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      The Theatre and its Double

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      In The Theatre and Its Double, first published in 1938, Antonin Artaud puts forward his radical theories on drama and theatre, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism and…

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      The Theatre and its Double

      Antonin Artaud

      In The Theatre and Its Double, first published in 1938, Antonin Artaud puts forward his radical theories on drama and theatre, which he saw as being stifled by conservatism and…

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      Harold Pinter

      Mark Batty

      This book offers a critical examination of Harold Pinter’s dramatic writing over four decades, from The Room (1957) to Celebration (2000), emphasising the worth of the plays as pieces written…

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      Roger Blin: Collaborations and Methodologies

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      Roger Blin’s career in the Arts was woven inextricably into the fabric of the Twentieth-Century French Avant-Garde. First appearing in the films of Abel Gance, Marcel Carne and Jean Cocteau…

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      Sustainable Smart City Transitions

      This book enhances the reader's understanding of the theoretical foundations, sociotechnical assemblage, and governance mechanisms of sustainable smart city transitions.

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      Roger Blin and Twentieth-Century French Theatre Practice

      Mark Batty

      Roger Blin’s career in the Arts was woven inextricabily into the fabric of the Twentieth-Century French Avant-Garde. First appearing in the films of Abel Gance, Marcel Carne and Jean Cocteau…

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      The Theatre of Harold Pinter

      Mark Taylor-Batty (University of Leeds, UK)

      The Theatre of Harold Pinter offers a unique assesment of one of Britain’s most influential dramatists, combining a chronological survey of Pinter’s entire work for the stage with a series…

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      The Theatre of Harold Pinter

      Mark Taylor-Batty (University of Leeds, UK)

      The Theatre of Harold Pinter offers a unique assesment of one of Britain’s most influential dramatists, combining a chronological survey of Pinter’s entire work for the stage with a series…

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      Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot

      Mark Taylor-Batty,Dr Juliette Taylor-Batty

      Waiting for Godot , one of the most commonly studied modern plays, first amazed and appalled Parisian theatre-goers and critics before receiving a harshly dismissive initial critical response in Britain…

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      Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot

      Mark Taylor-Batty,Dr Juliette Taylor-Batty

      Waiting for Godot first amazed and appalled Parisian theatre-goers and critics before receiving a harshly dismissive initial critical response in Britain in 1955. Its influence since then on the international…

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      Beat Drama: Playwrights and Performances of the ‘Howl’ Generation

      Readers and acolytes of the vital early 1950s-mid 1960s writers known as the Beat Generation tend to be familiar with the prose and poetry by the seminal authors of this…

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      Beat Drama: Playwrights and Performances of the ‘Howl’ Generation

      Readers and acolytes of the vital early 1950s-mid 1960s writers known as the Beat Generation tend to be familiar with the prose and poetry by the seminal authors of this…

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      Theatres of Contagion: Transmitting Early Modern to Contemporary Performance

      These essays examine some of the ways in which theatre has represented, interrogated or been implicated in the transmission of medical, psychological and emotional conditions and phenomena.

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      Drag Histories, Herstories and Hairstories: Drag in a Changing Scene Volume 2

      Drawing on rich interdisciplinary research that has laced the emerging subject of drag studies as an academic discipline, this book examines how drag performance is a political, socio-cultural practice with…

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      Robert Lepage / Ex Machina: Revolutions in Theatrical Space

      Dr James Reynolds

      James Reynolds offers an in-depth exploration and critical repositioning of Robert Lepage’s theatrical work with his company Ex Machina, accomplished through detailed interrogations of company practices, key practitioners and performance…

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      Postdramatic Theatre and Form

      Postdramatic theatre is an essential category of performance that challenges classical elements of drama, including the centrality of plot and character. Tracking key developments in contemporary European and North American…

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      Authenticity in Contemporary Theatre and Performance: Make it Real

      Daniel Schulze (Theater Konstanz, Germany)

      Authenticity is one of the major values of our time. It is visible everywhere, from clothing to food to self-help books. While it is such a prevalent phenomenon, it is…

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      Authenticity in Contemporary Theatre and Performance: Make it Real

      Daniel Schulze (Theater Konstanz, Germany)

      Authenticity is one of the major values of our time. It is visible everywhere, from clothing to food to self-help books. While it is such a prevalent phenomenon, it is…

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      Brecht in Practice: Theatre, Theory and Performance

      David Barnett (University of York, UK)

      A re-examination of Bertolt Brecht the theatre practitioner in the light of his theoretical writings and his work in the theatre –

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      Howard Barker’s Theatre: Wrestling with Catastrophe

      Howard Barker and The Wrestling School have been seen as marginal to the major concerns of British theatre, problematic in their staging and challenging in the ideas they explore. Yet…

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      Brecht in Practice: Theatre, Theory and Performance

