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My Life in Pieces

My Life in Pieces

An Alternative Autobiography

By Simon Callow

An alternative autobiography of the well-loved actor and man of the theatre, winner of the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography.

Flare Path

Flare Path

By Terence Rattigan

A moving story of love and loyalty, courage and fear, based on Terence Rattigan's own experiences as a tail gunner in the Second World War.

Emperor and Galilean

Emperor and Galilean

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Ben Power

A thrilling version of Ibsen's epic play, charting the true odyssey of an astonishing man as he struggles to find spiritual fulfilment and political pre-eminence.

Shakespeare's Lost Play

Shakespeare's Lost Play

In Search of Cardenio

By Gregory Doran

A thrilling act of literary detection as Gregory Doran attempts to rediscover Shakespeare's lost play.

Laban for Actors and Dancers

Laban for Actors and Dancers

Putting Laban's Movement Theory into Practice - A Step-by-Step Guide

By Jean Newlove

A handbook, complete with graded exercises, for teachers and students wanting a practical introduction to Laban's famous system of movement.

Masterclass: Men

Masterclass: Men

The Actor's Audition Manual

By Dean Carey

An extensive guide to acting, followed by close to a hundred audition pieces chosen from the whole of world drama.

Masterclass: Women

Masterclass: Women

The Actor's Audition Manual

By Dean Carey

An extensive guide to acting, followed by close to a hundred audition pieces chosen from the whole of world drama.

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 Honest Whore

The Honest Whore

By Thomas Dekker

A passionate tale of paternal disapproval and sexual deceit, following the lives of a princess and a whore.

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Spanish Plays

Spanish Plays

Edited by Elyse Dodgson and Mary Peate

A collection of modern Spanish and Catalan plays in translations by practising English playwrights, commissioned and first staged by the Royal Court Theatre.

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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.

The Antipodes

The Antipodes

By Richard Brome

An ingenious satirical comedy, often considered playwright Richard Brome's masterpiece and one of the greatest comedies of the Caroline era, presenting a farcically topsy-turvey view of London in the 1630s.

The Monologue Audition

The Monologue Audition

A Practical Guide for Actors

By Karen Kohlhaas

An intensely practical 'how-to' book for actors, helping you meet the challenges of picking, preparing and performing audition monologues for theatres, agents, casting directors and training programmes. With a foreword by David Mamet.

Through The Body

Through The Body

A Practical Guide to Physical Theatre

By Dymphna Callery

A step-by-step guide to Physical Theatre in both theory and practice - full of detailed exercises and inspiring ideas.

King Leir

King Leir

By Anonymous

An anonymous Elizabethan play about the ancient king of Britain, a prime source for Shakespeare's version of the story.

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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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The Witches of Lancashire

The Witches of Lancashire

By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome

A sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.

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