The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre
Out of Print
Substantially revised and updated for this new edition, this is the most comprehensive guide to the history and current practice of worldwide theatre available today:
• Covers all major playwrights, works, traditions, theories, companies, venues and events
• Details the origins of popular theatre tradition
• Discusses the work of actors, directors and designers
• Explains theatre architecture and design
• Written by over 100 expert contributors
• Illustrated throughout
Providing information, assessment and entertainment, The Guide will prove an indispensable reference tool both for students of theatre, and the general theatregoer alike.
- Totally updated and significantly revised for this new edition
- Far more international in coverage than any comparable book
- A remarkable range of entries which span the world and the ages
- Written by over 100 specialist writers
Reviews & endorsements
"Both theatre students and the general reader should find this of much use and interest. Highly recommended for all fine arts/theatre collections." Reference Book Review
"This resource offers a comprehensive view of the history and present practice of theater in all parts of the world....an impressive overview of a varied and multilayered subject. Because of the vastness and complexity of the art, it would be impossible to list all pertinent entries of interest. To create a complete guide to theater, it would easily require a dozen or more volumes. In this respect, this 1,233-page, 1-volume piece does an exceptional job of including matter the student and theatergoer may wish to know." ARBA
"A good book for dramatic browsing." Toronto Globe & Mail
"...truly international in perspective and coverage. The world-wide coverage makes it a superb reference book....indispensable and highly recommended." School Library Journal
"...authoritative and comprehensive...attractive to scholars and general readers." Library Journal
"Truly encyclopedic in scope and worldwide in breadth, this work presents much valuable information....updates and appears to expand considerably upon what is found in similar, standard publications..." R. G. Stephen, Choice
"...outstanding discussion on the theatrical history and traditions of most countries of the world. The index and cross references enable readers to move easily from one major topic to related articles. This comprehensive work, aimed at scholars, students, and general readers, will prove invaluable..." American Libraries
"...a gem of a reference tool: it is hard to imagine anyone in the theatre who would not benefit from owning a personal copy." Theatre Studies
"...This exciting new edition reviews and updates all entries to incorporate political changes and world theatre social transitions...provides an excellent historical review and guide to past and present theatre movements...Excellent and well detailed." The Bookwatch
"...a current and useful addition to reference shelves." Booklist
Product details
September 1995Hardback
9780521434379
1247 pages
255 × 182 × 58 mm
2.02kg
300 b/w illus.
Unavailable - out of print September 2011
