{"product_id":"9781350586611","title":"Methuen Drama Encyclopedia of Modern Theatre Volumes 1 and 2","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMethuen Drama Encyclopedia of Modern Theatre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVolumes 1 and 2\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eColin Chambers | Sara Freeman | James Reynolds\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReference \/ Encyclopedias\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thoroughly updated and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, now with more coverage than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn A to Z of modern theatre from across the world, stretching from the late-19th century to the present day, this encyclopedia features both short entries and more in-depth articles contributed by a unique team of expert academics and celebrated practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntries include audiences, body art, burlesque, carnival, circus, cosplay, dramatic theories, escapology and geek theatre to digital scenography, fireworks, immersive theatre, magic, queer theatre, puppet theatre, verbatim theatre and waxworks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntries on the interaction of theatre and other art forms, such as opera, dance, pop music, hip hop, television, radio and cinema, are included alongside entries on theatre’s relationship to a plethora of topics such as food, fashion, photography, empire, slavery, globalization, race, and gender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverviews of major concepts, genres and topics can be found alongside entries on individual actors, choreographers, composers, critics, designers, directors, playwrights and producers. Individual cities, festivals, institutions, theatres, and theatre companies are covered in tandem with longer articles on individual countries across the continents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining factual, biographical and reflective articles and totally around 3,000 entries, \u003ci\u003eThe Methuen Drama Encyclopedia of Modern Theatre \u003c\/i\u003egives the reader more texture of theatrical experience and insight than any other encyclopedia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Drama at Kingston University, UK. Formerly a journalist and theatre critic, he was Literary Manager of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1981-97). He co-authored \u003ci\u003eKenneth’s First Play\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTynan\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted David Pinski’s \u003ci\u003eTreasure\u003c\/i\u003e and edited John Maddison Morton’s \u003ci\u003eThree Farces\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written extensively on theatre. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Unity Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeggy\u003c\/i\u003e (the award-winning biography of play agent Margaret Ramsay), \u003ci\u003eInside the Royal Shakespeare Company\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHere We Stand: Politics and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack and Asian Theatre in Britain: A History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Freeman \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Puget Sound, USA. She researches contemporary playwriting and alternative, political and feminist theatre. Her book \u003ci\u003ePlaywriting, Dramaturgy, and Space\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the Cambridge series \u003ci\u003eElements in Contemporary Performance Texts\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a series editor for Methuen Drama’s Student Editions, and past editor of the annual journal \u003ci\u003eTheatre History Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e lectured in Drama at Kingston University, London, UK. His published books on theatre practice are \u003ci\u003eRobert Lepage\/Ex Machina: Revolutions in Theatrical Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and the co-edited works \u003ci\u003eAddiction and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHoward Barker's Theatre: Wrestling with Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e. 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