Surveying the work of over 250 playwrights, this guide covers multiple styles, nationalities and periods. Guidance on performing and staging one-act plays is also covered, as well as contact information and where to apply for performance rights. It includes a chapter introducing the history of the one-act play rounds.

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Product Description: No book has yet been published that has attempted to cover the history of geography as a school subject. Yet the story of the growth of this subject - a major player in the league table of student preferences and examination entries - is woven deep into the social history of the nation, as well as being studded with colourful personalities...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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