This complete companion to the study of drama, theatre and performance studies is an essential reference point for students undertaking or preparing to undertake a course either at university or at drama school. Designed as a single reference resource, it introduces the main components of the subject, the key theories and thinkers, as well as vital study skills. Written by a highly regarded academic and practitioner with a wealth of expertise and experience in teaching, Mangan takes students from studio to stage, from lecture theatre to workshop, covering practice as well as theory and history.
Reliable and comprehensive, this guide is invaluable throughout a degree or course at various levels. It is essential reading for undergraduate students of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at universities, drama schools and conservatoires, as well as AS and A Level students studying Drama and Theatre who are considering studying the subject at degree level.
- 376 pages
- English
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The Drama, Theatre and Performance Companion
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: this book and how to use it
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Drama, Theatre and Performance: the subject and its study
- 2. Core topics in Drama, Theatre and Performance
- 3. Key concepts
- 4. Landmarks: key practitioners, theorists and performances
- 5. Frameworks for research: key writings on Drama, Theatre and Performance
- 6. What next?
- 7. Resources for studying Drama, Theatre and Performance
- Bibliography
- Index
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