Methuen Drama
Play publishers for over 100 years, with books on acting, theatre performance and production. An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing.
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- 🎧 weekend listening 🎧 Waiting for Godot, Slow Horses and why all TV actors should work on stage - listen to an exclusive interview with Lucian Msamati about his new book 'The Godot Diaries' via the WhatsOnStage podcast ⬇️ bit.ly/4r5dGdw
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- Shaun Aquilina's 'The Industry Guide to Musical Theatre Auditions' presents sixteen West End and Broadway creatives' insights into auditioning for Musical Theatre and how to get the part. Out now: bit.ly/4q02bm5
- “I think in the heads of others.” —Bertolt Brecht In this excerpt of Artistic Collaboration, Exile, and Brecht for LitHub, Katherine Hollander explores how Brecht and his associates created "an extraordinarily intimate dialectical collectivity." bit.ly/3Oow1DG
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- John Doyle, author of 'Opening Doors: Reimagining the American Musical' interviewed @theguardian.com 📰 Read the interview: bit.ly/3LVYrV0 📖 About the book: bit.ly/4avyjJQ
- Reposted by Methuen Drama@broadwayworld.com featured an excerpt from John Doyle’s “Opening Doors.” Read it here: bit.ly/4tvfqyr 📚💙 #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social
- From George Bernard Shaw in 1925 to Jon Fosse in 2023, Methuen Drama has (so far!) published eight Nobel laureates. Explore their works - from collected plays to single playtexts, and from student editions to biographies bit.ly/432VNC0
- Opening Doors: Reimagining the American Musical by John Doyle takes you behind the scenes of iconic productions of Sweeney Todd, Company, and The Color Purple. Read an excerpt now on Broadway World! bit.ly/4tvfqyr
- How Cecil Beaton and Norman Hartnell found their first taste of stardom at Cambridge Footlights Read an extract from Robert Sellers's new book 'The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution': tatler.com/article/the-cambrid…
- Reposted by Methuen DramaOur book, The Methuen Drama Handbook of Gender and Theatre, is now out in paperback, and can now be purchased for £35.99 (which is massively cheaper than the hardback version that came out at the start of 2024). 👇🏻 @methuendrama.bsky.social
- Discover the latest Drama and Performance Studies books in our January-March 2026 catalogue 🌟 ➡️ Browse online: bit.ly/4sTbsz8
- 'Performing Modernity' by Elaine Sisson explores modernism's influence on the bohemian and counter-cultural movements in theatre, popular culture and design in the post-independent Irish Free State (1922-1937). Out now: bit.ly/4qjhOpT
- Meike Wagner's 'Performing Citizenship and German Amateur Theatricals' explores the role of amateur theatre associations in 19th-century Germany in contributing to the mainstreaming of the concept of citizenship. Out now and available open access: bit.ly/4pzFvZW
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- 'Forgotten Broadway' edited by @theatreprof2002.bsky.social is the first and only edited collection of plays by Rachel Crothers, who wrote and directed over 20 popular plays on Broadway between 1906-1938. Available now in the US: bit.ly/49eUPWU
- Calling all theatre costume designers!
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- 'Dance and Silence' edited by Vipavinee Artpradid & Petra Johnson is a series of conversations with researchers and practitioners exploring the critical dynamics of silence within choreography, performance and composition. Out now: bit.ly/49yqVM6
- "Sellers has produced a definitive history, drawing on an impressive range of original interviews" New release 'The Cambridge Footlights' reviewed on Chortle Read the review: bit.ly/4add9QC About the book: bit.ly/4a0ZMBR
- 'Colin Murphy's Political Plays' is the first anthology from Irish dramatist Colin Murphy which tells the 100 year history of Ireland through stirring & original drama. Features an introduction from the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. Out now: bit.ly/3NGzWLG
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- Reposted by Methuen DramaActor Lucian Msamati offers readers a glimpse into the highs and lows of working on #SamuelBeckett's iconic play, "Waiting for Godot." Now available in the UK: bit.ly/47veGPj (Feb. 19 for US) #TheatreSky #BookSky @methuendrama.bsky.social
- 'The Godot Diaries' is now available for UK audiences 📚🎭 This behind-the-scenes diary of celebrated actor Lucian Msamati offers readers a glimpse into the highs and lows of working on Samuel Beckett's iconic play 'Waiting for Godot'. Shop now: bit.ly/47veGPj
- ✨ Out today 🎭 'Opening Doors' by internationally celebrated director John Doyle tracks a rich and celebrated journey in theatre from one of its most important contemporary artists. Shop now: bit.ly/4oNY6l2
