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ARUNDELL, D. The Story of Sadler's Wells 1683-1977. David & Charles: 1978 rep 352 pp, b/w photos and illustrations, appendix. VG+/VG+. The first book to trace the theatre's history from 17th century beginnings to publication date. (Book Ref #27291) £10.00 BURRIS-MEYER, H. & COLE, E.C. Theatres and Auditoriums. Reinhold: 1949 1st ed 228 pp, b/w illustrations and diagrams throughout. VG. Covers every aspect of modern design. (Book Ref #12915) £20.00 CUSHMAN, ROBERT. (intro). Shared Experience. 1975-1984. Expression: 1985 p/b 1st ed 80 pp, numerous b/w photos. VG. Mike Alfreds founded the company back in 1975 and developed a simple, effective story-telling technique in which actors shared the narrative, swapped roles and even played the scenery. The company featured in this book included actors such as Mark Rylance, Pam Ferris, Raad Rawi and Alison Steadman. (Book Ref #32862) £8.00 EMBODEN, W. Sarah Bernhardt. Macmillan: 1975 1st US ed 176 pp, 150 b/w and 8 colour photos. VG+ in edge-worn d/w. A pictorial biography. (Book Ref #5997) £5.00 FLETCHER, A.J. Drama, Performance and Polity in Pre-Cromwellian Ireland. Cork University Press: 2000 1st ed 520 pp, b/w illustrations, notes, bibliog. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. (Book Ref #33467) £22.00 FORBES, B. Ned's Girl. Dame Edith Evans. Little, Brown & Co: 1977 1st ed 297 pp, b/w photos, carrer details. VG+ in rubbed d/w. At last a memorable and intimate portrait' by the first man with unrestricted access to Evan's papers. (Book Ref #4379) £5.00 GOLD, A. & FIZDALE, R. The Divine Sarah. A Life of Sarah Bernhardt. A. Knopf: 1991 1st ed 352 pp, 102 b/w photos, bibliog. VG+ inVG+ d/w. Includes many previously unpublished letters to lovers, friends and her adored son. (Book Ref #4384) £6.75 HALL, P. & GOODWIN, J. ed. Peter Hall's Diaries. The Story of a Dramatic Battle. Hamish Hamilton: 1983 1st ed 507 pp, b/w photos. F/VG+. (Book Ref #5991) £10.00 HANEY, L. Naked At The Feast. Josephine Baker. Robson: 1986 rep 338 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. VG+/VG+. 'Written with a graceful style rarely accorded to a show-biz subject' Meticulously researched with 416 interviews. (Book Ref #19171) £10.00 HARDING, J. Cochran. Methuen: 1985 1st ed 226 pp, b/w photos in tect, major theatrical productions, bibliog. F/VG+. First biography of C.B. Cochran, the great impresario. (Book Ref #4395) £8.00 HARWOOD, R. All the World's A Stage. Secker & Warburg: 1984 1st ed 320 pp, colour and b/w photos. Front board slightly marked o/w VG+/VG+. (Book Ref #22953) £8.00 HOLLOWAY, D. Playing The Empire. The Acts of The Holloway Touring Theatre Company. Harrap: 1979 1st ed 207 pp, b/w photos. VG in edge-worn and torn d/w internally repaired with small losses to top edge. The memoirs of W.J. Holloway, combined with other family records by his son David to give an insight into the running of an old theatrical stock company. (Book Ref #33567) £8.50 HOLT, D. Theatre and Behaviour. Hawkwood Papers 1979 to 1986. Published Privately: 1987 p/b 1st ed 126 pp. 2 light marks on closed fore-edge o/w VG+. Six papers presented yearly at Hawkwood College in the annual 'Jung and Hermeneutics' weekend. (Book Ref #32776) £10.00 KELLY, L. Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Sinclair-Stevenson: 1997 1st ed 365 pp, b/w photos. VG+ in nicked d/w. (Book Ref #23767) £6.00 MAYER, F. & IMMOOS, T. Japanese Theatre. Studio Vista: 1974 1st UK ed 194 pp, 120 b/w and colour photos. Fine in slightly chipped d/w. A well illustrated study of the major forms of Japanese theatre: Noh, Kabuki, Bunraku and Bunraku. (Book Ref #4423) £7.50 MORLEY, S. The Great Stage Stars. Distinguished Theatre Careers Past and Present. Angus & Robertson: 1986 1st UK ed 425 pp, b/w photos. M/M. (Book Ref #4426) £6.99 REDGRAVE, M. In My Mind's Eye. Weidenfeld: 1983 1st ed 256 pp, b/w photos, performances and productions. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #4432) £3.00 ROSE, P. Jazz Cleopatra. Josephine Baker In Her Time. Chatto: 1990 1st UK ed 321 pp, b/w photos, notes. VG/VG. 'Phyllis Rose's perceptive, fascinating book is an eloquent evocation of a truly remarkable woman'. (Book Ref #20336) £12.00 SARACHCHANDRA. The Folk Drama of Ceylon. Ceylon Goverment Press: 1966 rep 180 pp, 1 colour plate, b/w photos and line drawings. Free end papers lightly browned o/w F in chipped dustwrapper. Description and analysis of various forms of Sinhelese folk drama and the fusion of village cults with higher religions. (Book Ref #10754) £20.00 STOPPARD, T. Dalliance and Undiscovered Country. Faber: 1986 p/b 1st ed 147 pp. F. Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler. (Book Ref #9086) £2.99 TANITCH, R. Ashcroft. Hutchinson: 1987 1st ed 160 pp, profuse b/w photos, chronology. Fine in a Fine d/w. Superbly illustrated survey, with quotations from the critics of the day and tributes from the likes of Olivier, Gielgud, Alec Guinness and Anthony Quayle. (Book Ref #12860) £7.00 TIDWORTH, S. Theatres. An Illustrated History. Pall Mall Press: 1973 1st ed 224 pp, 188 b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+ in slightly faded and edge-worn d/w. (Book Ref #26030) £10.00 TREWIN, W. & TREWIN, J.C. The Arts Theatre London 1927-1981. The Society for Theatre Research: 1986 1st ed 123 pp, b/w photos, Appendices. Front endpaper removed o/w VG+ in d/w with a slightly marked front panel. (Book Ref #28272) £5.00 UNGER HAMILTON, C. (ed). The Entertainers. A biographical history of the stage: its players, writers, directors, showmen and clowns. Pitman: 1980 1st ed 320 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos. Fine in slightly edge worn d/w. A comprehensive encyclopedia for the new student. (Book Ref #5992) £10.00 UNGER HAMILTON, C. (ed). The Entertainers. A biographical history of the stage: its players, writers, directors, showmen and clowns. Pitman: 1980 1st ed 320 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos. F in edge worn d/w with 1/2" tear. A comprehensive encyclopedia for the new student. (Book Ref #7981) £10.00 WADE, L.A. Sam Shepard and The American Theatre. Praeger: 1997 p/b 1st ed 188 pp, chronology, further reading, notes. Covers lightly marked o/w F. Analysis of Shepard's career concludes that his popularity relates to nostalgia and nationalism. It also questions American audience construction, myth and media representation. (Book Ref #22186) £15.00 |
