London: Faber and Faber, 1999. First Printing. Trade Paperback. The cult of the director dominates current theatre practice. Despite the fact that the term 'director' is barely a hundred years old, the twentieth century saw an explosion of directing practices - Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Gordon Craig, Brecht, Artaud, Grotowski, Peter Brook..... More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. In Faces in the Crowd Gary Giddins explores the achievements of thirty-seven artists, ranging from Irving Berlin to Spike Lee, Billie Holiday to Kay Starr, Louis Armstrong to Miles Davis, Elias Canetti to Philip Roth. He shows how Jack Benny revolutionized comedy;..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 2020. Luke Bird (series design). Trade Paperback. A new edition as part of the Faber Greatest Hits – books that have taken writing about music in new and exciting directions for the twenty-first century. Re-make/Re-model tells the little known and fascinating story of the individuals..... More
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. One of the famous canal cities of the world and a former center of culture, trade, transportation, and fashion, the old town of Yangzhou evokes romantic bridges, beautiful courtesans, fine gardens, and eccentric painters. It is also remembered as..... More
London: Aurora Metro Publications Ltd, 2002. Paperback. To develop performing skills young people need to work on the best scripts available; to have the opportunity to explore the ideas, form and language of exceptional writers. Young people in schools, youth theatres and colleges need to work on plays that excite..... More
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