Drama Books

Representing the largest expansion between editions this updated volume of Ott... Representing the largest expansion between editions this updated volume of Ottemiller s Index to Plays in Collections is the standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies in England and the United States... more

Playing Shakespeare is the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the... Playing Shakespeare is the premier guide to understanding and appreciating the mastery of the world s greatest playwright. Together with Royal Shakespeare Company actors-among them Patrick Stewart Judi Dench Ian McKellen Ben Kingsley and David... more

Extraordinary stories ordinary lives. This powerful and moving drama shares th... Extraordinary stories ordinary lives. This powerful and moving drama shares the stories of women whose everyday lives have been touched by the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These women who live in our street and drink in our local share... more

Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet ranks among the century s most influential w... Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet ranks among the century s most influential writers for stage and screen. His dialogue--abrasive rhythmic--illuminates a modern aesthetic evocative of Samuel Beckett. His plots--surprising comic topical--have evoked... more

This collection of 24 original duet scenes are based on the real-life situatio... This collection of 24 original duet scenes are based on the real-life situations faced by young women today. Split evenly between comedic and dramatic scenes the 8 to 10-minute length of each royalty-free scene is ideal for forensic competition or... more

Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero Seneca witnessed the e... Living in Rome under Caligula and later a tutor to Nero Seneca witnessed the extremes of human behaviour. His shocking and bloodthirsty plays not only reflect a brutal period of history but also show how guilt sorrow anger and desire lead... more

A new section of the Introduction to this updated edition considers important ... A new section of the Introduction to this updated edition considers important professional theater productions and the large output of scholarly criticism on the play which have appeared in recent years. The Reading List has been revised and... more

These three tragedies were written at the height if Lorca s powers and display... These three tragedies were written at the height if Lorca s powers and display his innovative mix of Spanish popular tradition and modern dramatic technique. Blood Wedding tells the story of a couple drawn irresistibly together in the face of an... more

When Blasted was first produced at the Royal Court in 1995 it was hailed joint... When Blasted was first produced at the Royal Court in 1995 it was hailed jointly as a masterpiece and a disgusting piece of filth (Daily Mail). Subsequently that play and the others that followed have been produced all over the world. This anthology... more

An unrivalled unofficial history of the rise and partial fall of fringe theate... An unrivalled unofficial history of the rise and partial fall of fringe theater Mike Bradwell s deadpan story is one of the funniest and angriest books to come out of theater today. As he travels through a counterculture peopled by scheming... more

In An Oresteia the classicist Anne Carson combines three different versions of... In An Oresteia the classicist Anne Carson combines three different versions of the tragedy of the house of Atreus -- A iskhylos Agamemnon Sophokles Elektra and Euripides Orestes. After the murder of her daughter Iphigeneia by her husband Agamemnon... more

An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults road tested ... An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults road tested at the Folger Shakespeare Library s Student Shakespeare Festival. more

Music and drama as weapons of productive destruction. This collection by prize... Music and drama as weapons of productive destruction. This collection by prize-winning massively influential literary star Joyelle McSweeney explodes the twinned and dangerous notions that images are pretty and that they land predictably. Power... more

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Steph... The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book... more

A brand-new translation of the world s greatest satirist. With a signature sty... A brand-new translation of the world s greatest satirist. With a signature style that is at once bawdy and delicate as well as a fearless penchant for lampooning the rich and powerful Aristophanes remains arguably the finest satirist of all time.... more

Caledonia is a story of greed euphoria and mass delusion. It is the story of a... Caledonia is a story of greed euphoria and mass delusion. It is the story of a small poor country mistaking itself for a place that is both big and rich. It is an ancient story for modern times. William Paterson was a financial adventurer who in... more

The Great Game: Afghanistan is an extraordinary cycle of plays by some of Brit... The Great Game: Afghanistan is an extraordinary cycle of plays by some of Britain s leading contemporary playwrights. The Great Game was a term used for the strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for... more

An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults road tested ... An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults road tested at the Folger Shakespeare Library s Student Shakespeare Festival. more

This edition of Much Ado About Nothing iis especially designed for students wi... This edition of Much Ado About Nothing iis especially designed for students with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations clear background information and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition includes... more

Available for the first time as an independent work David Grene s legendary tr... Available for the first time as an independent work David Grene s legendary translation of Oedipus the King renders Sophocles Greek into cogent vivid and poetic English for a new generation to savor. Over the years Grene and Lattimore s Complete... more