Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Shakespearean stage, 1574-1642	Andrew Gurr	"For almost forty years The Shakespearean Stage has been considered the liveliest, most reliable and most entertaining overview of Shakespearean theatre in its own time. It is the only authoritative …	OL102630W
Talking Work	Jeremy Seabrook	xii,208p. ; 24cm	OL15056853W
Verdi's Shakespeare	Garry Wills	This book is a dazzling study of the operas Verdi adapted from Shakespeare -- and a spellbinding account of their creation. In Verdi's Shakespeare, Pulitzer Prize winner and lifelong opera devotee Ga…	OL15951845W
The Cambridge companion to theatre history	Christine Dymkowski,David Wiles	"Scholars, amateur historians and actors have shaped theatre history in different ways at different times and in different places. This Companion offers students and general readers a series of acces…	OL16664609W
The complete book of Les misérables	Behr, Edward	"After opening on October 5, 1985, Les Miserables remains the world's longest running and most beloved musical. Productions have played in 319 cities across forty-two countries, it has won more than …	OL1673698W
The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama	Evert Sprinchorn,Gabrielle H. Cody	2 v. ; 29 cm	OL18214939W
Scandals and follies	Davis, Lee	"From the 1920s through the 40s, theatre seasons would have been incomplete, and possibly insolvent, without their constantly replenished supply of Broadway revues. They evolved from the rich turn-of…	OL18269712W
Shakespeare's theater	Wendy Greenhill	Describes the theaters of Shakespeare's time and indicates the topics of theater at royal courts, how plays were staged, and early acting techniques.	OL19240442W
Shakespeare	Wendy Greenhill	Presents the life of William Shakespeare, describing his early years, his development as a poet and playwright, and the historical context in which he lived and worked.	OL19596272W
Dance and the body in western theatre	Sabine Sörgel	"The mid to late twentieth century has been widely regarded as the century of the body, when philosophers, cultural critics, sociologists, and theatre historians spent inordinate amounts of time and …	OL20023118W
The only way home is through the show	Jen Harvie,Lois Weaver	Lois Weaver is one of the world's leading figures in feminist and lesbian performance, a true pioneer in the growing field. This book offers the first book-length assessment of her career and work, t…	OL20023316W
More art in the public eye	Micaela Martegani,Jeff Kasper,Drew, Emma (Editor)	"More Art In The Public Eye offers critical insight into the ever-growing field of socially engaged public art, through the lens of the work of a small but impactful New York City arts non-profit, Mo…	OL20979128W
Orson Welles on Shakespeare	Orson Welles	"Orson Welles's theatrical productions of Shakespearean plays for the W.P.A.'s Federal Theatre Project and Welles's own Mercury Theatre represent a unique blending of high art and the politicized pop…	OL2744538W
Hirschfeld's British Aisles	Al Hirschfeld	221 p. : 28 cm	OL4089807W
The Orient on the Victorian Stage	Edward Ziter	ix, 235 pages : 24 cm	OL5755878W