This book introduces the elements of drama and the principles behind the reading and study of pla...

The English Stage tells the story of drama through its many changes in style and convention from ...

Plays are, of course, meant to be seen, not read, but many people find it impossible to visit the...

Max Reinhardt (1873-1943), one of the major theatre figures of the twentieth century, was among t...

For a full understanding of any text, careful consideration must be given to its life in performa...

This book shows how a play 'works' in the theatre: how it generates life, meaning and excitement ...

This book was first published in 1981. The theories of Wagner and Nietzsche provide the basic pri...