Theatre studies Books

Book SynopsisNow in its twelfth edition, Stage Management is the comprehensive go-to manual on stage management in all theatre environments.Revered as the authoritative resource for stage management, this text is rich with practical resources, including checklists, diagrams, examples, forms, and step-by-step directions. In addition to sharing their own expertise, Stern and Gold have gathered practical advice from working stage managers of Broadway, off-Broadway, touring companies, regional, community, and 99-seat Equity waiver theatres. This new edition has been fully updated with new technology and best practices, including: New websites for stage management tools and software Updated Equity rules Additional safety and emergency protocols New voices from practicing stage managers in text boxes and case studies scattered throughout the book. This practical guide is written for students of Stage MTable of Contents1. What IS a Stage Manager? 2. Characteristics of a Great Stage Manager 3. Understanding the Script 4. Scheduling and Company Rules 5. Getting Acquainted with Your Theatre 6. Running Auditions 7. Budgeting 8. Pre-Production/First Rehearsal 9. Rehearsal Procedures 10. Working as a Team 11. Running Props 12. Supervision of Shifts 13. Running the Technical Rehearsal 14. Calling the Show 15. Working with the House Manager 16. After Opening 17. Strike, Remounts and Tours 18. Emergency Procedures 19. Working with Unions 20. Stage Manager Resources 21. Following Through 22. Getting a Job 23. High School Stage Management

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Book SynopsisThe Projection Designer's Toolkit is an insider's guide to the world of professional projection design, serving as a reference for the planning and execution of each step in the projection design process.The text addresses the design process within the context of a professional projection designer's workflow, focusing on specific tools of the trade, best practices for communicating your design to collaborators, tips and tricks, determining budget, working with assistants, and more. Featuring interviews with some of the top names in the industry, the book offers an unprecedented insight into the professional projection designer's process across a wide range of fields, from Broadway and regional theatre to corporate design and music touring. The book also includes in-depth discussion on production process, system design, cue and content planning, content design, digital media fundamentals, media servers, video equipment, and projection surfaces. Additionally, itTable of ContentsPart 1: Understanding the Field 1. Projection Design for the Theatre 2. Production Personnel and Collaboration 3. Projection Design Personnel Part 2: Design and Production Workflow 4. Production Process Overview 5. Preliminary Design Steps 6. Communicating the Design 7. System Design 8. Cue and Content Planning 9. Content Design and Considerations 10. Digital Media as Content 11. Load-In through Opening Part 3: The Tools of the Trade 12. Video Systems and Components 13. Video Projectors and Emissive Displays 14. Projection Surfaces 15. Media Servers Part 4: Deliverables 16. Draftings, graphics, and Paperwork Part 5: Working Outside of the Theatre 17. Projection and Media Design in Other Sectors

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Book SynopsisIn this candid and empowering A to Z of being an actor, Julie Hesmondhalgh draws on her decades of experience on stage and screen – including in massively popular television shows such as Broadchurch, Happy Valley and Coronation Street – to lift the lid on the realities of life in today's industry, and show you how to navigate it. She shares practical advice on preparing for roles (don't be afraid of looking like a dick), managing the ups and downs of your career (and how to be out of work without losing your mind), dealing with failure (and success), not constantly comparing yourself to others (bloody hard, but try), looking after your mental health, and the power of knowing when to say 'no'. Passionate about the arts, she makes a compelling case for their importance to society, but also calls out the industry on where it continues to fall short – including a clear-eyed assessment of what needs to change to make it safer and healthier, more accessible and inclusive. Written with refreshing honesty and self-deprecating humour, An Actor's Alphabet is a book for anyone who dreams of becoming an actor, wants to be a better one, or just wants to learn what being one is really like. 'Endearingly honest, funny and eye-opening. I loved it!' Francesca Martinez 'Like its author, this book is brimming with wisdom, intelligence, empathy and humanity... An absolute must!' Maxine Peake 'This is the best book on acting and being an actor I've read… Julie Hesmondhalgh is the mentor/best friend/guide we all need in these troubled times' Paul Chahidi 'Wonderful… not just a book about acting, but also about life. Us. The world. Humanity. Battling through this shit and finding time for a hug. I adore it.' Russell T Davies 'A must-read, whether you've been on the artist's journey for years or are just starting out' Shobna Gulati 'This book is bold, brash, sincere and angry. It regrets nothing and questions everything… Treasure it like we should treasure Julie' Jack Thorne 'A generous gift to actors, full of honesty, hope and wit. There is loads of tangible advice, not just for acting but for life' Anna Jordan 'Julie's book is honest, challenging and helpful. A great read' Andy NymanTrade Review'Brilliantly conversational and no-nonsense... very personal, focused on the things that mean something to her. She writes with passion; wise words that cover subjects from class to parenting, sex to tax... shows a huge generosity' * Reviews Hub *'Very interesting… has a warmth and humanity that isn't often found in training manuals or self-help books... will be extremely useful for anyone taking their first steps into this unstable industry and will raise plenty of smiles of recognition from more experienced members of the profession, but it will also give the general reader insight into the struggles of forging a long-term career in the performing arts' * British Theatre Guide *'Honest and revealing... Hesmondhalgh has risen imaginatively to the challenge of the A-Z format, and the result is interesting, informative and unusual... the sound advice she gives and the different topics she covers are very relevant to students considering a career in acting or other branches of the profession... She writes with honesty, humour and sincerity... a comprehensive and up-to-date toolkit for all those involved in and teaching within the profession' * Word Matters (Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama) *

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Book SynopsisSince 1660 when actresses first began performing on the English stage, women have forged bright careers in theatre, while men called the shots. Four hundred years of women playwrights, from Aphra Behn to Caryl Churchill, yet plays by women make up less than a quarter of staged productions in the UK, leading to a scarcity of roles for women. With women buying most of the tickets, theatre productions risk losing their relevance to modern culture if they fail to represent the many and varied lives of women. With an overview of post-war theatre and 25 exclusive interviews with leading women theatre-makers, this book inspires us to create a truly equal and inclusive theatre today. Including interviews with: Nina Lee Aquino Sudha Buchar Moira Buffini Paule Constable Denise Gough Jill Greenhalgh Vicky Ireland Jude Kelly Bryony Lavery Rachel Maza Kumiko Mendl Katie Mitchell Marsha Norman Lynn Nottage Kate O'Donnell Winsome Pinnock Emma Rice Daryl Roth Jenny Sealey Saviana Stanescu Michelle Terry Kate Waters and more...Trade Review"An inclusive and all-around eye-opening account of how theatre has changed...an enlightening path into the dazzling minds of these groundbreaking women." - The Broadway World; "As a publication, 50 Women in Theatre is comprehensive and a good thing to have, an important collection of talent around the world." -The Reviews Hub; Star rating: five stars - Musical Theatre Review; Fight for gender equality is harder than ever: Read The Stage; "Or how about celebrating achievement? Part of a series called '50 Women in ...', 50 Women in Theatre must have been good fun and rather satisfying to research and assemble. It consists, after a detailed introduction, of 50 short celebrations of the contributions made to theatre by women since 1945. And they are wonderfully diverse both in terms of who they are and what they've achieved. Thus we go from choreographer Gillian Lyne to producer Thelma Holt, director Jenny Sealey and voice guru Cicely Berry. Actors include Audra McDonald, Meera Syal, Glenda Jackson and Judi Dench, We also read about producers such as Nica Burns, actor/directors like Michelle Terry and playwrights including Moira Buffini and Bryony Lavery. Some of these accounts are written in the third person (Caryl Churchill, Sonia Friedman) not least because some of them are dead (Joan Littlewood, Jocelyn Herbert) or, presumably, preferred not to be interviewed. Others are presented as "in their own words" and written at greater length usually in a question and answer format. It's an attractive hard back book on shiny paper with lots of coloured photographs so it would make a good present." - Sardine Magazine, no.56

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Book SynopsisThe Wardrobe Supervisorâs Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Wardrobe is a complete resource for organizing and streamlining the wardrobe process for any live production, with tips and tricks to quickly and seamlessly dress performers for their next scene.This book offers a foundation for anyone wishing to improve their wardrobe skills, as well as specific steps for universities and theater companies to implement into their wardrobe process. Elizabeth Polley draws on professional experiences to provide clear directions, numerous examples, practical forms and lists, and advice for keeping calm and bringing order to backstage costume changes. This toolkit includes paperwork samples, quick-change tricks, laundry solutions, dress rehearsal recommendations, items to have in a wardrobe kit, and much more.This book is written for new and emerging Wardrobe professionals and costume shop managers, as well as students in technical theatre courses, including Costume Technol

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Book SynopsisProvides a clear guide to Kathakali, exploring the origin, evolution and characteristics of the form today and the ways it has adapted for a 21st-century audience.Kathakali provides an introduction to this vibrant mode of dance drama, which comes from Kerala in southwest India and combines poetry, music, rhythm and dance to represent stories of gods, demons and humans. Tracing the distinctive features of Kathakali - which is sometimes tightly structured with fixed conventions and sometimes fluid enough to incorporate imaginative flight of fancy. It charts how the form has changed over the centuries and assesses its cultural legacy today. It also includes translations of extracts from poems, plays and performance manuals, as well as interviews with actors and cultural historians.Kathakali, literally story play', originated in Kerala in the latter part of the 16th century. Today it commands attention and involves practitioners from around the world. Largely drawing its stor

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Book SynopsisThe Morse Code: Decoding the Career of Iconic Lighting Designer Peter Morse explores key developments and evolving techniques, processes, and technology within contemporary theatrical lighting design through the career and impact of US lighting designer Peter Morse.Peter Morseâs career as a lighting designer spans over 50 years. He has worked with most of entertainmentâs biggest artists, including Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Prince, and many more. This book documents his firsthand perspective of how the entertainment industry has changed, and it features his unique perspective on how the evolution of the lighting industry resulted in an evolution of his design and practice. More than a simple biography, this book explores the history of contemporary lighting design through Peterâs eyes and experience, tracing the evolution of technology and trends, and how one designerâs creativity impacted an industry. Each chapter explores the work of a decade and is illustrated with personal interest stories from his collaborations with iconic artists and production photography.The Morse Code is a valuable resource for new and experienced lighting designers, students of lighting design, and those interested in the history of technical theatre.

