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Nick Hern Books

Design

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Curtain Up!

Curtain Up!

How to Stage Great Youth Productions

Edited by Charon Williams-Ros

A comprehensive, hands-on guide to making theatre – perfect for any school, college, youth group or amateur-theatre company.

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Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design

Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design

By Arnold Aronson

A sumptuously illustrated record of the career of one of America's leading theatre designers, Ming Cho Lee: A Life in Design is a fascinating insight into the creation of some of the landmark productions in American theatre history, and an essential book for anyone with an interest in theatrical set design.

So You Want To Be A Theatre Designer?

So You Want To Be A Theatre Designer?

By Michael Pavelka

The definitive guide to designing for theatre – by an award-winning designer with over 160 productions to his name.

World Scenography 1990-2005

World Scenography 1990-2005

Edited by Eric Fielding and Peter McKinnon

World Scenography 1990-2005 is the second volume in a series of large-format, lavishly illustrated books documenting for posterity a collection of significant and influential theatrical set, costume, and lighting designs.

Russian Avant-Garde Theatre

Russian Avant-Garde Theatre

War, Revolution & Design

Edited by John E. Bowlt

A sumptuously illustrated survey of the remarkable flowering of radical, visionary and experimental design for performance in Russia in the twenty years between 1913 and 1933, published alongside a major exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

Stage Lighting Design

Stage Lighting Design

The Art, The Craft, The Life

By Richard Pilbrow

The definitive text for today's and tomorrow's lighting designers, covering the complete history, theory and practice of lighting design.

Ralph Koltai: Designer for the Stage

Ralph Koltai: Designer for the Stage

Edited by Sylvia Backemeyer Introduction by Trevor Nunn

A stunning full-colour record of half a century of inspired theatre work marking the 80th birthday of one of the UK's most distinguished stage designers.

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Hamlet In Pieces

Hamlet In Pieces

Shakespeare Reworked by Peter Brook, Robert Lepage, Robert Wilson

By Andy Lavender

A casebook study of three extraordinary productions of Hamlet by three giants of modern theatre: Peter Brook, Robert Lepage and Robert Wilson.

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American Set Design 2

American Set Design 2

By Ronn Smith

Profiles of twelve of America's most exciting and influential scenic designers, lavishly illustrated with more than 165 examples of the artists' sketches, renderings and models as well as photos of the finished sets.

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American Set Design

American Set Design

By Arnold Aronson

An exploration of the careers and personal viewpoints of eleven major US set designers, combining research, commentary, extensive interviews and nearly 150 photographs, sketches, renderings and model designs.

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