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1606 - Shakespeare and the Year of Lear
"Truly magnificent ... a work of genius" 1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605 when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play -…
A Director’s Guide to Stanislavsky’s Active Analysis
Includes the Formative Essay on Active Analysis by Maria Knebel A Director's Guide to Stanislavsky's Active Analysis describes Active Analysis, the innovative rehearsal method Stanislavsky formulated in…
A Guide To The Plays Of Brecht
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…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - A User’s Guide
A scene-by-scene guide to Shakespeare's best loved comedy, from the author of the User's Guides to Hamlet and Twelfth Night, published to coincide with the RSC's production of the play directed by Greg…
A Pocket Guide to 20th Century Drama
Are you searching for an overview of the most significant modern plays? If so, this pocket Guide is for you since it offers a short intro to the dramatic century, historical and theatrical context for…
A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare’s Plays
A pocket guide to all 36 of Shakespeare's plays. Included are cast lists, synopses, descriptions of main characters, and an short essay on each play
A Theatergoer’s Guide to Shakespeare’s Characters
Designed to enhance the playgoer's enjoyment of a performance, this also makes for enlightening reading after the show More than eight hundred characters appear in Shakespeare's thirty-eight plays - an…
Acting (Re)considered - A Theoretical and Practical Guide
Acting (Re)Considered is an exceptionally wide-ranging collection of theories on acting, ideas about body and training, and statements about the actor in performance This second edition includes five new…