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Book SynopsisSimon Callow is an actor, director and writer. He has appeared on the stage and in many films, including the hugely popular Four Weddings and a Funeral. His books include Being an Actor, Shooting the Actor, Love is Where it Falls, the first two volumes of his four-volume life of Orson Welles, his theatrical memoir My Life in Pieces, and, most recently, the highly acclaimed Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World.Trade ReviewOne of the very best theatre books ever -- Alec GuinnessRemarkable...extraordinarily well written, perceptive and rivetingly sympathetic -- John GielgudSimon Callow is a writer - and a very good one too. Few people can match him in catching with words the physical excitement of a great performance -- Peter HallCallow’s emphatic biography certainly presents this complicated man in all his contradictory roles -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *a fine character actor’s tribute to the king of the tribe. The numerous insights show Callow to be that rarity, an actor who can write about acting -- Jake Kerridge * Sunday Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisThousands of shows have opened on Broadway. Why do we remember some and not others?The musical theatre repertory is not composed of titles popular in the theatre but by those with successful cast recordings, movie versions, or even illegal bootlegs on YouTube. The shows audiences know, and the texts and music they expect to hear when they attend a production, are defined by media consumed at home more than by memories of performances witnessed in the theatre. For example, author Doug Reside shows that it is no accident that the serious book musical with a fixed score developed in the 1940s - when commercially pressed and marketed record albums made it possible to record most of the score of a new musical in a fixed medium. And Hamilton, a musical with dense lyrics and revolutionary musical style, would not have been as easily accessible to world audiences if most hadn''t already had the opportunity to learn the score by listening to free digital streams of the original cast recording.TTrade ReviewIn Fixing the Musical, Doug Reside brilliantly excavates what's been hiding in plain sight: how audiences, artists, and academics encounter, engage with, and enjoy musical theatre outside of the performance itself. This indispensable book tells the fascinating and surprising histories of musical theatre's various 'fixed' forms, from published librettos to cast albums, films, bootleg recordings, licensing, and more. Impeccable archival research and a lively, accessible voice make Fixing the Musical necessary and delightful. * Stacy Wolf, Author of Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theatre Across America *Doug Reside has taken a deep dive into a hitherto unexamined side of musical theater: technology. He goes from how scripts and musical scores were first printed, up to the creation of ancillary materials licensing houses offer to help mount productions. Reside makes us question many of our assumptions while surprising us with a lot of new information. * Ted Chapin, Former President, The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Printing the Musical 2. Picturing the Musical 3. Recording the Musical 4. The Musical as Moving Image 5. Bootlegging the Musical 6. Licensing the Musical 7. Fixing the Future Index

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Book SynopsisGrand Hotel. My One and Only. Nine. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. The Will Rogers Follies. For two decades, Tommy Tune was the maestro presiding over a string of glittering Broadway musicals that took the tradition of complete musical staging by a director-choreographer into a new era defined by spectacle and technology. He was last in a grand lineage led by Jerome Robbins, Gower Champion, Bob Fosse, and Michael Bennett, but also provided a link to a new generation of choreographers-turned-directors like Susan Stroman, Jerry Mitchell, and Casey Nicholaw. Unlike his fellow director-choreographers, Tune also maintained a successful performing career. His nine Tony Awards (plus a tenth, for Lifetime Achievement) were earned across four categories, not only for choreography and direction, but also as both featured and lead actor in a musical, for Seesaw and My One and Only--a distinction no one else can claim. Tune took the musical forward by looking backward, bringing satiric energy and contemporary style to a trove of show business antecedents--from clog dancing to showgirl formations, from precision kick lines to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers-style ballroom glides. He did the same with his concert and cabaret performances, drawing on classics from the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter and performing them not as nostalgia but as vital, immediate statements of personal philosophy. Everything is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune is the first full scale book about the career of this prodigious artist. It celebrates and examines with a critical eye his major projects, and summons for readers a glorious period of dance, performance, and theatrical imagination.Trade ReviewWe really sense the energy, rhythms, moods, and sounds of the movements, and are able to feel the theatricality of the choreography, and, hence, understand how Tune's staging worked to drive the drama in his productions. * Lisa Jo Sagolla, American Theatre Magazine *Winkler's book is the definition of a page turner. I literally could not put it down, except when I was rushing to YouTube to watch some of the dance numbers he so vividly described ... My appreciation and knowledge of Tune's career grew after reading this book, and I'm sure yours will too. If you love -- and care about -- the Broadway musical, this book is absolutely essential reading. * David Meyers, The Algemeiner *Winkler has written a lively, incisive look at Tommy Tune, Broadway's leading director/choreographer/performer in the latter decades of the Twentieth Century. Free of pretense, Tune served both his shows and audiences with his wit and unique style and Winkler captures it all. * Ken Bloom, author of Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes *Winkler explains what went right and what went wrong with each production as part of the larger story of Tune's superstar sensibility, triumphing in a period when it felt as if British musicals owned New York. The spectacular research outlines the history of the Broadway musical over a half century. Among studies of how entertainment can be made entertaining, it's a model of reporting. * Mindy Aloff, editor, Dance in America: A Reader's Anthology (Library of America) *Everything is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune is a well-researched, dizzying deep dive into the creative life and theatrical work of Thomas James Tune. * Adrienne M. Wilson, Journal Of Dance Education *Table of ContentsForeword by Geoffrey Block Introduction 1. Broadway Baby 2. Gents and Working Girls 3. Double Feature 4. City of Women 5. A Gershwin Tune 6. A Great Place to Make a Show 7. The Broadway Melody of 1991 8. Song and Dance Man Everything is Still Choreography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat do we mean by ''tragedy'' in present-day usage? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with the masterpieces of Sophocles, Shakespeare and Racine? What has tragedy been made to mean by dramatists, story-tellers, critics, philosophers, politicians and journalists over the last two and a half millennia? Why do we still read, re-write, and stage these old plays? This book argues for the continuities between ''then'' and ''now''. Addressing questions about belief, blame, mourning, revenge, pain, witnessing, timing and ending, Adrian Poole demonstrates the age-old significance of our attempts to make sense of terrible suffering.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Review'Oxford's always stimulating Very Short Introductions series.' * Independent on Sunday *Table of Contents1. Who needs it? ; 2. Once upon a time ; 3. The living dead ; 4. Who's to blame? ; 5. Big ideas ; 6. No laughing matter ; 7. Words, words, words ; 8. Good timing ; 9. Pain and gain

