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Contesting Performance is a collection of essays by international scholars that addresses the global development of performance research in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The collection functions as a critical reader on diverse approaches to studying performance that contest dominant paradigms of performance studies.

Asystematic examination ofthe relationship between post-Marxist discourse theory and media studies. This volume interrogates discourse theory as read via the work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe through an engagement with major approaches to critical media politics and a range of issues in contemporary media politics."

This lively and critical study is an examination of Tadashi Suzuki's work as a unique and vital force in both Japanese and Western theatre, and one of the world's greatest innovators and directors in contemporary theatre. The book explores Suzuki's theatre practice, re-evaluates is work, his development towards an international theatre aesthetic and his impact on performance all over the world. It features a DVD with practical Suzuki Method actor-training examples.

Using examples from plays and playwrights the reader has most likely encountered, The Well Read Play is structured to teach the reader how to identify context, structure, significance, and character. Its principle aim is to help the reader develop abilities to understand and enjoy reading plays.

A is for Awards. "The Inbetweeners" has proved a huge comedy hit and has won a host of well deserved awards. Among their haul of gongs was, in 2010, the Audience Award at the British Academy Television Awards, the only award voted for by the viewers. B is for . . . Blake Harrison. Blake plays Neil Sutherland, not the brightest spark in the foursome. Learn all about Blake's childhood, growing up in Peckham, South London, and how when he was at school, he was the romantic type, not the stupid one C is for . . . Carli D'Amato, the long-standing object of Simon's desire. To Simon's annoyance,...

Packed with sound advice and essential information, this guide will help students prepare for and improve their chances of getting a place in one of the UK's many drama schools.

Having directed the premiere, Max Stafford-Clark brings his own unrivalled insights to this in-depth study of how it actually works on stage. Sections include an introduction about the creation of the play, a discussion of its action moment by moment, the historical context, the characters and how the production was rehearsed and designed for its original production.

A -how to- book for actors who want to develop a -can do- attitude to their profession in the face of rejection and intense competition. This book will inspire you to break out of the cycle of despondency and start to view yourself as a creative and autonomous individual who is valuable and employable.

This new publication is a classified index and study of 1000 plays from classical Spanish dramatists including by Lope de Vega, Guillen de Castro, Salas Barbadillo, Tirso de Molina, Mira de Amescua, Velez de Guevara, Ruiz de Alarcon, Moreto, Calderon, and others. Also covered are specific themes within Spanish classical drama such as the freedom of women and the church, religious plays, palace theatre and burlesque plays. Covering Spanish classical drama, this is the first book of its kind and will be a fantastic new addition to the libraries of all lovers of classical and Spanish drama."

Roy Smiles the author of Pythonesque, Kurt & Sid, Ying Tong, A Walk with the Goons, Standup Good Evening, the story of the Beyond The Fringe team, and Les Sez, the story of Les Dawson's life; examines the comedians, comedy shows and comedy movies that have influenced and uplifted his life.

Written by an expert on the subject, this is a complete guide to directing every genre of play, from comedy to Shakespeare, farce to Greek tragedy (not forgetting musicals and opera)--this is advice straight from the horse's mouth. With special chapters on how to deal with difficult actors, and what being an artistic director involves.

The subject of this new edition is the Tony Award-winning play, War Horse, currently a smash hit on Broadway and the West End. The beloved play that was recently adapted into a Steven Spielberg film is also enjoying highly-anticipated productions in Toronto and Australia, and will embark on a U.S. tour in June 2012 and a U.K. tour in fall of 2013.
The Horse's Mouth follows the production of War Horse, as adapted from Michael Morpurgo's novel, from early concept workshops to a beguiling and original play incorporating actors working with life-sized puppets to take the audience...

This new edition of the successful A-Z explains over 1,300 technical, backstage, acting, musical, dance, and show-business terms in common usage. Completely revised and updated, this concise and compact glossary explains and clarifies all theatre jargon. Pocket sized for easy reference.

Packed full of insights and tricks of the trade, this book will give you the inspiration and confidence you need, whether you are taking your first steps in the profession or simply want to know what it takes to get a show on the stage.

Theatre in London has celebrated a rich and influential history, and in 1976 the first volume of J. P. Wearing s reference series provided researchers with an indispensable resource of these productions. In the decades since the original calendars were produced, several research aids have become available, notably various reference works and the digitization of important newspapers and relevant periodicals. The second edition of The London Stage 1930 1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel provides a chronological calendar of London shows from January 1930 through December...

Over 80 years in the making. Abbott's Dark Matter Secrets is simply the greatest compilation of "spooky" magic effects ever assembled. The ultimate Halloween magic book, Abbott's Dark Matter Secrets has well over 100 effects (142 is our unofficial count) and includes Stage Illusions (complete with workshop plans), Side Show Illusions (again, complete with workshop plans), Parlor effects, Escape Effects, Mentalism Effects, etc. Dark Matter Secrets is Abbott Magic's expression of spooky magic that it has sold in one form or another over the last 80 years. All of the items in Dark Matter were...

For more than a century, people have been drawn to sites of tragedy involving the rich, beautiful and notorious of Hollywood. Tourists at the center of the movie universe flock to Rudolph Valentino's grave, the house where Marilyn Monroe died, the "O.J. murders" condo, the hotel where John Belushi overdosed, a myriad of haunted mansions. In its extensively researched and enlarged second edition, this book tells the stories of these locations and makes finding them simple. Seventeen driving tours include more than 650 sites. Each tour covers a specific area, from Hollywood and the Sunset...