Phil Smith & Paul Stebbings 
TNT The New Theatre 

The noted literary critic delves into the psychology and significance of American hardboiled crime fiction and film noir of the 1930s and ’40s. Early in the twentieth century, American crime no …

"The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle vol. 1" is a picaresque book written via Tobias Smollett from Scotland. The book is set a young, stubborn aristocrat named Peregrine Pickle and his …

"Cynthia’s Revels: Or, The Fountain of Self-Love" is a satirical play written by means of Ben Jonson. Set in the courtroom of Queen Elizabeth I, the play explores the themes of self-love, …

A History of Contemporary Stage Combat chronicles the development of stage combat from the origins of the Society of British Fight Directors in 1969 to the modern day. Featuring interviews with s …

Theatre in Practice, third edition, is an accessible and wide-ranging exploration of the central practices and key practitioners covered on the various syllabi at A level, IB, and at undergraduate le …

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies is a paradox; a famous actress whose career spanned most of the twentieth century she is now largely forgotten. Drawing on material held in Ffrangcon-Davies”s personal archive, …

This book is a first attempt to map the broad context of performance studies from a multimodal perspective. It collects original research on traditional performing arts (theatre, dance, opera), live …

Introduction to Production: Creating Theatre Onstage, Backstage,  & Offstage defines the collaborative art of making theatre and the various job positions that go into realizing a production. Be …

Never before has the problem of stage fright been so eloquently examined; 40 interviews with some of the most highly-accomplished public figures shed light on this affliction, offering tips from th …

Addressing the questions central to any playwright”s career and identity, Jon Klein offers you a glimpse into a career writing for the theatre. As well as an account of the day-to-day life of a …