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Book SynopsisBroadway Bodies offers a new telling of Broadway history, exploring how ability, sexuality, and size intersect with gender, race, and ethnicity in casting and performance. Author Ryan Donovan unpacks Broadway's inclusion of various forms of embodied difference while exposing its simultaneous ambivalence toward non-conforming bodies.Trade ReviewSkillfully written in sharp, crystalline prose, the book comprises three case studies, each taking a deep dive into a musical whose casting demonstrates a particular type of body bias, then explicating that bias in a follow up chapter via other relevant shows. * Lisa Jo Sagolla, American Theatre *Ryan Donovan's fascinating and groundbreaking book explores what Broadway musical theatre hides in plain sight: bodies on stage and the politics of casting some bodies and not others. Through impeccable historical research, probing interviews, incisive performance analysis, and vivid firsthand experience, Donovan offers a new history of Broadway musicals that shines a light on the industry's troubling and often shocking casting practices. This essential-reading volume unearths how size, ability, and sexuality delimit the 'Broadway body' and mask casting's misogyny, racism, ableism, and fat phobia. * Stacy Wolf, Princeton University *Ryan Donovan's book immediately shifts the conversation on how we talk about musical theatre. Broadway Bodies is deeply knowledgeable, politically astute, and highly readable. I loved the book's clarity and purpose—this is a must-read for theatre and performance scholars and for anyone who cares about American theatre. * David Roman, University of Southern California *Broadway Bodies is a wake-up call for anyone interested in equity. It requires that we ponder what it is about ourselves that we really want our American musical theatre to reflect. * Lisa Jo Sagolla, American Theatre *Broadway Bodies, while eminently readable, is dense with sociopolitical context, historical research, and data surrounding casting practices. For those who study bodies in representation, specifically in the context of performance, this volume is a welcome contribution and is certain to serve as an anchor in this growing field. * Jennifer-Scott Mobley, Fat Studies *Donovan's well-analyzed arguments on unresolved problems of access and his profound understanding of the form lead the way. This treatise has much to offer and raises the prospect of a similar examination of nonmusical theater forms. * Choice *Table of ContentsPart I: Broadway Bodies Introduction: The Broadway Body 1. "I Saw What They Were Hiring": Casting and Recasting A Chorus Line Part II: Size 2. Dreamgirls, Size, and the Body Politics of Padding 3. "Must Be Heavyset": Casting Fat Women in Broadway Musicals Part III: Sexuality 4. La Cage aux Folles and Playing Gay 5. "Keeping It Gay" on The Great White Way Part IV: Ability 6. Deaf West's Awakening of Broadway 7. Musicals, Physical Difference, and Disability Epilogue: Recasting Broadway Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA fascinating look at the careers of some of Broadway''s greatest female performers in their own wordsIn Here''s to the Ladies, the follow-up to Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater, theatre journalist Eddie Shapiro sits down for intimate, career-encompassing conversations with yet more of Broadway''s most prolific and fascinating leading women. Full of detailed stories and reflections, his conversations with such luminaries as Barbara Cook, Kelli O''Hara, Heather Headley, Faith Prince, Stephanie J. Block, Tonya Pinkins, and a host of others dig deep into each actor''s career -together, these chapters tell the story of what it means to be a leading lady on Broadway over the past fifty years. Alan Cumming described Nothing Like a Dame as an encyclopedia of modern musical theatre via a series of tender meetings between a diehard fan and his idols. Because of Eddie Shapiro''s utter guilelessness, these women open up and reveal more than they ever haveTrade ReviewEddie Shapiro has gathered the best in business for another fascinating collection of interviews. Reading his work is like sitting down with old friends, where the conversation is easy and the laughs are plenty. This backstage tour de force is one of my all-time favorites and a must-have for any theater loverâs library. * Susan Stroman, LGBTQ+ Studies *Table of Contents1. Barbara Cook 2. Tonya Pinkins 3. Faith Prince 4. Charlotte D'Amboise 5. Mary Beth Peil 6. Judy Kuhn 7. Beth Leavel 8. Carolee Carmello 9. Rachel York 10. Melissa Errico 11. Alice Ripley 12. Sherie Rene Scott 13. Kerry Butler 14. Heather Headley 15. Karen Olivo 16. Kelli O'Hara 17. Stephanie J. Block 18. Adrienne Warren 19. Jessie Mueller 20. Marin Mazzie

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Book SynopsisAre you a musical theatre fan who loves TikTok? Or are you curious about how this social media app has changed musical theatre fandom - and even the concept of the musical itself? TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age takes readers inside the world of TikTok Broadway, where fans create, expand, and canonize musical theatre through viral videos. It argues that TikTok democratizes musical theatre fan cultures and spaces, creating a new canon of musical theatre that reflects the preferences and passions of the fans. Readers will also see how TikTok Broadway influences other aspects of U.S. popular culture, from Broadway shows to TV adaptations.From Six and Beetlejuice to Wicked and Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, this book covers the most popular and innovative musical theatre content on TikTok. Author Trevor Boffone, a musical theatre scholar and a TikTok creator, shows how fans use the app to express their love for musical theatre, and how they collaborate to produ

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Book SynopsisThe Choreography of Environments: How the Anna and Lawrence Halprin Home Transformed Contemporary Dance and Urban Design explores how objects and the domestic spaces seep into the aesthetic consciousness of movement-based artists, like dancers and urban designers, significantly shaping their approach to movement invention and choreography. If these objects and spaces happen to have been designed by a leading modernist architect and landscape designer working with the dancer, then the aesthetic imprint is amplified. Dance innovation becomes pressed into dialogue with spatial, environmental, and urban agendas. The Choreography of Environments builds on this premise to consider the use of ordinary objects from a private residence as lenses into viewing dance innovation. Author Janice Ross posits the Halprins' 1950s iconic mid-century modern home and expansive outdoor dance deck as a hidden archive. She explores four objects from their house and gardens -- staircase, deck, chair, and windo

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Book SynopsisOn his first train journey alone to Berlin, the young Emil is robbed by a mysterious stranger. Emil thinks he has lost everything and the play follows his attempts to track down the thief. However, he is not alone in this endeavour. He teams up with a gang of young detectives who try to solve the mystery together.

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Book SynopsisThis is the ultimate anthology of theatrical anecdotes, edited by lifelong theatre-lover Gyles Brandreth in the Oxford tradition, and covering every kind of theatrical story and experience from the age of Shakespeare and Marlowe to the age of Stoppard and Mamet, from Richard Burbage to Richard Briers, from Nell Gwynn to Daniel Day-Lewis, from Sarah Bernhardt to Judi Dench.Players, playwrights, prompters, producers--they all feature. The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes provides a comprehensive, revealing, and hugely entertaining portrait of the world of theatre across four hundred years.Many of the anecdotes are humorous: all have something pertinent and illuminating to say about an aspect of theatrical life--whether it is the art of playwriting, the craft of covering up missed cues, the drama of the First Night, the nightmare of touring, or the secret ingredients of star quality.Edmund Kean, Henry Irving, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Ellen Terry, Edith Evans, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren--the great ''names'' are all here, of course, but there are tales of the unexpected, too--and the unknown. This is a book--presented in five acts, with a suitably anecdotal and personal prologue from Gyles Brandreth--where, once in a while, the understudy takes centre-stage and Gyles Brandreth treats triumph and disaster just the same, including stories from the tattiest touring companies as well as from Broadway, the West End and theatres, large and small, in Australia, India, and across Europe.Trade ReviewIt is impossible to do justice here to the fullness of Brandreth's bran tub. It's a hamper of a book, overflowing with delights and the odd occasion for serious reflection... * Simon Callow, The Sunday Times *... cracker of a book... with theatres closed because of coronavirus, The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes is about as close to a play we can get at the moment and it is well worth the admission price. * Sunday Express *The mix of solemnity and humour is perhaps a suitable homage to a great industry now in danger of dying, leaving in its wake only anecdotes about old times. * Lindsay Duguid, Times Literary Supplement *Brilliantly wide-ranging collection of showbiz tales with an anecdote-packed introduction from the man himself. * James Walton, Readers Digest *... a chunky tome of a book containing scrupulously researched snippets of amusing theatrical chat... The prologue to the book is a mini masterpiece in itself and demonstrates with a quiet strenth and a familiar humour, the depth of Brandreth's love for the theatre and his remarkable insight into it... makes you smile, wonder and sympathise... * Sandra Callard, ON-Yorkshire Magazine *Brandreth is always reliably funny... * Literary Review *... a sheer delight... this meaty volume will transport the reader into the world of make-believe and recount the very real exploits of the wizards who create it. * John Badenhorst, Press and Journal *This, of course, is not a book to read from cover to cover - it's one to dip into as and when the mood takes you. I heartily recommend you take the plunge. * Stephen Griffin, Camden New Journal *Funny, cringe-worthy, witty and wise, it's the perfect book for theatre-goers. * Surrey Life *...provides a fascinating perspective on the history of British (and sometimes American or Australian) theatre... there's so much to enjoy here: it really is a book that keeps on giving, and will keep the reader happily dipping in and out for many weeks... * Shiny New Books *The ever wonderful Gyles Brandreth edits this joyous and hugely entertaining new anthology of theatrical anecdotes... a comprehensive, revealing, and hugely entertaining portrait of the world of theatre across four hundred years. * The Arts Shelf *Completely brilliant. Gyles knows all the best theatre stories and he has collected them just for us. What a treat! * Dame Judi Dench *Table of ContentsPrologue Act One: Players from WIlliam Shakespeare to Henry Irving Act Two: Players from Sarah Bernhardt to Tallulah Bankhead Act Three: Players from Ralph Richardson to Naeem Hyat Interval: Audiences and Critics Act Four: Playwrights, Producers, and Directors Act Five: Unforeseen Circumstances Epilogue

