MUSIC SERIES
Essential Musicals Kristin Stultz Pressley pb, eb, £14.99, 9781350459 Reveals the backstories of musicals old and new, from hidden gems to the most popular shows from Broadway and beyond. Pulitzer Prize Winning Musicals: Of Thee I Sing to A Strange Loop 24th July, vol 1, 106 Jukebox Musicals: 42nd Street to Moulin Rouge! 10th July, vol 2, 489
Michael John Lachiusa Joshua Robinson 24th July, pb, eb, £21.99, 9781350508774 The first study of the work of five–time Tony Award- nominated composer, lyricist and librettist.
NYRB Classics
Opus Siniestrus Leonora Carrington 17th June, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781681378572 Ghosts, a toy horse, an ostrich egg and a menagerie of apocalyptic and chimerical beasts feature in these characteristically playful, never-before-collected plays by the legendary surrealist writer artist.
Oxford University Press
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Oxford World’s Classics 13th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 978019 For over a century Oxford World’s Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. The Comedy of Errors Emma Smith (ed), Sarah Neville (ed), Ian Burrows, William Shakespeare 2869036 Julius Caesar Emma Smith (ed), Sarah Neville (ed), Brandi K Adams, William Shakespeare 2872661 Cymbeline Emma Smith (ed), Rory Loughnane (ed), Kim Gilchrist, William Shakespeare 2882868
King Henry VIII Emma Smith (ed), Will Sharpe (ed), Laura Jayne Wright, William Shakespeare 8872023 Titus Andronicus Emma Smith (ed), Francis X Connor (ed), Anna Pruitt (ed), Rory Loughnane (ed), William Shakespeare et al
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8875055 Richard II
Emma Smith (ed), Anna Pruitt (ed), Hailey Bachrach, William Shakespeare 8881964 The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays Kate Hext (ed), Oscar Wilde £8.99, 2848024
Rowman & Littlefield
Behind the Red Velvet Curtain Elizabeth Shockman, Joy Womack 18th May, hb, eb, £19.99, 9781538199374 Unflinching, complex and compassionate true tale of the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.
Schiffer
To the Hilt Marc Hartzman, Dan Meyer 28th April, hb, £40.99, 9780764368820 Authoritative compendium on sword swallowing, featuring historical biographies, expert insights, rare photos and behind-the- scenes stories from contemporary sword swallowers.
The Arden Shakespeare
Early Modern Performance Beyond the Public Stage Amrita Sen (ed), Jennifer Linhart Wood (ed) 15th May, hb, eb, £130, 9781350367968 First major work to explore and analyse the popular “extra-theatrical” performances which occurred in late medieval and Renaissance England.
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Arden Performance Editions 20th February, pb, eb, 97813504 Editions of Shakespeare’s plays specifically designed for use in a rehearsal room or theatre workshop with facing- page notes on metre, pronunciation, names and unfamiliar words.
Shakespeare’s House Richard Schoch 24th April, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781350524699 Reveals the hidden history of the house where Shakespeare was born and its changing fortunes over four
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
centuries, which mirror the changing attitudes towards Shakespeare as a man and global icon.
analysing audience agency, ethical considerations and the evolving boundaries of performance in diverse contexts.
Ugly Productions AC Duncan 24th February, hb, £64.95, 9780472133598 Reexamines Greek theatre’s portrayal of ugliness as an emotional and aesthetic tool, challenging historical critical neglect and exploring its affective power in tragic performances.
The Winter’s Tale William Shakespeare, Robert Shaughnessy (ed) £8.99, 08661 Richard III William Shakespeare, Abigail Rokison- Woodall (ed), Simon Russell Beale (ed) £10.99, 45772
Unbound
Be Funny or Die Joel Morris 20th March, pb, £12.99, 9781789652093 In defence of comedy: an exploration of why we laugh, what we find funny and the importance of humour.
University of Michigan Press
Creating With Roots: Contemporary Chinese National Folk Dance Choreography Rui Xu, Emily Wilcox (tr) 4th February, pb, £24.95, 9780472057153 Detailed breakdown of key terms and concepts necessary for understanding Chinese national folk dance. Analyses examples of choreography dating from the 1940s to 2000.
The Performance Apparatus Branislav Jakovljević 15th April, pb, £24.95, 9780472057337 Jakovljević explores the absence of Althusser’s apparatus theory in early performance studies, linking performance art’s critiques of ideology to contemporary surveillance capitalism’s and neoliberalism’s concealed ideological structures.
Enveloping Worlds EB Hunter (ed), Scott Magelssen (ed) 29th April, pb, £76.95, 9780472057405 Examines immersive, participatory performance through case studies,
Transformismo M Myrta Leslie Santana 11th February, pb, £24.95, 9780472057160 How drag performance transforms the social landscape of Cuba and illuminates the island’s racial, sexual and economic inequalities.
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf Ntozake Shange, Bernadine Evaristo 5th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781474621984 Revolutionary, award- winning, genre-breaking, hugely influential choreopoem about the experiences of black women.
Yale University Press
The Dream Factory Dan Swift 22nd April, hb, £25, 9780300263541 Remarkable untold story of Shakespeare’s first theatre, the playhouse before the Globe.
Music ABC Books
Sound Bites Ed Le Brocq 22nd May, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780733343087 Invites readers on a journey through a living tradition that spans a millennium— the tradition of Western classical music.
ACC Art Books
Blondie in Camera 1978 Martyn Goddard 9th June, hb, £35, 9781788843140 Richly illustrated with photographer Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie.
Backbeat
Room 100 Jesse P Pollack 15th June, pb, eb, £19.99, 9781493050635 Gripping first account of one of the darkest days in pop music history: the murder of Sid Vicious’ girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
Revolution James Campion 18th March, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781493080847 Detailed exploration of the era of Prince’s most prolific and ground- breaking music made with a unique cadre of musicians.
Cranking Up Taylor Swift
Phoebe E Hughes 15th June, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781493084722 Whirlwind tour of 11 essential tracks.
Bloomsbury Academic
Listen to Jazz Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith 10th July, hb, eb, £55, 9781440875519 Explores jazz music using a close reading of songs, albums and techniques. An introduction to the diversity of the music for new listeners and experts alike.
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33⅓ pb, eb, £9.99 Widely acclaimed by fans, musicians and scholars
Sinead O’Connor’s Universal Mother Adele Bertei 6th February, 9798765106914
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Genre 1st May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9798765119 Spinoff from the 33⅓ series guides the reader through musical sub-genres that have intrigued, perplexed or provoked listeners. Tropicalia Ana Leorne 068 1970s Jazz Fusion Matthew Reed Baker 525
BMG
Lamont Dozier Lamont Dozier 8th May, 2nd edn, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781917274036 Dozier wrote timeless songs and monster hits for Motown with the Holland Brothers. His memoir intertwines stories of a fascinating life with the mystery of songwriting.
Broadleaf Books
Dearly Beloved Pamela Ayo Yetunde 22nd April, hb, eb, £17.99, 9798889831600 Most don’t recognise the spiritual messages coded within Prince’s work. For anyone who loves the artist and is curious about what his music means
alike, 33⅓ books dive deep into legend- ary artists, albums and genres. Cocteau Twins’ Blue Bell Knoll Chris Tapley 1st May, 9781501390449 Yo La Tengo’s And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out Elliott Simpson 6th February,
9789798765106679 John Cale’s Paris 1919 Mark Doyle 6th February,
9789798765106792 Ministry’s The Land of Rape and Honey Jason Pettigrew 1st May,
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