Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
About the Book Series
This series is our home for cutting-edge, upper-level scholarly studies and edited collections. Considering theatre and performance alongside topics such as religion, politics, gender, race, ecology, and the avant-garde, titles are characterized by dynamic interventions into established subjects and innovative studies on emerging topics.
Reimagining Dance on Screen: A Practical Guide to Dance-Filmmaking
1st Edition
By Mitchell Rose
October 15, 2026
Reimagining Dance on Screen is a hands-on guide for dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, and independent artists who want to create compelling dance-films. Written from a dancer’s perspective, it approaches dance on camera as a cinematic art form—not simply choreography documented on video. This ...
The Obscene Humour and Political Satire in Shadow Theatre: Cases from China, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Slovenia, and the Ottoman Tradition
1st Edition
Edited
By Peri Efe
October 02, 2026
This book delves into the fascinating interplay of bawdy humour and political satire, two core elements of shadow theatre across diverse cultural and historical contexts. Through eight meticulously researched articles, the book explores the evolution and significance of bawdy humour and political ...
Beckett on Film: The Actors and Directors’ Cut
1st Edition
By Annette Balaam
September 25, 2026
Beckett on Film is a twenty-first century collection of original and extended interviews with internationally renowned actors and directors who created the Beckett on Film (2001) project. Speaking directly to the reader each artist explores the processes involved in recreating Samuel Beckett’s ...
Irish Shakespeares: Gender, Sexuality, and Performance in the Twenty-First Century
1st Edition
By Emer McHugh
September 25, 2026
Irish Shakespeares explores performances, adaptations, and appropriations of Shakespeare in Irish theatrical contexts, and how they articulate concerns and conversations about gender and sexual politics. This book is the first full-length study to investigate Irish uses and appropriations in ...
Authentic Voice and Speech: A Non-Prescriptive, Student-Centered Approach
1st Edition
By Louis Colaianni, Peter Marciano
September 15, 2026
Authentic Voice and Speech by Louis Colaianni and Peter Marciano offers a groundbreaking, student-centered approach to voice and speech training that celebrates individuality and diversity. This book moves beyond traditional, prescriptive methods to empower readers to embrace their unique voices as...
Audio-Visualism: Reframing Relationships Between Sound & Image
1st Edition
Edited
By Steve Gibson, Yan Breuleux, Joseph Hyde, Donna Leishman
August 14, 2026
Audio-Visualism follows on from Live Visuals: History, Theory, Practice, which covered a broad history of Live Visual and Audio-Visual practice. This volume covers the contemporary audio-visual world in greater detail, focusing on the works of artists who work in the interstices between sound, ...
Michael Chekhov’s Pedagogy from Europe to America, Volume I: Discovering a Holistic Dramatic Method
1st Edition
By Lenka Pichlíková-Burke
July 30, 2026
This study describes and applies the pedagogical method of the actor, director, and dramatic theorist, Michael Chekhov (1891-1955), as a unique phenomenon in the broader context of modern theatre history. This volume shows how Chekhov took the principles he learned as a student and then as a ...
Michael Chekhov’s Pedagogy from Europe to America, Volume II: Teaching Chekhov’s Dramatic Method
1st Edition
By Lenka Pichlíková-Burke
July 30, 2026
This study describes and applies the pedagogical method of the actor, director, and dramatic theorist, Michael Chekhov (1891-1955), as a unique phenomenon in the broader context of modern theatre history. This volume offers a hypothetical syllabus and study guide for a 6-credit university survey ...
Robot Theaters: Collisions in Performance and Social Robotics
1st Edition
Edited
By Hilary Bergen, Eric Mullis, Benny Simon, Sydney Skybetter
July 17, 2026
Robot Theaters explore the fascinating theatrical nature of robots and their unique capacity to illuminate human performativity through their own machinic performances. This groundbreaking anthology challenges conventional scientific and commercial approaches to robotics by positioning theater and ...
Performing Body, Space, and Place: The Cosmocentric Way
1st Edition
By Thomas Riccio
July 16, 2026
The Performance of Body, Space, and Place offer a groundbreaking methodology for performance in the Anthropocene, addressing the spiritual and ecological crises of our time through a fusion of Indigenous knowledge and contemporary practice. This book is the culmination of 35 years of international ...
Brecon’s Hidden Theatre History, 1699–1870: Beyond Sarah Siddons
1st Edition
By Jayne Gold
July 10, 2026
Brecon’s Hidden Theatre History, 1699–1870 uncovers how the Welsh market town of Brecon became a key centre for theatrical innovation and women’s cultural leadership over nearly two centuries. Sarah Siddons’ 1755 birth in Brecon is revealed as part of a rich theatrical tradition that predated her ...
Stagecraft Rewired: AI, Authorship, and the Future of Performance
1st Edition
By Michael Harding, James Hutson
July 10, 2026
Stagecraft Rewired explores how artificial intelligence and intelligent systems can be seamlessly integrated into contemporary theatre while preserving artistic agency, ethical responsibility, and historical awareness. The book offers a comprehensive journey from conceptual foundations to ...