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Book SynopsisGreat Shakespeare Actors provides a series of well-informed, well-written, illuminating, and entertaining accounts of many of the most famous stage performers of Shakespeare in both England and America, offering a concise, actor-centred history of Shakespeare on the stage.Trade ReviewWells's vignette reports will make you wish you had been there... Eye-witness accounts are good, and especially when they are by actors such as Helen Faucit in the 19th century and by such academics as Stanley Wells in the 20th century, are invaluable. * Robert Tanitch, Mature Times *Wells's book is a mentor and companion to the Shakespeare lover. It can be dipped into at leisure as each chapter is complete in itself, but the text is so diverting and compulsive, so utterly knowledgeable and incisive, that it is difficult to find an easy pause. It is a book to cherish, to laugh with and to wonder at. * Sandra Callard, On: Yorkshire Magazine *Aimed at a broad readership, the book offers short biographies of "great Shakespeare actors" from Shakespeare's time to our own ... the book will very likely prove a helpful and entertaining resource for many. * Kevin Curran, Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 *Great Shakespeare Actors is most impressive when quarrying the more remote past, and, although it is suitable for dipping into, reading it straight through conveys a sense of how acting styles and actors' careers have changed. * Henry Hitchings, Spectator *[A] fascinating book. * Benedict Nightingale, New Statesman *Stanley Wells has his work cut out in Great Shakespeare Actors as he assesses around forty performers over the past four centuries, from Richard Burbage to Simon Russell Beale, offering brisk career summaries with a dash of scholarship and plenty of anecdote ... There's no shortage of excellent stories. * David Collard, The Times Literary Supplement *... Wells' passion is infectious. * New Republic, Charles Shafaieh *This collection is not only a useful source in itself, but opens up many other routes into theatre commentary, both historical and contemporary. * Heather Neill, Around the Globe *What could easily have been a repetitive book, as a series of actors is connected to a limited number of distinguished roles, is so well written that this never becomes the case. The writing is assured and never flags in an unexpected volume that is well worth dipping into. * British Theatre Guide, Philip Fisher *There's so much more in this fascinating book that I haven't been able to cover, so I can only urge you, if this kind of thing interests you, to go out and get a copy soon. You won't regret it. * Shiny New Books, Harriet Devine *Stanley Wells has written a book which is a total delight... unputdownable. * The Journal (Newcastle), Richard Edmonds *There is deep research here, lightly worn but nevertheless offering clear pointers for those who wish to study individual performers more closely, and for the great majority of the book there is also an engaging tone * Lisa Hopkins, Sheffield Hallam University, Times Higher Education *a brisk, fascinating theatrical voyage through more than four centuries * The Independent, Nicholas De Jongh *There is deep research here, lightly worn Wells is judicious and restrained and has a dry, crisp style. * Times Higher Education, Lisa Hopkins *Stanley Wells - Shakespeare's brightest and best champion for decades - has produced an absolutely wonderful and wildly readable survey of Shakespearean acting. With tremendous flashes of insight, Wells illuminates not just the staging and the modes of acting that predominated over the centuries, but also the true nature of Shakespeare as a provider of play scripts for actors and audiences. Superbly researched, this is a book that I shall revisit time and time again. * Stephen Fry *This astonishing book fills a vital gap on the shelves. Stanley Wells combines the detailed knowledge of a Shakespeare scholar with the sharp eye of a dramatic critic in a book that makes great performances come resonantly alive. If future generations want to know what Olivier or Dench really were like in Shakespeare, it is to this book that they will turn. * Michael Billington *In his own day, and ever since, Shakespeare's plays have been staged by some of the worlds most extraordinary actors. Stanley Wells, who knows these plays and their fascinating histories as well as anyone, offers here incisive portraits of exceptional actors who have performed Shakespeare over the past 400 years, from Burbage and Kemp up through Olivier, Dench, McKellen, and Beale. It's a thrilling and captivating account. * James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare *Stanley Wells's Great Shakespeare Actors is a companionable tour through the encyclopaedic knowledge of our greatest Shakespeare scholar, full of anecdote, erudition, and intimate firsthand observation. It's a tribute to a life of devotion to the theatre, on the page and on stage, informed by a living sense of what actors do, and who they are, and how they work. There are many classic lives here, but also, to me, some enjoyable surprises. * Margaret Drabble *a highly enjoyable book, clearly and pungently written. ... it will be of great help to the general reader, to Shakespeare students and to theatre historians alike as it allows us to reflect on the very essence of theatre * Sophie Chiari, Cercles *As well as drawing effectively on significant written accounts by actors and critics, Wells is particularly persuasive in analyses of visual and aural evidence * Russell Jackson, The Year's Contribution to Shakespeare Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction Prelude: William Shakespeare 1: Richard Burbage 2: Will Kemp 3: Robert Armin 4: Thomas Betterton 5: Charles Macklin 6: David Garrick Who Was the First Great Shakespeare Actress? 7: Sarah Siddons 8: George Frederick Cooke 9: John Philip Kemble 10: Dora Jordan 11: Edmund Kean 12: William Charles Macready 13: Helen Faucit Who Was the First Great American Shakespeare Actor? 14: Ira Aldridge 15: Charlotte Cushman 16: Edwin Booth 17: Henry Irving 18: Ellen Terry 19: Tommaso Salvini Times of Change 20: Edith Evans 21: Sybil Thorndike 22: Charles Laughton 23: Donald Wolfit 24: Ralph Richardson 25: John Gielgud 26: Laurence Olivier 27: Peggy Ashcroft 28: Michael Redgrave 29: Paul Scofield 30: Donald Sinden 31: Richard Pasco 32: Ian Richardson 33: Judi Dench 34: Derek Jacobi 35: Ian McKellen 36: Janet Suzman 37: Antony Sher 38: Simon Russell Beale 39: Kenneth Branagh

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Book SynopsisThe story of modern drama is a tale of extremes, testing both audiences and actors to their limits through hostility and contrarianism. Spanning 1880 to the present, Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr shows how truly international a phenomenon modern drama has become, and how vibrant and diverse in both text and performance. This Very Short Introduction explores the major developments of modern drama, covering two decades per chapter, from early modernist theatre through post-war developments to more recent and contemporary theatre. Shepherd-Barr tracks the emergence of new theories from the likes of Brecht and Beckett alongside groundbreaking productions to illuminate the fascinating evolution of modern drama.ABOUT THE SERIES:The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewShepherd-Barr manages to survey over a hundred years of Western drama in this pocket-sized book ... Providing a cursory, but considered, overview that introduces the reader to the richness and diversity of the topic in an engaging and readily comprehensible manner. That is no mean feat. * Adrian Curtin, Studies in Theatre and Performance *an excellent and insightful short introduction to modern drama * Adrian Curtin, Studies in Theatre and Performance *Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction, is something of a marvel. A clear case is made for each of the eras of modern drama while also demonstrating the lasting influence of directors, playwrights, and styles. * Lee Jacobus, Emeritus Prof. of English, UConn, Storrs *Table of Contents1. 1880-1900: realism, naturalism and symbolism ; 2. 1900-1920: sex, suffrage, and scandal ; 3. 1920-1940: metatheatre and modernity ; 4. 1940-1960: salesmen , southerners, anger and ennui ; 5. 1960-1980: absurdism, protest and commitment ; 6. 1980-2000: bearing witness ; 7. 2000-present: contemporary theatre

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Book SynopsisJILL DOLAN is Professor of English and Theatre at Princeton University, USA, where she is also Director of its programme in the study of women and gender. She is the author of Utopia in Performance: Finding Hope at the Theatre and The Feminist Spectator as Critic, among other books. She writes The Feminist Spectator blog at www.feministspectator.blogspot.com.

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Book SynopsisList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Siting Testimony Testimony and the Voice of Species Iconophilia Archiving Beckett Information and the Inhuman Conclusion: Beyond the archive? IndexTrade Review'An extremely well-written and cogently argued work on an area that has remained underexplored in Beckett studies.' - Shane Weller, University of Kent, UK 'The book adds substantially to Beckett's status in considerations of testimony, providing an eloquent engagement that will prove an important reference-point for future scholarship.' - Peter Fifield, St. John's College, Oxford, Modern Language ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Siting Testimony Testimony and the Voice of Species Iconophilia Archiving Beckett Information and the Inhuman Conclusion: Beyond the archive? Index

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Book SynopsisScenic effects involving rotating turntables, tracking stage wagons, and the vertical movement of curtains and painted drops have become common in both Broadway and Regional theatre productions. The machines that drive these effects range from small pneumatic cylinders pushing loads of a few pounds an inch or two, to 40 horsepower winches running multi-ton scenery at speeds 6 feet per second or more. Usually this machinery is designed by theatre technicians specifically for a particular show's effect. Compared to general industry, this design process is short, often only a few days long, it is done by one person, design teams are rare, and it is done in the absence of reference material specifically addressing the issues involved. The main goal of this book is to remedy this last situation.Mechanical Design for the Stage will be a reference for you that will:* provide the basic engineering formulas needed to predict the forces, torques, speeds, and power required by a given move* give a technician a design process to follow which will direct their work from general concepts to specific detail as a design evolves, and* show many examples of traditional stage machinery designs.The book's emphasis will be on following standard engineering design and construction practices, and developing machines that are functional, efficient to build, easily maintained, and safe to use.Table of ContentsBasic Concepts: Displacement, velocity acceleration; The force to accelerate mass; The force to overcome friction; The lifting force; Emax analysis- E-stop; Power example; Basic Concepts: Angular Displacement, angular speed, angular acceleration; The torque to accelerate mass; The torque of overcome friction; The lifting torque; Tmax analysis-E-stop; Rotational Power Example; Combining Linear and Rotary Motion; Safety; Power Sources; Electric Motors ; Fluid Power Actuators; Speed Reduction; General Concepts; Gear Reducers; Chain Reduction; Belts; Shafting; Bearings and Wheels; Wire Rope & Sheaves; Cable Drums; Screw Mechanisms; Brakes; Control, from a mechanical design point of view; Frames and Framing; Freedom and Constraint; The Mechanical Design Process; Specification; Concept Design and Concept Evaluation; Detail Design; Manufacture; Cable Drum Winches; Turntable Drives; Guides, Tracks, Dogs and Knives; Lifts; Traps; Miscellaneous mechanisms: bellcranks, linkages, escapements, etc; Appendixes.

