Stage & Screen

(Book). In this groundbreaking book, noted director and educator William Wesbrooks provides an exciting and eminently practical approach for singers and actors who want to think about their work in a way that brings them a greater sense of vitality, freedom, and empowerment. Drawing upon his years of ...

A student edition of Lorca's moving play about fading beauty and thwarted love, presented with parallel English and Spanish texts. A full commentary, notes and questions help students' appreciation of the play.

Simon Louvish, acclaimed biographer of W C Fields, the Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy, delves into the dynamic start of Hollywood comedy, tracking the life and clowns of one of cinema's foremost pioneers, and uncovering the mystery of one of the screen's legendary relationships - that of Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand.

Discusses the actor's childhood, career influences, films, and romances with Winona Ryder and Kate Moss.

Johnny Depp is one of Hollywood's bad boys. With a seven figure income and a 10,000 letter a month fan following, he still refused to conform, never living in one place for more that a few weeks, sporting a tattoo on each arm, in and out of a marriage and three engagements by the age of 30. His part ...

This sixth title in the Ultrascreen series contains the best reviews, essays, and features on the films of Peter Jackson, from his early horror-movie successes to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy to his current position as one of the world's most feted directors.

A fresh look at the director’s career.

Four autobiographies of early twentieth-century actors and playwrights are presented in English translation, with substantive chapters on the Parsi theatre and strategies for reading autobiography in the Indian context.

The second edition of Friedman's stage history of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus adds an examination of twelve major theatrical productions and one film that appeared in the years 1989-2009, identifying four lines of descent in the recent performance history of the play: the stylised, realistic, darkly comic, and political approaches.

Covers half a lifetime and the range of Frayn's theatrical writing. This title reflects on his path into theatre: the 'doubtful beginnings' of his childhood, his subsequent scorn as a young man and, surprisingly late in life, his reluctant conversion.

Directing Drama is a comprehensive handbook on the direction of stage plays. Written specifically for drama students, teachers and amateur theatre groups, it will also be valuable for professional directors. The text is complemented by illustrations covering theatre layouts, seating plans and lighting, ...

Explores the complex film culture of 1930s France.

This no-nonsense guide will prepare the actor for the perfect part in theater, on the web, or anything in...

JOURNEYS IN THE NIGHT: CREATING A NEW AMERICAN THEATRE WITH CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE

Yorkshire-born Ken Annakin is one of the greatest international film directors. The last of the English directors to make it in the international arena (others included Hitchcock and Lean), this autobiography traces Annakin's career from his early British films through to Hollywood. He has directed, ...

Father David Anderton is assigned to a crippled Scottish town on the Ayrshire coast, where sectarianism is rife. He is a cultivated - if naive and unworldly - man, ill-suited to his new parish. Drifting from his peers, he is drawn to Mark and Lisa, a feral teenage couple who attend the nearby school.

I may be your servant in the theatre, but in real life, sweetheart, you are my sex-slave. But just how far should the woman go to prove him wrong?

A world of darker meaning lies beneath the wit and verbal exuberance of Martin Crimp's new version of Marivaux's great comedy.

Based on the diaries of the theatre critic and writer Kenneth Tynan. Literary Manager of the National Theatre under Olivier, dominant theatre critic, journalist, impresario of Oh Calcutta!, Kenneth Tynan was a profound, original and witty observer of his world.