The essential guide to a career in playwriting, from the team behind the multi-award-winning Papatango, one of the UK's leading new-writing companies.

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

As part of the ever-growing, increasingly popular Drama Games series, Jessica Swale returns with another dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, packed with dozens of drama games that can be used in the process of devising theatre.

Why do some musicals work, while others just don't? And what should you do if you're thinking of writing your own? Julian Woolford, a successful writer and director of musicals and lecturer in writing musicals at the University of London, explores the musical-theatre canon to answer these and many other questions.

An inspiring, hands-on guide to narrative improvisation, by the co-creator and director of the Olivier Award-winning improv show Showstopper! The Improvised Musical.

A practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, for teachers, directors and workshop leaders.

An inspiring and interactive workbook to help you develop skills for longform improvisation, by one of the UK's top improv performers and teachers.

An invaluable guide to the difficult arts of devising plays and directing texts, by one of the UK’s leading theatre directors.

An inspiring, practical handbook for anyone working with young people to make devised theatre.

A fascinating account of the making of the Monty Python TV and stage shows, films, books and albums, drawn from Michael Palin's published diaries.

An authoritative guide to playwrighting, by a true master of the craft. Indispensable for playwrights at every level of experience.

A practical guide to creating and producing verbatim theatre, by an experienced theatre-maker and practitioner.