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Book SynopsisAs entertaining and hilarious as the show itself, Blue Man World reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the Blue Men, but couldn''t get them to tell you. The first-ever Blue Man Group book, published on the occasion of their 25th anniversary, Blue Man World is a glorious combination of music, comedy, and state-of-the-art technology, Blue Man Group has evolved from its underground roots in New York City to one of the world''s most beloved events. The show has been seen by 35 million people worldwide and its fans includes kids and adults, ages 8 to 80.Blue Man World is a graphically rich, textually dynamic, cheekily clever deep dive into the world of the Blue Men, as well as a hilarious cultural satire. Including archival photographs, specially commissioned artwork, infographics, and interviews with Blue Man experts (both real and potentially not real), it asks and sometimes answers all the burning questions: Who are these Blue Men? Where do they come from? Why are there only three of them? What drives their curiosity? What do they want to accomplish? Blue Man Group is a global entertainment company best known for the award-winning Blue Man Group show. A dynamic combination of music, comedy, and technology, the show appeals to a broad ranges of age groups and cultural backgrounds. It is continually refreshed with new music, stories, custom instruments and state-of-the-art technology.

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Book SynopsisList of Photographs - Notes on Contributors - PART 1 - The Multiplicity of British Theatre; T.Shank - Sated, Starved or Satisfied: The Languages of Theatre in Britain Today; T.Dunn - PART 2 - Digging the Greeks: New Versions of Old Classics; R.Cohn - Cultural Transformations; J.Verma - Edward Bond and the Royal National Theatre; I.Stuart - Spread a Little Happiness: West End Musicals; S.Morley - PART 3 - Breaking the Boundaries: The People Show, Lumiere & Son and Hesitate and Demonstrate; L.Sobieski - Diverse Assembly: Some Trends in Recent Performance; T.Etchells - Experimental Theatre in Scotland; A.Cameron - The Welsh National Theatre: The Avant-Garde in the Diaspora; D.Hughes - LIFTing the Theatre: The London International Festival of Theatre; C.Armitstead - PART 4 - The Electronic Media and British Drama; M.Esslin - The Playwriting Profession: Setting Out and the Journey; T.Shank - Directors: The New Generation; J.Edwardes - Recent Tendencies in Design; M.Wolf - IndexTable of ContentsList of Photographs - Notes on Contributors - PART 1 - The Multiplicity of British Theatre; T.Shank - Sated, Starved or Satisfied: The Languages of Theatre in Britain Today; T.Dunn - PART 2 - Digging the Greeks: New Versions of Old Classics; R.Cohn - Cultural Transformations; J.Verma - Edward Bond and the Royal National Theatre; I.Stuart - Spread a Little Happiness: West End Musicals; S.Morley - PART 3 - Breaking the Boundaries: The People Show, Lumiere & Son and Hesitate and Demonstrate; L.Sobieski - Diverse Assembly: Some Trends in Recent Performance; T.Etchells - Experimental Theatre in Scotland; A.Cameron - The Welsh National Theatre: The Avant-Garde in the Diaspora; D.Hughes - LIFTing the Theatre: The London International Festival of Theatre; C.Armitstead - PART 4 - The Electronic Media and British Drama; M.Esslin - The Playwriting Profession: Setting Out and the Journey; T.Shank - Directors: The New Generation; J.Edwardes - Recent Tendencies in Design; M.Wolf - Index

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Book SynopsisNow in its fourth edition, Illustrated Theatre Production Guide delivers a step-by-step approach to the most prevalent and established theatre production practices, focusing on essential issues related to the construction of wooden, fabric, plastic, and metal scenery used on the stage. Offering techniques and best-practice methods from experienced industry experts, this book allows readers to create a foundation on which to build a successful and resourceful career behind the scenes in theatre production. The new edition has been fully updated to include the latest technology and current practices, with four new chapters on Safety, Automation, Digital Fabrication, and the Production Process, and an emphasis on inclusivity and gender-neutral language.A must-have resource for both the community theatre worker who must be a jack of all trades and the student who needs to learn the fundamentals on his or her own, Illustrated Theatre Production Guide covers all the necessities of theatre production through detailed lessons and hundreds of drawings.The book also includes access to a companion website featuring instruction videos, tips for an eco-friendly production, and additional images and resources.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Section 1: People and Process 1. Working in the Theatre 2. The Production Process Section 2: The Theatre and its Equipment 3. Thrust Theatres 4. Black Box and Experimental Theatres 5. Proscenium Theatres 6. Curtains & Backdrops 7. Ropes & Knots 8. Theatre Rigging 9. Arena Rigging Section 3: The Scene Shop and its Equipment 10. Shop Safety & PPE 11. Hand Tools 12. Shop Equipment 13. Building Materials 14. Hardware and Other Essential Theatre Supplies Section 4: Building Scenery 15. Flats 16. Platforms and Decking 17. Stairs 18. Metal Construction 19. Construction Documents 20. Digital Fabrication 21. Scenic Machinery and Automation Section 5: Stage Lighting 22. Electrical Theory 23. Power Distribution 24. Lighting Control 25. Photometrics and Instrumentation 26. Hanging and Focusing Section 6: Audio & Video 27. Audio Theory 28. Sound Reinforcement 29. Digital Audio Files 30. Video Projection for the Stage Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisThe Production Manager's Toolkit Second Edition offers an up-to-date, comprehensive introduction to a theatrical and special event production career for new and aspiring professionals, given by expert voices in the field.The book discusses management techniques, communication skills, and relationship building tactics to become effective and successful production managers. With a focus on management theory, top production managers provide insights into budgeting, scheduling, meetings, hiring, maintaining safety, and more. Through interviews and case studies, production management techniques are explored throughout various entertainment genres including theatre, dance, opera, music, and special events. The second edition includes all new case studies, new chapters, and updated content throughout, showcasing a continued progressive approach to the job and the field.Filled with references, tools, templates, and checklists, The Production Manager's Toolkit iTable of Contents1. Communication 2. Relationships 3. Management Techniques and Theory 4. How to be an Anti-Racist Production Manager 5. Planning and Scheduling 6. Meetings 7. Money and Budget 8. Hiring and Casting 9. Safety 10. Theatre 11. Opera 12. Dance 13. Rock and Roll 14. Symphony Music 15. Presenting 16. Co-productions 17. Touring 18. Special Events 19. Pathway Toward a Career in Production Management 20. Balance

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Book SynopsisThis volume in the Routledge Key Guides series provides a round-up of the fifty musicals whose creations were seminal in altering the landscape of musical theater discourse in the English-speaking world.Each entry summarises a show, including a full synopsis, discussion of the creators'' process, show''s critical reception, and its impact on the landscape of musical theater.This is the ideal primer for students of musical theater  its performance, history, and place in the modern theatrical world  as well as fans and lovers of musicals.Table of Contents1. The Black Crook by Sebastian Trainor2. HMS Pinafore by Richard and Rupert Holmes3. The Merry Widow by Andrew Child4. Shuffle Along by Jerrell L. Henderson5. Show Boat by Benjamin Nissen 6. Of Thee I Sing by Laura Frankos 7. Anything Goes by Scott Miller8. Porgy and Bess by Isaiah Wooden9. The Cradle Will Rock by Johanna Pinzler10. Pal Joey by Laurence Maslon11. Oklahoma by Kevin David Thomas12. Guys and Dolls by Thomas S. Hischak13. The Threepenny Opera by Lauren Mack14. My Fair Lady by Peter Filichia15. West Side Story by Jennifer Delac16. Gypsy by Robert W. Schneider17. The Fantasticks by David Arthur18. Hello Dolly by Phillip Fazio19. Fiddler on the Roof by Beth Burrier20. Cabaret by Bruce Kimmel 21. Hair by Wes Drummond22. Promises, Promises by David Spencer23. Company by Rick Pender24. No No Nanette (1971) by Robert W. Schneider25. The Wiz by David Ward 26. A Chorus Line by Ron Fassler27. Annie by Charles Kirsch28. Sweeney Todd by Alison Morooney29. Ain’t Misbehavin by Richard Dueñez Morrison30. Dreamgirls by Bill Russell31. Cats by Stephen Mo Hanan 32. La Cage Aux Folles by Robert W. Schneider33. Les Miserables by Robert Meffe34. The Phantom of the Opera by Susan Russell35. Miss Saigon by Jeanmarie Higgins36. The Secret Garden by Elizabeth Bonjean37. Falsettos by Jack Lechner38. Beauty and the Beast by Eden Hildebrand 39. Grease (1994) by Mark Madama40. Rent by Jordan Dragutsky41. Seussical by Nathan Brewer42. The Producers by Kasey RT Graham43. Mamma Mia by Malcolm Womack44. Wicked by Lauren Haughton Gillis45. Jersey Boys by Jamie Buxton46. In The Heights by Devon Hunt47. Next to Normal by Joe Dziemianowicz48. Fun Home by Courtney Laine Self49. Hamilton by W. Jerome Stevenson50. Dear Evan Hansen by Frederick D. Miller