- 🎭 Out today! 💫 From Monty Python to Peep Show, QI and The Great British Bake-Off, Cambridge Footlight alumni have entertained us for decades. In 'The Cambridge Footlights', Robert Sellers tells the story of the troupe that shaped British comedy. Shop now: bit.ly/4iBD3Al
- We're excited to share that 'Women Writing Musicals' has been named one of @choicereviews.bsky.social Outstanding Academic Titles for 2025! Congratulations to Jennifer Ashley Tepper on this well‑deserved honour! Get your copy: bit.ly/4pEv730 Discover other winners: bit.ly/48d8pcW
- Reposted by Methuen DramaCelebrate #BroadwayWeek 🎭 with our collection of books that go beyond the spotlight! Explore now: bit.ly/4qScXMi 📚💙 #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social
- "Butler offers humour and pragmatism throughout" @leobutler.bsky.social's 'Notes from a Working-Class Playwright' reviewed on LouReviews: loureviews.blog/2026/01/19/book-rev…
- Author Katherine Hollander reading from her new book 'Artistic Collaboration, Exile, and Brecht' as part of the Phinista Reading Series in Cambridge, MA. Photo credit: voxdw Find out more about the book: bit.ly/3Ln2V6R
- Reposted by Methuen DramaIn the latest blog post, Bloomsbury editor Anna Brewer sits down with Lucian Msamati to discuss his new book, "The Godot Diaries." Read here: bit.ly/3ZgmmRT #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Methuen Drama📆 Thurs., Jan. 22, 7:30–8:30pm (EST) 🔗 bit.ly/3MAeKqn Join David Armstrong at The Drama Book Shop in NYC as he discusses his book, “Broadway Nation.” 📚💙 #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social
- Described by critics as 'the saviour of the Broadway musical' and the 'amazing Mr Musicals', John Doyle has become synonymous with a style of reinvention of commercial musical theatre. Discover more in 'Opening Doors'. Available for pre-order: bit.ly/4oNY6l2
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- In ‘The Godot Diaries’, acclaimed actor Lucian Msamati takes you on a journey through rehearsal room highs and lows, workaday laughs and tears, and literal stumbles and grumbles. Pre-order your copy: bit.ly/47veGPj
- "A must have for working actors" Voice Training Through Acting and Movement is out now bit.ly/45T11S9
- "A groundbreaking and necessary contribution to queer and trans South Asian studies and performance studies more broadly." Adnan Hossain, Claire Pamment & Jeff Roy's 'Badhai' reviewed by Bloomsbury Pakistan ⬇️ bloomsburypakistan.org/book-review-badhai/
- Reposted by Methuen Drama@broadwayworld.com named John Doyle’s “Opening Doors” as a top theater book to read this winter. Check out the rest: bit.ly/4qISHwm 📚💙 #TheatreSky @methuendrama.bsky.social
- How do you choose a text to translate? What challenges do you encounter? Translators and editors @wjg22.bsky.social, Heather Jeanne Denyer & Anna G. R. Miller discuss their new play collections, collaboration, the future of translating plays & more over on our blog bit.ly/40ch9ul
- *Now in its second edition* 'The Theatre of the Oppressed in Practice Today' by Ali Campbell illuminates the context and key principles of Augusto Boal's work through a set of contemporary international case studies. bit.ly/4aLzKo8
- 'She’s like fire and water all at once.' Experience the imagined family life of Shakespeare in Lolita Chakrabarti's play adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel 'Hamnet'. In cinemas in the UK today! Shop the playtext now: bit.ly/3Kny9dt
- Now in an updated edition: Discover @harveyyoungbu.bsky.social's essential introduction to the intersection between theatre and race, in 'Theatre and Race' from our Theatre & series. Find out more: bit.ly/4pFLCvS
- What can Angela Lansbury teach us about living a big life? Out today in the UK! bloomsbury.com/uk/nowhere-to-go-bu…
- Broadway World's 20 Theater Books for Your Winter 2026 Reading List ❄️ Featuring John Doyle's 'Opening Doors' (Jan 2026) and Adam Rush's 'Adaptation in Musical Theatre' (March 2026)! broadwayworld.com/article/20-Theater-…
- "A valuable, highly accessible memoir" John Doyle's 'Opening Doors' (coming 22 January) reviewed in Theater Pizzazz theaterpizzazz.com/?p=132252
- Reposted by Methuen DramaWhat does it really mean to make knowledge accessible? Join our #OpenAccess authors for a discussion about how open scholarship can broaden access to research. Register for free: bit.ly/4iXRKO6 #AcademicPublishing
- Reposted by Methuen DramaA better way to browse. Discover the great books coming out between now and March through the new catalog. 📚 bit.ly/4q1uW2a 💙 #AcademicPublishing #AcademicSky #Library
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- 'The Cambridge Footlights' by Robert Sellers reveals how the troupe's farces, musical comedies, pantomimes & famous May Week revues reflected the times and nurtured generations of comic talent. Pre-order today: bit.ly/4iBD3Al
- Our account will be a little quieter over the next few weeks as the Methuen Drama team take a break over the festive period. We’ll be returning in the New Year with updates on all the exciting books we’re publishing in 2026 📚 Wishing all our followers happy holidays and a very Happy New Year!
