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.
Introduction: This book and how to use it PART I: DRAMA, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE: THE SUBJECT AND ITS STUDY 1. The Context of the Subject 2. Your Course and what to Expect from it 3. Study Skills for Drama, Theatre and Performance Students PART II: CORE TOPICS IN DRAMA, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE 4. Developments and Directions 5. Working Practically 1: Acting 6. Working Practically 2: Devising 7. Working Practically 3: Directing 8. Theatre Histories 9. Analysing Texts 10. Questions of Theory 11. Theatre and Gender 12. Theatre and the World: Globalization, Interculturalism and Postcolonialism 13. The Uses of Drama: Applying Performance 14. Mediating Performance: From the Machine Age to the Digital Age PART III: KEY CONCEPTS PART IV: LANDMARKS: KEY PRACTITIONERS, THEORISTS AND PERFORMANCES PART V: FRAMEWORKS FOR RESEARCH: KEY WRITINGS ON DRAMA, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE PART VI: WHAT NEXT? PART VII: RESOURCES FOR STUDYING DRAMA, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE Bibliography Index.
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