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive guide to the unique genre of the jukebox musical, delving into its history to explain why these musicals have quickly become beloved for multiple generations of theatergoers and practitioners. Providing a concise exploration of the three main categories of the jukebox musicalbiographical, genre-specific, and artist catalogthis text is perfect for those wishing to learn more about this relatively recent and unique genre of theater. It identifies the dramaturgical needs that arise in these productions and explains how certain works become critical darlings or fan favorites. How much information needs to be conveyed through song and how much can be left up to interpretation by the audience? What kinds of changes occur when a repertoire of songs is reimagined for the stage? In addition to these insightful explorations, it also reveals how creative teams tackle the unique challenge of weaving together plot and song in order to convey meaning, emotion, Table of ContentsPart 1: Historical and Dramaturgical 1. Five, Six, Seven, Eight!: An Introduction 2. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Jukebox Musical 3. Preludes and Predecessors: Vaudeville, Rock Musicals, and Megamusicals 4. Mamma Mia! and the Establishment of a Form Part 2: Types of Jukebox Musicals 5. Exploring a Discography: Artist Catalog Jukebox Musicals 6. A Life in Lyrics: Biographical Jukebox Musicals 7. Reminiscing about the Classics: Era- and Genre-Specific Musicals

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Book SynopsisOurs is the age of celebrity. An inescapable aspect of daily life in our media-saturated societies of the twenty-first century, celebrity is celebrated for its infinite plasticity and glossy seductions. But there is also a darker side. Celebrity culture is littered from end to end with addictions, pathologies, neuroses, even suicides. Why, as a society, are we held in thrall to celebrity? What is the power of celebrity in a world of increasing consumerism, individualism and globalization? Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies, edited by acclaimed social theorist Anthony Elliott, offers a remarkably clear overview of the analysis of celebrity in the social sciences and humanities, and in so doing seeks to develop a new agenda for celebrity studies. The key theories of celebrity, ranging from classical sociological accounts to critical theory, and from media studies to postmodern approaches, are drawn together and critically appraised. There are substantive chapters looking at fame, renown and celebrity in terms of the media industries, pop music, the makeover industries, soap stars, fans and fandom as well as the rise of non-Western forms of celebrity. The Handbook also explores in detail the institutional aspects of celebrity, and especially new forms of mediated action and interaction. From Web 3.0 to social media, the culture of celebrity is fast redefining the public political sphere. Throughout this volume, there is a strong emphasis on interdisciplinarity with chapters covering sociology, cultural studies, psychology, politics and history. Written in a clear and direct style, this handbook will appeal to a wide undergraduate audience. The extensive references and sources will direct students to areas of further study.Table of ContentsPart I: Theories and Concepts of Celebrity 1. Celebrity and Contemporary Culture: A Critical Analysis of Some Theoretical Accounts, Anthony Elliott and Ross Boyd 2. Celebrity’s Histories, Robert van Krieken 3. Celebrity in the Contemporary Era, Hannah Hamad 4. Postmodern Theories of Celebrity, Lee Barron 5. Cultural Studies and the Politics of Celebrity: From Powerless Elite to Celebristardom, Barry King 6. Celebrity and Religion, Kathryn Lofton Part II: The Culture of Celebrity 7. The Death of Celebrity: Global Grief, Manufactured Mourning, Anthony Elliott 8. Soap Stars, C. Lee Harrington 9. Celebrity, Fans and Fandom, Nick Stevenson 10. Celebrity in the Social Media Age: Renegotiating the Public and the Private, Anne Jerslev and Mette Mortensen Part III: Non-Western Celebrity 11. Victims, Bollywood and the Construction of a Cele-meme, Pramod K. Nayar 12. K-pop Idols, Artificial Beauty and Affective Fan Relationships in South Korea, Joanna Elfving-Hwang 13. ‘Idols’ in Japan, Asia and the World, Patrick W. Galbraith 14. Celebrity and Power in South America, Nahuel Ribke 15 Celebrity Philanthropy in China: Rethinking Cultural Studies’ ‘Big Citizen’ Critique, Elaine Jeffreys Part IV: The Conduits of Celebrity 16. Celebrity in the Age of Global Communication Networks, Olivier Driessens 17. Celebrity Involvement: Parasocial Interaction, Identification and Worship, William J. Brown 18. Celebrity, Reputational Capital and the Media Industries, Philip Drake 19. Human Rights, Democracy and Celebrity, Mark Wheeler 20. Drastic Plastic: Identity in The Age of Makeover, Anthony Elliott 21. The Great Gomez: John Astin in Conversation with Anthony Elliott

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Book SynopsisTouring Theatrical Productions: An International Guide is a practical and comprehensive overview of planning, staging and closing international touring productions.This book offers a step-by-step chronological journal of preparing a company for international touring, from applying for international visas to returning home after a tour. It includes discussions of invitations, contracts, scheduling, health and safety, personnel, packing and shipping, certifications, insurance, travel, unions, hotels, ethics and cuisines. Each chapter is filled with guidelines, samples of paperwork and checklists to ensure the smooth running of any international tour. Written by the Production Manager and Technical Director of India's most travelled show The Manganiyar Seduction with Can & Abel Theatres, this book includes examples, incidents and experiences of performing in over 20 countries with over 200 shows.This how-to guide will benefit Technical Directors andTable of ContentsPrologue Acknowledgment 1. Receiving House 2. Producing House 3. Before Travel 4. In the Travel 5. At the Hotel 6. At the Performing Venue 7. Performance 8. Strike 9. Leaving from Host Country 10. Reaching Home Country Appendix 1: Touring Company Crew Toolkit Appendix 2: Working Safely in Theater: Guidelines Apendix 3: Lists: Who, When, Where Appendix 4: International Theater and Performing Arts Festivals Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDance Research Methodologies: Ethics, Orientations, and Practices captures the breadth of methodological approaches to research in dance in the fine arts, the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences by bringing together researchers from around the world writing about a variety of dance forms and practices.This book makes explicit the implicit skills and experiences at work in the research processes by detailing the ethics, orientations, and practices fundamental to being a researcher across the disciplines of dance. Collating together approaches from key subdisciplines, this book brings together perspectives on dance practice, dance studies, dance education, dance science, as well as dance research in cross-, multi-, and interdisciplinary fields. Practice-based chapters cover methodological approaches that provide rich examples of how research design and implementation are navigated by practicing scholars. Dance Research Methodologies also includes a practical workbook that helps readers to decide upon, refine, and enact their research, as well as develop ways in which to communicate their process and outcomes.This vital textbook is a valuable resource for research faculty interested in interdisciplinary conversation and practice, emerging scholars honing their methodological approaches, graduate students engaged in research-based coursework and projects, and advanced undergraduates.Trade Review"Candelario and Henley offer an array of reading possibilities that could be used across courses to introduce and explore research in its multitude of approaches seen in dance, simultaneously challenging thinking about research and practice... This text will surely become a vital addition to academics and students of dance." Monica J. Cameron Frichtel, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware, USA"Both inspiring and instructive, Dance Research Methods captures the diversity of today’s dance scholarship and offers an array of methodological possibilities that will surely lead to research trajectories yet to be discovered. Reminding us that dance theory and dancemaking practices are always intersecting and shaping the myriad ways that we create and present new knowledge, experienced and aspiring researchers using this text will enter into an ever-widening conversation about praxis inquiry, artful research practices, the importance of ethical decision-making, and the joys of pursuing research as a creative and artistic enterprise." Penelope Hanstein, MFA, PhD, Cornaro Professor of Dance Emerita, Texas Woman’s University, USA"While some of the meticulous and rigorously curated essays contain pre-requisite standard approaches that are nourishing, there are many where scholarship itself is critiqued and stretched to include an invaluable selection of voices, grammars, registers, provocations, and contexts, making this a standout book for scholars in the pursuit of inclusive (as yet elusive) dance research methodologies. Imbuing this impressive assembly of work with a sustained call for pervasive ethics is a compelling masterstroke for our times." Jay Pather, Director, Institute for Creative Arts, Professor, Centre for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa"Dance Research Methodologies includes comprehensive and detailed step-by-step methods, conversations, and personal reflections on ‘how to’ do dance research across myriad themes. Providing a wealth of different approaches in an accessible format, it is an invaluable resource for dance researchers, from undergraduate to post-doctoral." Sarah Whatley, Director, Centre for Dance Research, Coventry University, UK"The book functions like a set of hyperlinks that organize leaping off points to follow up in references and ideas across the diverse field of dance research. This wide-ranging collection highlights differences between 'research' versus 'creating work' or 'rehearsing,' and introduces archival research for where no archive exists, prompts for writing as dancing, ethics as research method, and other gems." Jonathan W. Marshall, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Edith Cowan University, AustraliaTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction1. Dance Research in/as Communities of PracticeRosemary Candelario and Matthew Henley2. Research Ethics, Orientations, and PracticesRosemary Candelario and Matthew HenleyPart 2: Dance Practice3. Introduction to Research in Dance Practice: Practice-as-ResearchVida Midgelow4. Choreographies of Presence: Improvisation as Feminist PracticeJo Pollitt5. Community Dance and Collection Creation: Art, Health, and Social Development Across the HemisphereAurelia Chillemi and Victoria Fortuna6. FutureBlackSpace: Weaving Art, Healing, and ActivismJohn-Paul Zaccarini7. Practice (or) Research: A Conversation with Eiko OtakeRosemary Candelario and Eiko OtakePart 3: Dance Studies8. Introduction to Research in Dance Studies: Dance as a HumanityThomas DeFrantz9. Choreographic Analysis as Dance Studies Methodology: Cases, Expansions, and CritiquesHarmony Bench, Rosemary Candelario, J. Lorenzo Perillo, and Cristina Fernandes Rosa10. Global South Archives: Listening and Acknowledging AuthorshipAna Paula Höfling11. Cyphering with Oral HistoryMiRi Park12. To the Motion Itself: Towards a Phenomenological Methodology of Dance ResearchNigel StewartPart 4: Dance Education13. Introduction to Research in Dance Education: New Pathways to DiscoveryLynnette Young Overby14. Towards a Decolonial Dance Research Paradigm: Ubuntu as Qualitative Hermeneutic PhenomenologyAlfdaniels Mabingo15. Ethnography for Research in Dance Education: Global, Decolonial, and Somatic AspirationsOjeya Cruz Banks16. Conducting an Experiment: How Quantifying Answers to a Question can Promote the Value of Dance Education.Lynnette Young Overby and Matthew Henley17. Classroom as Laboratory: Teacher Self-Study and Dance Education Ilana Morgan18. Mixing Methods and Approaches in Dance Education ResearchMatthew HenleyPart 5: Dance Science19. Introduction to Research in Dance Science: The Science of Movement and Choreography of Research – Evolving Methodologies in Dance ScienceMargaret Wilson20. Mentoring Dance Science Research: Circling the Square– Edel Quin in Conversation with Margaret WilsonEdel Quin and Margaret Wilson21. Thinking Statistically for Dance ResearchGregory Youdan Jr.22. A Dance/Movement Therapy Approach to Interview AnalysisTomoyo Kawano23. Carving an Innovative Space for Dialogic Intersections: Dance, Disability, and DesignMerry Lynn MorrisPart 6: Dance Research Beyond Disciplines24. Introduction to Dance Research Beyond Disciplines: Extending Dance-based Ways of KnowingRosemary Candelario and Matthew Henley25. Strange Bedfellows: Dance Studies, Academic Disciplines, and Truth in CrisisJanet O’Shea26. Keeping Movement at the Center as we Dance into Interdisciplinary ResearchAdesola AkinleyePart 727. A Creative Workbook for Rehearsing Ethics, Orientations, and PracticesRosemary Candelario and Matthew Henley

