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Naked Thoughts That Roam About

Naked Thoughts That Roam About

Reflections on Theatre

By John McGrath Edited by Nadine Holdsworth

A lifetime of polemical writing about the theatre from the socialist playwright, director, producer and founder of 7:84.

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A Good Night Out

A Good Night Out

Popular Theatre: Audience, Class and Form

By John McGrath

The classic manifesto on popular theatre by the founder of the 7:84 Theatre Companies.

The Reluctant Escapologist: Adventures in Alternative Theatre

The Reluctant Escapologist: Adventures in Alternative Theatre

By Mike Bradwell

An unrivalled unofficial history of the rise – and partial fall – of fringe theatre, Mike Bradwell's deadpan account of his adventures is one of the funniest and angriest books to come out of theatre today.

One Night Stands

One Night Stands

A Critic's View of Modern British Theatre

By Michael Billington

Michael Billington's own selection from twenty years of reviewing theatre for The Guardian - from 1971-1991.

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Other People's Shoes

Other People's Shoes

Thoughts on Acting

By Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter's wonderfully practical - and personal - introduction to acting.

Year of the King

Year of the King

By Antony Sher

A classic of theatre writing, a unique insight into the creation of a landmark Shakespearian performance.

Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark

Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark

By Max Stafford-Clark and Philip Roberts

Inside accounts of the making of some of the most influential theatre productions of the last four decades.

Profiles

Profiles

By Kenneth Tynan Edited by Kathleen Tynan

The only collection of Tynan's star-studded profiles, his incisive pen-portraits of many of the most significant performers and writers of his day.

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Theatre in Scotland

Theatre in Scotland

A Field of Dreams

By Joyce McMillan Edited by Philip Howard

A panoramic history of modern Scottish theatre, reported from the frontline by Scotland's leading drama critic.

Creating Worlds

Creating Worlds

How to Make Immersive Theatre

By Jason Warren

A practical guide to creating successful immersive theatre productions, by an experienced theatre-maker and practitioner.

How Plays Work

How Plays Work

By David Edgar

Distinguished playwright David Edgar examines the mechanisms and techniques which dramatists throughout the ages have employed to structure their plays and to express their meaning.

100 Plays to Save the World

100 Plays to Save the World

By Elizabeth Freestone and Jeanie O'Hare

A guide to one hundred brilliant plays addressing the most urgent and important issue of our time: the climate emergency.

300 Thoughts for Theatremakers

300 Thoughts for Theatremakers

A Manifesto for the Twenty-First-Century Theatremaker

By Russell Lucas

A practical, grassroots, self-empowerment book for theatremakers. An inspiring and unconventional collection of ideas and provocations designed to help anybody who wants to make live theatre.

Keeping It Active: A Practical Guide to Rhetoric in Performance

Keeping It Active: A Practical Guide to Rhetoric in Performance

By Jeannette Nelson

A clear and concise guide to how rhetoric works in plays, and how actors can use it to bring their performances to life on stage.

Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia

By Spalding Gray

Spalding Gray's extraordinary memoir/monologue, based on his experiences as an actor in the film The Killing Fields.

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Beside Myself

Beside Myself

An Actor's Life

By Antony Sher

A remarkably candid autobiography, utterly involving and often startlingly revelatory - an inspiration to young actors and a treat for seasoned theatregoers.

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Conversations With Pinter

Conversations With Pinter

By Mel Gussow

Detailed interviews with the Nobel Prize-winning playwright, conducted over twenty years from 1971-1993 by the Drama Critic of the New York Times.

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Love Is Where It Falls

Love Is Where It Falls

An Account of a Passionate Friendship

By Simon Callow

Simon Callow's candid and moving memoir of his passionate friendship with legendary literary agent Peggy Ramsay.

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