This book is concerned with such questions as the following: What is the life of the past in the present? How might “the theatre of death” and “the uncann

This new title in the Theatre And series confronts the complex relationship between theatre and death. Taking the position that all humans need to 'live' with t

Theatre and Performance Design: A Reader in Scenography is an essential resource for those interested in the visual composition of performance and related sceno

W. B. Yeats is recognised globally as one of the most significant poets of the past century. And yet, in his Nobel address, he singled out his work in the theat

This book discusses some rituals of justice—such as public executions, printed responses to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s execution speech, and King Charle