us not only why we are ready for Euripides, but why we so desperately need him.' …
Rewriting the Nation
British Theatre Today
Av Aleks Sierz
Häftad, 2011
445 kr
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This is an essential guide for anyone interested in the best new British stage plays to emerge in the new millennium. For students of theatre studies and theatre-goers Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today is a perfect companion to Britain's burgeoning theatre writing scene. It explores the …