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Book SynopsisThe creative economy permeates our everyday lives, shaping where we live, what we buy, and how we interact with others. Looking at dimensions of people, place, policy, and market forces, the book offers a comprehensive perspective on arts and culture, in both economic and social life.The book explores the multifaceted components that make up this complex field. Underlying this journey is the throughline of diversity, equity, and inclusion as watchwords of todayâs global paradigm. Capital, gentrification, pay disparities, and the hegemonic confines of cultural production are a few of the key issues analyzed. Using case studies and stories of artists and creatives from the worlds of fashion, design, music, and the media arts, the book also delves into gastronomy, literature, architecture, and theatreâpresenting a nuanced look at the ways in which the creative sector impacts the world today. Readers will benefit from features such as key takeaways, discussion questions, and activities, throughout the chapters.Students, scholars, policymakers, and the general public will find this a valuable resource. This book offers the reader a chance not only to understand the cultural and creative industries, but to internalize its elements and embrace the creative spirit that imbues the sector.

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Book SynopsisCreating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short Form and Narrative Improvisation is a complete guide to improvised theatre for performers and instructors.This book provides a modern view of improvised theatre based on the rapid evolution of this art form, shedding new light on classic theories as well as developing lesser known and emerging techniques, such as the Trance Mask. Instead of simply referencing classic theories, the book revisits them and places them in the context of contemporary improvisation techniques. Designed as a practical support, this guide contains over 130 exercises that allow its theories to come alive in workshops, rehearsals, and performance. The book is divided into four sections: Nuts and bolts: The fundamental tools of improvisation to explore how to be spontaneously creative, build with your partner, and learn from masks to discover your scene instant by instant. Short Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: Nuts and Bolts 2. The basics 3. Spontaneous creativity 4. Creating with others 5. Masks and the art of being in the present Part 2: Short Form 6. Introducing short form 7. What’s the story? 8. Playing the platform and detecting tilts 9. Riding the rollercoaster to the end 10. The three change tools and Status 11. Physical change 12. Emotional change 13. Mischief and provoking change Part 3: Narrative Improvisation 14. What is narrative improvisation? 15. Narrative theories 16. The Initial world – locations and relations 17. The Initial world – calls and protagonists 18. Making choices to Get in trouble 19. The Crisis – ordeal and understanding 20. The Climax and the End world 21. Transitions 22. Narrative archetypes 23. Final tips for narrative improvisation Part 4: The Bits Box 24. Useful "bits" 25. Warm-ups 26. Over to you

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Book SynopsisHearing Islam introduces the global religious tradition of Islam through its rich history of sounds and music.The book explores how the centrality of sonic practices and experiences within Islamic traditions stems largely from the orality of the Qurâan and the importance of recitation, while arguing that sound can provide a productive point of entry to human cultures in general. Its tripartite structure guides the reader through the foundations of Islamic traditions and sounds; theoretical frameworks of orality, listening, and deafness; and some of the major types of sonic practices and genres related to Islam, such as chanting the Islamic poetic tradition, South Asian qawwali, and hip-hop.This cutting-edge textbook is the go-to volume for students of Islam and sound, Islamic studies, religion and sound, and the practice of Islam.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive and concise overview of choreography both as a creative skill and as a field of study, introducing readers to the essential theory and context of choreographic practice.Providing invaluable practical considerations for creating choreography as well as leading international examples from a range of geographical and cultural contexts, this resource will enhance students' knowledge of how to create dance. This clear guide outlines both historical and recent developments within the field, including how choreographers are influenced by technology and intercultural exchange, whilst also demonstrating the potential to address social, political and philosophical themes. It further explores how students can devise and analyse their own work in a range of styles, how choreography can be used in range of contexts including site-specific work and digital technologies and engages with communities of performers to give helpful, expert suggTrade Review"Roche and Burridge's book, Choreography: The Basics, is an insightful introduction to the theory and practice of choreography that is illustrated with current choreographic examples from diverse regions and cultural contexts. For anyone considering studying dance as a profession, I would recommend this book."Professor Anna CY Chan, Dean of the School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts"Choreography: The Basics is ideally suited to undergraduates seeking to better understand a multiplicity of approaches to making dances. Emphasising the social and relational aspects of choreography, alongside its craft and discipline, this accessible text is packed with insights and portraits of choreographic processes for the twenty-first century."Professor Carol Brown, Head of VCA Dance, University of Melbourne"Brought to life through diverse examples, Choreography: The Basics provides a road map of the experience, knowledge and contexts of making dances. I would recommend this book to all dance students and scholars eager to establish a sound basis to their choreographic studies."Dr Jamieson Dryburgh, Director of Higher Education, Central School of Ballet, LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. The Journey Begins, 2. Choreographic Notebook, 3. Broader Skills a Choreographer Needs, 4. Choreographic (Re)evolution, Documentation and Preservation, 5. A Choreographic Voice, 6. Choreography for Sites, Screens and Community Practice, Conclusion: Next Steps on Your Choreographic Journey

