Drama
Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre
Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre is a lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. All who enjoy the theatre will find their pleasure enhanced and their knowledge extended by this fascinating work of reference.
Performing Brecht
Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over forty years. Margaret Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond.
Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre
A Sourcebook on Naturalist Theatre provides essential primary sources which document one of the key movements in modern theatre.
Performing Chekhov
Performing Chekhov is a unique guide to Chekhov's plays in performance. Drawing on extensive interviews with actors, directors, and designers, it offers in-depth case studies of a number of significant, and often controversial productions of Chekhov's plays.
Playing Bit Parts in Shakespeare
Playing Bit Parts in Shakespeare is a unique survey of the small supporting roles - such as foils, feeds, attendants and messengers - that feature in Shakespeare's plays.
English Stage Comedy 1490-1990
English Stage Comedy 1490-1990 is a unique and beautifully written study of the comedy of the English stage from the Tudor period to the late twentieth century.
Aristophanes
Carlo Ferdinando Russo's acclaimed work on Aristophanes examines his comedies as plays intended for the stage - not the page.
1956 and All That
It is said that British Drama was shockingly lifted out of the doldrums by the 'revolutionary' appearance of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger at the Royal Court in May 1956. But had the theatre been as ephemeral and effeminate as the Angry Young Men claimed?
Commedia Dell'Arte
There has been an enormous revival of interest in Commedia dell'arte. And it remians a central part of many drama school courses.
Politics of Performance
The Politics of Performance^ addresses fundamental questions about the social and political purposes of performance through an investigation into post-war alternative and community theatre.