- Lucian Msamati brilliantly brings to life the experience of co-starring with Ben Whishaw in James Macdonald’s celebrated production of Waiting for Godot in London’s West End. Pre-order your copy of 'The Godot Diaries' today: bit.ly/47veGPj
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- *New research* 'Jingju - Beijing/Peking Opera' by Xing Fan provides an introduction to the cultural history of jingju, from its origin to the present, with case studies demonstrating its practice and aesthetics. Recommend to your library today bit.ly/47YcUaU
- Explore Greek tragedy in its social context, issues of translation and adaptation, and performance approaches over the centuries with this new Student Edition of Euripides' play with commentary by Will Shuler. 'Medea' out now: bit.ly/4qHIwsT
- Structured by practitioner and arranged in chronological order, 'Acting Realism' by Stephen Bayly brings together the foundational acting theories and their originators that have shaped the arts scene for centuries. Out now: bit.ly/49C22AO
- *Now available in paperback* 'The Contemporary History Play: Staging English and American Pasts' by Benjamin Poore proposes a radical new framework for analysing contemporary historical drama. Shop now: bit.ly/4oULd8O
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- A unique collection of multi-generational contributions from both up-and-coming and established actors on representation of Blackness on stage & screen. 'Out of the Black Box: Conversations with Global Majority Actors' edited by Pamela Jikiemi out now: bit.ly/47L7ejq
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- Five female playwrights explore the lives of Afghan girls and women in the uncertain years before the Taliban retook Kabul. 'Voices of Women from Afghanistan' edited by Lesley Ferris with Jenny Morgan, is out now: bit.ly/4qKuC9o
- UK publication day! Peek into Sondheim's puzzler's mind with Barry Joseph's 'Matching Minds with Sondheim' 🎲 bit.ly/4hHL9Xj
- Out now in the UK! (Re)attend the tale of Sweeney Todd with award-winning Sondheim expert Rick Pender. t.co/5XxxQDTpvh
- 'The Cambridge Footlights' coming 22 January 🤩🎭 Robert Sellers explores the iconic comedy troupe behind legends like Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Richard Ayoade & more. Pre-order today: bit.ly/4iBD3Al
- “Reliably excellent.” – The Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory Interested in contributing to the Methuen Drama Engage series, edited by Mark Taylor-Batty (@cupofassam.bsky.social) & Enoch Brater? We’re welcoming proposals now. Details here: bit.ly/3T7T6tG
- Nominated for 7 Olivier Awards (2009) and winner of 6 Tony Awards (2010) including Best New Play, John Logan's 'Red' premiered on this day, 8th December 2009, at the Donmar Warehouse. Our Modern Classics edition features a new intro by Michael Grandage: t.co/iv8ND1qyCJ
- Find out about the latest and forthcoming Drama and Performance Studies books online 📖🎭 Browse our October-December 2025 catalogue: bit.ly/4gVmoXA
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- 'She’s like fire and water all at once.' Experience the imagined family life of Shakespeare in Lolita Chakrabarti's play adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel 'Hamnet'. In cinemas in the US today! Shop the playtext now: bit.ly/3Kny9dt
- Ntombizodwa Nyoni's play 'Liberation' has been shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award 2025 🎉 Congrats to all shortlisted playwrights! bit.ly/48Boxnc
- *Out now* 'Once in the Countryside' edited by Christine Mok is celebrated Chinese-American playwright Lloyd Suh's first play collection, bringing together hit plays for the first time including the 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist The Far Country. Shop now: bit.ly/4ofdebf
