The essential, one-stop handbook for actors, with everything you need to survive and thrive, from the team behind the internationally successful Surviving Actors conventions.

Being a Dancer is the most revealing and instructive book yet on what it means to be a dancer.

Two of the biggest musical-theatre stars working today answer questions submitted by the public on a wide range of theatrical topics.

Packed with over 150 tried-and-tested theatre games, exercises and improvisation ideas, Drama Menu it's an essential resource for any drama teacher or workshop leader.

The Nick Enright Songbook brings together 50 of the best songs from ten musicals for which Enright wrote the lyrics.

The definitive guide to designing for theatre – by an award-winning designer with over 160 productions to his name.

The Active Text offers a complete approach to working with a scripted play, leading the reader through a process of active exploration and experimentation.

In The Quality of Mercy, one of the world's most revered theatre directors reflects on a fascinating variety of Shakespearean topics.

Advice from the Players features a host of tips and guidance on every aspect of the actor’s craft, direct from some of the best-known stars of stage and screen, including Julie Walters, Simon Callow, Mark Gatiss, Lesley Manville and Zawe Ashton amongst many others.

Drawing on his lifetime career in front of the camera (and sometimes behind it), Denis Lawson offers a wonderfully accessible introduction to acting for film and TV.