A fable about tradition in a mad place, Trad is the hilarious tale of the very old Thomas and his even more ancient “da.” When Thomas reveals that he once fathered a son in a long-ago flin
The second volume in this series brings together some of the best new writing from contemporary American playwrights.Each play is introduced by critically acclaimed writers themselves.The volume inclu
Four people, the sole survivors of a shipwreak, climb out of the sea. Two of them are masters, and two of them are servants; and all four are about to discover what life feels like when the boot is on
Euripides’ story of a father moved to murder his daughter is one that has been reinvented and retold anew throughout history.The Iphigenia Quartet includes four responses to this classical tragedy --
Chi-Soo and Eun-Mi dare to dream of a life together in P’yongyang, working for Kim Jong Il’s film studios. But as those around them start to disappear and information from the outside world trickles i
Drawing together all kinds of writing about and around Live Art, the Almanac is a resource for artists, writers, and students interested in the field of interdisciplinary, performance-based art.The Li
Pennington’s performance as Lear in New York in 2014 was considered to be the equal of those of Paul Scofield and John Gielgud. This book - part memoir, part analysis, part adventure story - lights up
The three plays Missing, Crossing and Miracle are folkloric and ostensibly native pieces of Afrikaner storytelling. All plays deal with the liberation of a character from an oppressive, matriarchal or
There are many skills one needs to produce a piece of dance. In this text book, Bruce describes the basic foundation or ingredients of his version of Dance Theater as: Movement, Drama, Sound and Visio
The Wedding, in Noel Clark's faithful and skilled new translation, is a witty but ultimately tragic satire on Polish society at the turn of the century, after more than a century of oppressive rule by
This series of linked essays by the man who ran the Royal College of Art for years explores the crafts in education, history, literature, the contemporary arts landscape, language, and the digital age
The first collection of plays in English from the influential and radical Chilean playwright and director. Forced to leave Chile during the military coup in 1973 because of his radical political activ
Your classmate is like your family. Maybe even more important than that.A group of schoolchildren, Jewish and Catholic, declare their ambitions: one to be a fireman, one a film star, one a pilot, ano
Lee, a soldier returning to Hull from two tours of Afghanistan, joins a losing pub quiz team. The team is: Lee, specialist subject - 'how to kill a man with your bare hands'; Woody, specialist subject
