3.95 avg rating — 82 ratings

"COMPREHENSIVE! If it was theatre and someone theorized about it, it's here."

4.08 avg rating — 97 ratings

"A terrific anthology of seminal texts, perfect for an introduction to the field."

4.17 avg rating — 172 ratings

"Giant of the field Richard Schechner's work that encompasses a wider understanding of "performance" beyond theatre."

3.83 avg rating — 29,439 ratings

"Where it all began (in the West at least)."

3.99 avg rating — 307 ratings

"An insightful look at the characteristics of 21st century performance practices."

4.19 avg rating — 4,878 ratings

"Hugely influential and thoroughly readable, Peter Brook's slim volume got at the fundamental heart of theatre."

4.14 avg rating — 4,787 ratings

"Artaud's landmark work is both searing and visionary and has guided devout seekers since it appeared."

4.07 avg rating — 71 ratings

"Robert Brustein's study looks at modern drama as a succession of revolutionary overtures."

4.34 avg rating — 1,292 ratings

"Bogart's ability to inspire artists and analyze contemporary issues of performance is formidable (not just for directors only)."

4.24 avg rating — 1,571 ratings

"Boal reclaims the tools of theatre for the masses and outlines a program for practitioners to overthrow their oppressions & oppressors."

4.17 avg rating — 1,000 ratings

"The definitive work on the Absurdist movement, this book introduced many to the works of Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, and many others."

4.23 avg rating — 1,479 ratings

"The rigorous and sacred approach of Poland's great artist is detailed here with great supplementary material as well."

4.19 avg rating — 1,345 ratings

"Compulsive and unapologetic theoretician that he was, this collection is an exhaustive picture of his titanic trajectory."

4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings

"A wide range of the prophet Artaud's writings on theatre, both practical and mystical."

4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings

"This anthology presents Meyerhold's pursuit of the "other" fork of 20th-century stylization: one defiantly non-realistic."

4.30 avg rating — 106 ratings

"Grotowski disciple Barba describes his practice of "theatre anthropology" in a personal and fascinating way."

3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings

"An early advocate of "modern" theatre techniques, Craig's ideas still seem fresh 100 years later."

4.18 avg rating — 144 ratings

"The master Absurdist's take on the purpose and practice of theatre-making, from theoretical treatises to lectures to pages from his diary."