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This exacting study examines the theatre, film and activism engaged with the representation or participation of asylum seekers and refugees in the twenty-first century. Cox shows how this work has b……続きを見る

I am Heathcliff! Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. The Yorkshire moors tell an epic story of love, revenge and redemption. Rescued from the Liverpool docks as a child, Heath……続きを見る

In tracing the course of French comedy from the Renaissance, through the age of Louis XIV and the eighteenth century, to the eve of the Revolution, originally published in 1977, Geoffrey Brereton sh……続きを見る

Originally published in 1973, the history of French tragedy and tragicomedy from their origins in the sixteenth century to the last years of Louis XIV’s reign is here surveyed in a single volume. Be……続きを見る

By comparing the literary works of two of the greatest playwrights of our time, Önder Cakirtas reveals the similarities and contrasts between their political views and the political backdrop of thei……続きを見る

This collection of three plays for young performers from multi-award-winning playwright Rory Mullarkey offers astutely relevant and powerfully theatrical pieces of drama. Each offering large and fle……続きを見る

Seven contemporary stories grounded in prominent, mythical origins. Persephone, Hypsipyle, Medea, Alcestis, Phaedra, Creusa and Demeter: the women of Euripides' plays are reimagined as people of tod……続きを見る

“He said, 'The day will come when they don't cut our heads off in front of people.' And I asked him, 'Why?' And he said, 'Because we'll cut them off ourselves.'” A lecturer in Chile. A study group i……続きを見る

First published in 1965, The Golden Labyrinth provides a coherent and readable history of the essential nature of British drama in a single volume. The treatment is philosophical and imaginative, an……続きを見る

Shakespeare and Emotional Expression offers an exciting new way of considering emotional transactions in Shakespearean drama. The book is significant in its scope and originality as it uses the inno……続きを見る

Den norske dramatiker og digter Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) er en af de vigtigste forfattere i Det Moderne Gennembrud og regnes som grundlæggeren af det moderne drama med skuespil, der sætter den menne……続きを見る

"Leif Panduros tv-spil, som ses af mere end 2 millioner og som trykkes i billigbogsoplag på mere end 10.000 eksemplarer, har det til fælles med de store klassiske skuespil, at de er umiddelbart fors……続きを見る

Winner of the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play "Life of Pi will make you believe in the power of theatre" (Times). After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean, there are fiv……続きを見る

This new Student Edition, featuring the classic John Willett translation of the play, includes an introduction by Katherine Hollander, which explores the following: * Contexts (Thirty Years War, 161……続きを見る

This anthology provides access to neglected theatrical work and broadens our understanding of the history of Irish theatre as well as the vital role of women within it. The introduction places these……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the "Outstanding Drama Education Resource" with Music & Drama Education Awards (2023) Do you struggle to find appropriate scenes and monologues for young performers? Whilst there are……続きを見る

A tough inner-city school, proud of its inclusivity, suddenly explodes in a rapidly escalating culture war. Sex secrets, hip-hop and hope fight for centre stage in a vibrant, loud and proud, real ta……続きを見る

I'm doing this for her because this was my sister's dream. This isn't my natural habitat. I wouldn't normally choose this. But she would have. Two sisters. One dream. The hardest open-water swim in ……続きを見る

Pour la première fois, Bérengère Dautun-Cabrol, qui a interprété les plus grands textes sur scène, raconte sa vie et son histoire d'amour avec le chirurgien Christian Cabrol, qui rélisera la premièr……続きを見る

First published in 1962, John Lyly marks a shift from the traditional focus on John Lyly as the originator of the strange stylistic craze called Euphuism, and as the dramatist from whose plays Shake……続きを見る

Teaching creative writing for the multicultural, global, and digital generation, this volume offers a fresh approach for enhancing core writing skills in the major forms of Poetry, Fiction, Nonficti……続きを見る

This is the first book-length work to draw extensively on unpublished archive material to document the composition and reception of some of Noël Coward's most significant plays. It examines his work……続きを見る

What were the origins of commedia dell'arte and how did it evolve as a dramatic form over time and as it spread from Italy? How did its relationship to the ruling ideology of the day change during t……続きを見る

Staunchly homosocial, vaguely or overtly misogynistic, anxiously homophobic-this study follows the male breadwinner as he is incarnated in Arthur Miller's most celebrated plays and as he resurfaces ……続きを見る

Don Miguel Mañara de Leca, noble sevillano del siglo XVII, dotado de gran "don de gentes", fortuna y atractivo, adquiere una gran fama en la ciudad por sus innumerables conquistas y aventuras amoros……続きを見る

Recoge este volumen tres piezas teatrales de composición, fecha y suerte dispares, pero unidas por el fuerte lazo de su protagonismo femenino, recreando tres figuras fundamentales del mundo clásico ……続きを見る

Los capítulos de Drama sin escenario contienen tres aspectos útiles a los lectores. En primer lugar, presentan los títulos, datos y secuencia de escritura o representación de los textos de cada uno ……続きを見る

Samuel Beckett's 1976 Television play Ghost Trio is one of his most beautiful and mysterious works. It is also the play that most clearly demonstrates Beckett's imaginative and aesthetic engagement ……続きを見る

The fact is that some of us like women and some like men and that's fine that's good in fact that's good, a good thing, but it seems to me that you've become confused. John is happy in himself, and ……続きを見る

Hate your job? Come work for us. This is a show about work. But the worker isn't here, so it's down to you. You'll clock in at the beginning. You'll get short breaks at regular intervals. You'll wor……続きを見る