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Book SynopsisThis stunning contribution to the field of theatre history is the first in-depth look at avant-garde theatre in the United States from the early 1950s to the 1990s. American Avant-Garde Theatre offers a definition of the avant-garde, and looks at its origins and theoretical foundations by examining: *Gertrude Stein *John Cage *The Beat writers *Avant-garde cinema *Abstract Expressionism *Minimalism There are fascinating discussions and illustrations of the productions of the Living Theatre, the Wooster Group, Open Theatre, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre and Performance Group. among many others. Aronson also examines why avant-garde theatre declined and virtually disappeared at the end of the twentieth century.Table of ContentsList of Plates. Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1. Origins of the Avant-Garde Chapter 2. Theories and Foundations Chapter 3. Off Broadway, Happenings, and the Living Thatre Chapter 4. The 1960's: Collectives and Rituals Chapter 5. Smith, Wilson and Foreman Chapter 6. Performance Art (and the origins of the Wooster Group) Chapter 7. The Wooster Group, Reza Abdoh, and the End of the Avant-Garde. Conclusion. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisWilliam Shakespeare's Hamlet (c.1600-1601) has achieved iconic status as one of the most exciting and enigmatic of plays. It has been in almost constant production in Britain and throughout the world since it was first performed, fascinating generations of audiences and critics alike.Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Shakespeare's remarkable play offers: extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and performance of the text, from publication to the present annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations. Series Editor's Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Contexts Part 2: Interpretations Part 3: Key Passages Part 4: Further Reading. Index

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Book SynopsisProcess drama is now firmly established, internationally, as a powerful and dynamic pedagogy. This clear and accessible book provides a practical, step-by-step guide to the planning of process drama. Grounded in theory and illustrated in practice, it identifies and explains the principles of planning and shows how they can be applied across age ranges and curricula. Drawing on the authorsâ wide-ranging practical experience and research, examples are built up and run throughout the book, at each step showing how and why the teachersâ planning decisions were made. This second edition features: a wider range of examples illustrating the planning principles in practice two completely new chapters: one deals with planning for diverse learner groups and the other moves the reader on from the pre-action planning phase to the âplanning on your feetâ required as the drama unfolds. incorporated new material to reflect recent undTable of Contents1. Drama and Education; 2. Distilling the Principles of Planning for Process Drama; 3. Theme/Learning Area; 4. Context; 5. Role; 6. Frame; 7. Sign; 8. Strategies; 9. Key Points to making it Happen!; 10. From Plan to Practice; 11. A Process Drama Planner

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Book SynopsisThis updated edition of Bornstein's formative My Gender Workbook (1997) provides an invigorating introduction to contemporary theory around gender, sexuality, and power. The original is a classic of modern transgender theory and literature and, alongside Bornstein's other work, has influenced an entire generation of trans writers and artists. This revised and expanded edition extends that legacy, offering an accessible foundation for examining gender in the reader's life and in the broader culture while arguing for the dismantling of all forms of oppression. For fans of the original, Bornstein's new material merits a fresh read...--Publishers Weekly, starred review Cultural theorists have written loads of smart but difficult-to-fathom texts on gender theory, but most fail to provide a hands-on, accessible guide for those trying to sort out their own sexual identities. In My Gender Workbook, transgender activist Kate Bornstein brings theory down to ETrade Review"This updated edition of Bornstein's formative My Gender Workbook (1997) provides an invigorating introduction to contemporary theory around gender, sexuality, and power. The original is a classic of modern transgender theory and literature and, alongside Bornstein's other work, has influenced an entire generation of trans writers and artists. This revised and expanded edition extends that legacy, offering an accessible foundation for examining gender in the reader's life and in the broader culture while arguing for the dismantling of all forms of oppression. For fans of the original, Bornstein's new material merits a fresh read..."--Publishers Weekly, starred review Table of Contents1. Welcome to Your New Gender Workbook 2. Finding Gender. Arrrr, There Be Pirates! 3. Let X=X 4. Let Why Equal Why 5. There's Only One Gender: Yours 6. SEX! SEX! SEX! SEX! SEX! SEX! SEX! 7. Get Ready to Do Your Gender 8. Do Your Gender Mindfully 9. The Missing Piece Is Nothing, and We're Going to Find It Nowhere 10. OK, Now What?

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between philosophy and theatre is a central theme in the writings of Plato and Aristotle and of dramatists from Aristophanes to Stoppard. Where Plato argued that playwrights and actors should be banished from the ideal city for their suspect imitations of reality, Aristotle argued that theatre, particularly tragedy, was vital for stimulating our emotions and helping us to understanding ourselves.Despite this rich history the study of philosophy and theatre has been largely overlooked in contemporary philosophy. This is the first book to introduce philosophy and theatre. It covers key topics and debates, presenting the contributions of major figures in the history of philosophy, including: what is theatre? How does theatre compare with other arts? theatre as imitation, including Plato on mimesis truth and illusion in the theatre, including Nietzsche on tragedy theatre as history theatre and morTrade Review"The cross-disciplinary study of theatre, performance, and philosophy has been an area of active and growing scholarly interest. But for all of the material this subfield has produced in recent years, there has been a dearth of introductory works aimed at orienting those who might be new to this realm of inquiry. In this regard, Tom Stern’s Philosophy and Theatre: An Introduction marks a welcome addition to the literature by virtue of its initiatory approach alone. ... Like the best philosophical interlocutors, Stern invites his readers to consider seemingly basic questions only to reveal within those simple queries levels of complexity that might unsettle even the most seasoned scholars." - David Kornhaber, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art "Stern's writing is clear and his arguments are easy to follow. Copious endnotes demonstrate his careful scholarship. The further readings at the end of each chapter are particularly helpful. Altogether, this is a fine book for those wishing to become acquainted with the philosophical significance of theater. It would also serve as a wonderful supplementary text for a course on philosophy and theater. Summing Up: Recommended." - F. A. Grabowski, Rogers State University, in CHOICE "With exemplary clarity, Tom Stern reconstructs central philosophical concepts that have bearing on theater. In doing so, he opens a conversation between theater and philosophy that is all too rare. His book should be required reading for students of theater interested in philosophy and philosophers who want to discover the theatrical dimension of their discipline." - Martin Puchner, Harvard University, USA "Theatre is full of philosophical content, and this beautifully lucid and historically informed introduction sets out the fundamental issues in an engagingly thought-provoking way. The nature and role of mimesis, the interestingly intricate matter of theatrical truth, the relations between imaginative theatre and actual history, the ethical content presented in and perhaps inculcated by theatre, the human emotions represented in and perhaps awakened by enacted events, and the political power of dramatic writing are all covered here. With tightly focused discussions of the major historical and contemporary positions on these topics, along with well-chosen examples to illustrate them, this ideal introduction shines much philosophical light on the theatrical stage." - Garry L. Hagberg, Bard College, USA "A clever, highly readable and philosophically illuminating exploration of the many dimensions of theatre. This accessible and informative volume tackles all the important issues, with well-chosen examples and a broad historical reach, and should rapidly become canonical in the field." - Peter Lamarque, University of York, UK "The dialogue between philosophy and theater is developing in a very fruitful and diverse way, and this book makes a real contribution to that development. Tom Stern provides a comprehensive overview of what philosophers have thought about theater, as well as to the social impact of theater that its practitioners intended it to have. A terrific resource for students and scholars." - James R. Hamilton, Kansas State University, USA "If I had a theatre or philosophy student peering over into the other's territory, this is the first book I would recommend. The content is accessible, jargon free, historically astute, and remarkably concise on notoriously thorny problems. I don’t hesitate to call it a near perfect introduction to the intersection of philosophy and theatre." - Nathan Hedman, Northwestern University, USA Table of ContentsPreface 1. What is Theatre? Part 1: From the World to the Stage 2. Mimesis: Imitation and Imagination 3. Truth and Illusion 4. History in the Making Part 2: From the Stage to the World 5. A School of Morals? 6. Emotions 7. Collective Action: Theatre and Politics. Index

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Book SynopsisNow in an updated 2nd edition, Musicology: The Key Concepts is a handy A-Z reference guide to the terms and concepts associated with contemporary musicology. Drawing on critical theory with a focus on new musicology, this updated edition contains over 35 new entries including: Autobiography Music and Conflict Deconstruction Postcolonialism Disability Music after 9/11 Masculinity Gay Musicology Aesthetics Ethnicity Interpretation Subjectivity With all entries updated, and suggestions for further reading throughout, this text is an essential resource for all students of music, musicology, and wider performance related humanities disciplines.Table of ContentsIntroduction A-Z Key Concepts Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSurveys performance art, political theatre, genres, live broadcasts and extravagant spectacles, showcasing the constant and dynamic evolution of stage performance, from classics reinvented to groundbreaking fresh work.Trade Review'A reliable and detailed document, richly illustrated, of use to students of history and theatre alike' - The Times Educational SupplementTable of Contents1. The Greek and Roman Theatre • 2. The Medieval Theatre • 3. The Theatre of the Italian Renaissance • 4. The Elizabethan Theatre • 5. The Golden Age of Spain and France • 6. The English Restoration Theatre • 7. The Theatre in Eighteenth-century Germany • 8. France before the Revolution • 9. The Early Nineteenth-century Theatre • 10. The Later Nineteenth-century Theatre • 11. Ibsen, Chekhov and the Theatre of Ideas • 12. The Modern Theatre • 13. The Contemporary Theatre; Endmatter

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Book SynopsisIntroduces the theatre puppets from major Asian traditions, taking the reader on a journey through hundreds of years of craftsmanship and creativity in nearly 350 photographs. This illustrated book is of interest to audiences with an interest in the Asian arts, as well as to the general reader.Table of ContentsIntroduction and essay • Glove • String • Rod • Shadow • Descriptions

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