In the late 1980s, Peter Gill, first director of the National Theatre Studio, sent a group of young actors and directors to interview some of the most respected actors of the time about speaking on s
Featuring over 200 exquisite colour and black and white photographs from 53 ballets, this book captures striking pas de deux moments across The Royal Ballet's extraordinary repertory, and features so
Miriam Karlin is that rare creature: a pillar of the British acting establishment who is at the same time a thoroughgoing maverick. Some Sort of a Life is an autobiography refreshingly free of self-ju
Each play grapples with the timeless problems accompanying two people in love. The most intimate and personal of relationships are placed under uncompromising scrutiny. Bold, elemental and structural
These essays explore many perspectives on performance from the Spanish Golden Age. Written by some of the world’s foremost scholars of the Spanish Golden Age, the essays discuss the many issues that a
This is a collection of six extraordinary plays, all of which experiment with form, subject matter, and genre in order to comment on the modern black experience in terms of culture, politics, and perf
Kat is moving out of the London flat she shares with ex-boyfriend Ben. Helping her are Thea, her best friend, and Josh, the new man in her life. Ben (who's not even meant to be there) is hurt and ang
Howard Barker is one of the most controversial British dramatists of his time. His plays unsettle, challenge, and expose. The contradictions of the humanist personality are explored in the following f
Welcome to the world of 14-year-old Katie as she battles her way through the bitches, the chavs, the misery of school discos and the desperate search for a worthy boyfriend.A turbulent, triumphant ta
18 year old Private Cheryl James from LLangollen was one of four young soldiers who died from gunshot wounds at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002. Cheryl's parents wanted answers from the people
From the streets of Paris to worldwide fame, Edith Gassion (known to all as 'Piaf', the sparrow) continues to be remembered and revered for her exceptional voice and extraordinary, troubled life. In
Inspired by a nightmare Betts had shortly after moving out of London, this savagely funny poetic drama deals with a young couple who relocate to a remote rural wilderness to escape the rat race and t
Chaotic, fast, and furious, Zero is the new play from multi award-winning Theatre Absolute. Written by Chris O'Connell, the play is an explosive and anarchic stare at the ethics of torture, and the c
Are we the puppets of our emotions?No aspect of our mental life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than emotions. They are what make life worth living, or sometimes ending.
Identity, sex, twisted revenge. Anglo-Korean model Miso returns to Seoul to find Han, the brother she abandoned when adopted as a child. A foreigner in Korea, her life begins to spiral out of control