      David Barnett (University of York, UK)

      A re-examination of Bertolt Brecht the theatre practitioner in the light of his theoretical writings and his work in the theatre –

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      Postdramatic Theatre and Form

      Postdramatic theatre is an essential category of performance that challenges classical elements of drama, including the centrality of plot and character. Tracking key developments in contemporary European and North American…

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      Encountering Europe on British Stages: Performances and Politics since 1990

      Marilena Zaroulia (University of Winchester, UK)

      Forty years after Britain’s entry to the European Economic Community, the country’s political and cultural landscapes are still marked by scepticism or resistance to ‘continental’ Europe. Encountering Europe on British…

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      Mediatized Dramaturgy: The Evolution of Plays in the Media Age

      Seda Ilter (Birkbeck College, University of London, UK)

      This study explores the ways in which playtexts have evolved in relation to the sociocultural and cognitive conditions of a mediatized age, and how they, in form and content, respond…

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      Fiery Temporalities in Theatre and Performance: The Initiation of History

      Maurya Wickstrom (City University of New York, USA)

      A highly sophisticated study of the question of time and temporality as we experience them in the theatre.

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      Political Dramaturgies and Theatre Spectatorship: Provocations for Change

      Liz Tomlin (Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow, UK)

      What do we mean when we describe theatre as political today? How might theatre-makers’ provocations for change need to be differently designed when addressing the precarious spectator-subject of twenty- first…

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      Social and Political Theatre in 21st-Century Britain: Staging Crisis

      Vicky Angelaki (Lecturer in Drama, University of Reading, Reading, UK)

      In a context of financial crisis that has often produced a feeling of identity crisis for the individual, the theatre has provided a unifying forum, treating spectators as citizens. This…

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      Social and Political Theatre in 21st-Century Britain: Staging Crisis

      Vicky Angelaki (Lecturer in Drama, University of Reading, Reading, UK)

      In a context of financial crisis that has often produced a feeling of identity crisis for the individual, the theatre has provided a unifying forum, treating spectators as citizens. This…

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      Social Housing in Performance: The English Council Estate on and off Stage

      Dr Katie Beswick (University of the Arts London, UK)

      This book explores the ways that council estates have been represented in England across a range of performance forms. Drawing on examples from mainstream, site-specific and resident-led performance works, it…

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      The Contemporary American Monologue: Performance and Politics

      Eddie Paterson (Lecturer in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, Australia)

      Talk-show confessions, online rants, stand-up routines, inspirational speeches, banal reflections and calls to arms: we live in an age of solo voices demanding to be heard. In The Contemporary American…

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      Watching War on the Twenty-First Century Stage: Spectacles of Conflict

      Dr Clare Finburgh Delijani (Goldsmiths University, UK)

      Watching War on the Twenty-First Century Stage is the first publication to analyse the ways in which UK theatre has represented, interrogated or contested images of war and terrorism as…

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      Robert Lepage / Ex Machina: Revolutions in Theatrical Space

      Dr James Reynolds (Formerly Kingston University London, UK)

      James Reynolds offers an in-depth exploration and critical repositioning of Robert Lepage’s theatrical work with his company Ex Machina, accomplished through detailed interrogations of company practices, key practitioners and performance…

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      Ecologies of Precarity in Twenty-First Century Theatre: Politics, Affect, Responsibility

      Dr Marissia Fragkou (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)

      Presenting a rigorous critical investigation of the reinvigoration of the political in contemporary British theatre, Ecologies of Precarity in Twenty-First Century Theatre provides a fresh understanding of how theatre has…

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      The Contemporary American Monologue: Performance and Politics

      Eddie Paterson (Lecturer in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, Australia)

      Talk-show confessions, online rants, stand-up routines, inspirational speeches, banal reflections and calls to arms: we live in an age of solo voices demanding to be heard. In The Contemporary American…

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      Sustainable Smart City Transitions: Theoretical Foundations, Sociotechnical Assemblage and Governance Mechanisms

      This book enhances the reader’s understanding of the theoretical foundations, sociotechnical assemblage, and governance mechanisms of sustainable smart city transitions.

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      Ruth Maleczech at Mabou Mines: Woman’s Work

      Jessica Silsby Brater (Visiting Assistant Professor & Theater Program Director, University of New Haven, USA)

      Constituting the first comprehensive look at Ruth Maleczech’s work, Jessica Brater’s companion is a landmark study in innovative theatre practice, bringing together biography, critical analysis, and original interviews to establish…

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      Ruth Maleczech at Mabou Mines: Woman’s Work

      Jessica Silsby Brater (Visiting Assistant Professor & Theater Program Director, University of New Haven, USA)

      Constituting the first comprehensive look at Ruth Maleczech’s work, Jessica Brater’s companion is a landmark study in innovative theatre practice, bringing together biography, critical analysis, and original interviews to establish…

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