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Costume at the National Theatre

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The National Theatre Guide

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Playwriting: A Backstage Guide

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Wigs Hair & Make-Up: A Backstage Guide

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The Writer's Toolkit

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Actions: The Actor's Thesaurus

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Drama Games for Devising

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Being A Playwright: A Career Guide To Writers

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Drama Games for Actors

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Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops

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Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women

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A Piece of Work: Playing Shakespeare and Other Stories

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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent

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Theatre and Audience

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Improv Beyond Rules: A Practical Guide to Narrative Improvisation

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The Empty Space

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Ivo van Hove: From Shakespeare to David Bowie

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Theatre and Human Rights

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A Sense of Theatre: The Untold Story of Britain's National Theatre

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Puppetry: How To Do It

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State of the Nation: British Theatre Since 1945

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Telling the Truth: How to Make Verbatim Theatre

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The Crafty Art of Playmaking

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Theatre and Architecture

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Tip of the Tongue: Reflections on Language and Meaning

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Gielgoodies! The Wit and Wisdom of John Gielgud

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Stanislavski and the Actor: The Final Acting Lessons 1935-38

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All Change Please: A Practical Guide to Achieving Gender Equality in Theatre

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Rosalind: A Biography of Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine

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Running the Room: Conversations with Women Theatre Directors

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Theatre and Mind

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Theatre and Therapy

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Theatre and Social Media

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Shakespeare on Stage: Volume Two

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Theatre and Globalization

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Theatre and Interculturalism

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Balancing Acts: Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre

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An Actor's Alphabet

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More Golden Rules for Acting

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Theatre and Dance

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Theatre and Law

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300 Thoughts for Theatremakers: A Manifesto for the Twenty-First-Century Theatremaker

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She Speaks!: What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said

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Brecht: A Practical Handbook

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The Actor and the Space

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Theatre and Violence

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The Disney Musical on Stage and Screen

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