Short, sharp and original commentary inspired by Peter Brooks's diverse critical work.

First published in 1991, Peter Brook and the Mahabharata is a collection of essays which contextualizes the production of Peter Brook’s The Mahabharata.

This text concentrates on Brook’s early years and his innovative achievements in opera, television, film and theatre. His productions are viewed seperately, in chronological order, suggesting Brook’s developing and changing…

In 1963 George Wilson, the landlord of the Fox and Grapes public house in Sneinton, Nottingham was brutally stabbed to death outside his pub. The pub was known to all…

This book throws new light on the impact of informal ‘old boy’ networks on British decolonisation. He was also a key figure in the Harold Macmillan’s ‘Winds of Change’ policy…

The threats of the Cold War were supplanted by a national security environment characterized by unpredictable, motivated, capable adversaries posing multiple threats. This work reminds Americans that the world continues…

Explores the issues facing theatrical performances. This work describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise…

This text juxtaposes cases from law and literature to view the kinds of truth we associate with confessions, and why we both rely on them and regard them with suspicion…