Product Description: A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the most read and performed of Shakespeare's plays. This book provides an introductory guide to the play, offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of three or four key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptation, and wide sampling of critical opinion and annotated further reading...read more

Product Description: People make life so complicated. Once you read my book, you will be able to see life for what it is. One of my favorite sayings is, “Reality is only a fantasy unless you truly believe it. Then it is real.” Life is whatever you believe it is...read more

Product Description: Renaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a collection of the papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Water and Waste Water Management, organized and sponsored by BHR Group Limited, and held in Harrogate on 13-15 November 1995. The papers examine the considerable changes that are currently affecting the water industry...read more

Product Description: This introduction to the plays of Middleton and Tourneur, discusses each work in detail and gives biographical and social background as well as setting the works in their historical and theatrical context. A brief discussion of the questioned authorship of "The Revenger's Tragedy" (often attributed to Middleton) is followed by discussion of that play and Tourneur's "The Atheist's Tragedy"...read more

Incorporating both traditional and contemporary forms and themes, this illustrated collection of exciting and humorous verse for youngsters includes works by Ian Serraillier, John Ciardi, Karla Kuskin, and Eleanor Farjeon

Product Description: New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:• The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards• Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings• Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play• Critical, contextual and staging notes• Photographs of productions where applicable• A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading...read more