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Play publishers for over 100 years, with books on acting, theatre performance and production. An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing.
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@methuendrama.bsky.socialWe were so pleased to see twelve of our upcoming books featured on @broadwayworld.com roundup of 25 must-read theater books for this Fall!
@methuendrama.bsky.socialNew research out this month! 📚 https://bit.ly/4jBvJXH
@methuendrama.bsky.socialCongratulations to Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature!
She becomes our 9th Nobel-winning playwright alongside Jon Fosse, Peter Handke, Dario Fo, Toni Morrison, Wole Soyinka, Luigi Pirandello, John Galsworthy & George Bernard Shaw.
@methuendrama.bsky.socialStep inside The Great Gatsby with the complete Broadway book and lyrics, capturing the ambition, desire and romance at the heart of the show.
@methuendrama.bsky.socialHappy UK Black History Month!
One way to celebrate is by reading An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre. This book "serves as a salient reminder of the wealth of Black performers who should not be consigned to history." (@thetls.bsky.social)
@methuendrama.bsky.social🎭 Discover the breadth of contemporary Native theatre.
The Methuen Drama Anthology of Native American Plays: Indigenous Spaces brings together vital works by Indigenous playwrights, exploring Native storytelling, performance and cultural expression. https://bit.ly/4ebryOK
@methuendrama.bsky.socialWe are delighted that Drag Vistas and Visions: Drag in a Changing Scene Volume 3 edited by Mark Edward & Stephen Farrier is the winner of the TaPRA Edited Collection Prize 2026! https://bit.ly/4dkIAd4
@bloomsburyacademic.bsky.socialReposted by @methuendrama.bsky.socialEvery October the UK celebrates Black History Month, offering a space to celebrate the profound impact of Black heritage and culture. We’ve curated a reading list of essential titles, available through Bloomsbury Collections and selected free chapters. https://bit.ly/4hWCAK2
@methuendrama.bsky.socialDC-area Broadway fans!
On October 17th at @politicsprose.bsky.social, Spencer Weber Waller will discuss his book Power and Greed, which tells the story of the powerful cartels that have controlled Broadway from the 19th century to today.
@methuendrama.bsky.socialDiscover a fresh perspective on one of the 20th century’s most influential theatre practitioners.
Grotowski’s Process explores Jerzy Grotowski’s radical approaches to acting, training and performance, connecting his ideas with contemporary theatre practice.
@methuendrama.bsky.socialLast night, School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh made its long-awaited Broadway debut!
Get your copy of "one of the past decade’s most loved plays" (The Guardian) today.
@methuendrama.bsky.socialHay Festival isn’t just for the spring! Lucian Msamati will be at @hayfestival.bsky.social Winter Weekend.
Discover the programme and book tickets now 👉 www.hayfestival.com/winter-weeke...
@methuendrama.bsky.socialNow available in paperback 💃✨
📖 Louise Lecavalier: https://bit.ly/4wtVWLB
📖 Straight White Men Can’t Dance: https://bit.ly/4belrYO
@methuendrama.bsky.socialDive into our latest research 📚✨
📖 Performance and Real Relationships: https://bit.ly/4pJqKVP
📖 Performing Academia: https://bit.ly/4fMdbke
📖 Nonconforming Criticism: https://bit.ly/4xcOlRz
@methuendrama.bsky.socialBehind every musical is a team of associate creatives helping to keep the show alive 🎭
'The Journey to Associate Director and Choreographer… and Beyond' is an essential guide for anyone looking to become an Associate Director or Choreographer.
@methuendrama.bsky.socialLearn the principles of puppetry from a practitioner behind productions including War Horse and Pinocchio 🎭
Featuring expert contributions, behind-the-scenes insights and photos from prototype to final design.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45qYRIO
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@methuendrama.bsky.socialIldikó Rippel on publication day of Performance and Real Relationships: Family, Kinship and Love in Contemporary Theatre at TaPRA!
Discover the book 👉 www.bloomsbury.com/9781350448094/
@methuendrama.bsky.socialNew play collections available ✨
📖 Global Theatre Anthologies: Classical and Modern Plays from China: https://bit.ly/4yPdsLS
📖 Staging American Corporate Culture: https://bit.ly/4pJUFx9
📖 The Future is Short: Contemporary Short Plays for High School and College Students: https://bit.ly/4yKApzC
@methuendrama.bsky.socialSpotted at TaPRA: Sara Freeman presenting on the Methuen Drama Encyclopedia of Modern Theatre as part of the Theatre Histories working group.
@methuendrama.bsky.socialOn May 27th join David Auburn and Steven Kunken (Kyoto) at Barnes & Noble UWS for a discussion of Auburn's Collected Plays, featuring the Tony and Pulitzer-winning Proof, as well as The Columnist, Lost Lake, The New York Idea, and Summer, 1976.
https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062210443-0
