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  • Shakespeare's Tragic Justice

    by C. J. Sisson ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama
    The problem of justice seems to have haunted Shakespeare as it haunted Renaissance Christendom. In this book, first published in 1963, four aspects of the problems of justice in action in Shakespeare’s great tragedies are explored. This study is based on the lifetime’s research of Elizabethan habits of mind by one of the most distinguished Shakespearean scholars, and will be of interest to ... Read more

    $75.57 CAD

  • The Boar's Head Theatre (Routledge Revivals)

    An Inn-yard Theatre of the Elizabethan Age

    by C. J. Sisson ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    The Boar’s Head Theatre, first published in 1972, provides an account of one of the Elizabethan inn-yard theatres. It is a reconstruction of considerable importance in our understanding of the performance conditions affecting Elizabethan drama, the mode of presentation and the nature of the audience.C. J. Sisson (1885-1966) was known especially for his research into Elizabethan court cases and the ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

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    by Alan Read ...
    Series series Theatre And
    Theatre & Law offers the first comprehensive account of the complex relations between legal process and performances. Through ten major principles of performance within law, it establishes how law itself is a performative mode of practice and reflects upon the co-dependence of law, performance and politics in celebrated works of theatre. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Three Uses of the Knife

    On the Nature and Purpose of Drama

    by David Mamet ...
    The purpose of theater, like magic, like religion . . . is to inspire cleansing awe. What makes good drama? And why does drama matter in an age that is awash in information and entertainment? David Mamet, one of our greatest living playwrights, tackles these questions with bracing directness and aphoristic authority. He believes that the tendency to dramatize is essential to human nature, that we ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

    How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

    by Stephen Greenblatt ...
    "So engrossing, clearheaded, and lucid that its arrival is not just welcome but cause for celebration." —Dan Cryer, NewsdayStephen Greenblatt, the charismatic Harvard professor who "knows more about Shakespeare than Ben Jonson or the Dark Lady did" (John Leonard, Harper's), has written a biography that enables us to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Wicked

    A Musical Biography

    by Paul R. Laird ...
    In 2004, the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, the show continues to run on Broadway and has touring companies throughout the United States and around the world. In Wicked: A Musical Biography, author Paul Laird explores the creation of this popular Broadway musical through an examination ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

    by Ann Marie Fleming ...
    A full-color graphic memoir inspired by the award-winning documentary-and the life and mystery of China's greatest magician.Who was Long Tack Sam?He was born in 1885. He ran away from Shangdung Province to join the circus. He was an acrobat. A magician. A comic. An impresario. A restaurateur. A theater owner. A world traveler. An East-West ambassador. A mentor to Orson Welles. He was considered ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Eleonora Duse

    A Biography

    by Helen Sheehy ...
    A new biography, the first in two decades, of the legendary actress who inspired Anton Chekhov, popularized Henrik Ibsen, and spurred Stanislavski to create a new theory of acting based on her art and to invoke her name at every rehearsal.Writers loved her and wrote plays for her. She be-friended Rainer Maria Rilke and inspired the young James Joyce, who kept a portrait of her on his desk. Her ... Read more

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  • Free for All

    Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told

    by Kenneth Turan, Joseph Papp ...
    Free for All is an irresistible behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most beloved and important cultural institutions.Under the inspired leadership of founder Joseph Papp, the Public Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival brought revolutionary performances to the public for decades. This compulsively readable history of those years—much of it told in Papp’s own words—is fascinating, ... Read more

    Was $18.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

  • Speak the Speech!

    Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated: An Actor's Toolkit

    by Rhona Silverbush, Sami Plotkin ...
    The most comprehensive sourcebook of Shakespeare's monologues ever available in one volume.A detailed guide to approaching Shakespearean text, Speak the Speech! contains everything an actor needs to select and prepare a Shakespeare monologue for classwork, auditions, or performance.Included herein are over 150 monologues. Each one is placed in context with a brief introduction, is carefully ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Site-Specific Art

    Performance, Place and Documentation

    by Nick Kaye ...
    Site-Specific Art charts the development of an experimental art form in an experimental way. Nick Kaye traces the fascinating historical antecedents of today's installation and performance art, while also assembling a unique documentation of contemporary practice around the world.The book is divided into individual analyses of the themes of space, materials, site, and frames. These are ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • The Merchant of Venice

    by William Shakespeare ...
    Series series Collins Classics
    HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'The quality of mercy is not strain'd,It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven’Bassiano, a noble Venetian, hopes to woo the beautiful heiress Portia. However, he requires financial assistance from his friend Antonio. Antonio agrees, but he, in turn, must borrow from the Jewish moneylender Shylock. As recourse for past ills ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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