Cinema & TV/Dance, Drama & Theatre
Appropriated Tales Michelle Anya Anjirbag, Anne E Duggan
11th November, pb, £31, 9780814351086
Examines Disney’s method of fairy-tale storytelling to determine how the corporation has shaped public understanding of what fairy tales are and who belongs within them.
Welbeck
The Definitive Guide to Horror Movies Kim Newman, James Marriott
2nd October, hb, £25, 9781035422043
Illustrated directory of horror films and sub-genres from the birth of cinema to the present day.
The Animation Atlas Jake Cunningham, Michael Leader
9th October, hb, £25, 9781035427291
The exciting and expansive world of animated cinema.
Making Monsters Howard Berger, Marshall Julius 11th September, hb, £40, 9781802798456
Celebrates monsters, monster movies and monster film-makers. Dozens of A-list interviews illustrated with hundreds of photographs.
White Lion
Martin Scorsese Ian Nathan 9th October, hb, £28, 9781836006435
The profound impact and artistry of one of America’s greatest living directors.
White Owl
The Companion Guide to the Godfather Trilogy Karen M Spence 30th September, hb, £25, 9781036116729
Caters to fans seeking a deeper understanding of The Godfather universe, shedding light on untold stories and providing invaluable insights into the cinematic masterpiece.
The Legacy of Fawlty Towers Jacqui Collier
30th August, hb, £25, 9781036120351
First book to address the stage play, with photos of the play cast. Celebrates 50 years of the show.
130 The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
Disney’s Animated Classics Stephen Roetzsch Thomas 30th September, hb, £25, 9781036120559
A first-time, film-by- film history of Disney’s animated canon.
Red Dwarf Vol II: 1997-2020 Tom Salinsky 30th September, hb, £25, 9781036150617
Sequel goes right up to the most recent episode.
How Walt Disney Changed Animation Forever Andrew Stanley Kiste 30th September, hb, £22, 9781399055086
Places events in the story of Walt Disney and the studios in the appropriate historical context of the 1920s-50s.
William Morrow
Welcome to Pawnee Jim O’Heir 15th January, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780063293519
O’Heir, who played Jerry (or Garry or Larry) on Parks and Recreation and co-hosts the hit podcast Parks and Recollection, brings fans a heartfelt, behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most-loved sitcoms.
WW Norton
Making Mary Poppins Todd James Pierce 11th November, hb, eb, £23, 9781324111078
The surprising story behind Walt Disney’s one-time most successful live-action film.
Dance,
Drama & Theatre
Anthem Press
The Petersburg Noverre Vol 2: Marius Petipa in Russia Roland John Wiley (ed)
12th August, hb, eb, £200, 9781839990762
Account of Petipa’s career in Russia that focuses on the description and reception of his ballets.
Arcturus
The Complete Works of Shakespeare William Shakespeare
1st November, hb, £59.99, 9781398856080
Handsome, gilded collection will delight students, scholars and lovers of drama and literature alike.
Business Books
The Business Side of Show Business Caroline Ravn
9th December, pb, £11.99, 9781803419596
The best book on how to make a living onstage as a performer or public speaker.
Liverpool University Press
Race and Theatre Judith G Miller 28th September, hb, eb, £60, 9781802071887
Analysis and a call for recognising the situation of Black artists on French stages.
Antigone’s Tomb/ La Tumba De Antigona by Maria Zambrano Clare Nimmo
28th September, hb, eb, £75, 9781836244684
First English translation of trailblazing reimagining of Antigone’s story for the theatre.
The Documentary Aesthetic in Irish Theatre, 2010-2020 Luke Lamont
28th December, hb, eb, £100, 9781836244943
Examines the emergence of documentary theatre in the increasingly experimental landscape of contemporary Irish drama.
The Cambridge Footlights Robert Sellers
11th December, hb, eb, £25, 9781350412187
Chronicles the evolution of Britain’s oldest student sketch comedy troupe, from its creation in the 1880s to the present.
Series
Theatre Makers pb, eb, £21.99, 97813504 Celebrates and draws together the work of seminal theatre makers. Notes from a Working- Class Playwright Leo Butler 11th December, 29468 An Alchemy of Living Culture Stacy Klein, Jonathan P Eburne (ed) 30th October, 49374
The Valiant Black Man in Flanders / El Valiente Negro En Flandes by Andres De Claramonte Baltasar Fra-Molinero (ed), Nelson Lopez (tr), Manuel Olmedo Gobante (ed)
28th August, pb, eb, £34.99, 9781836245476
A 17th-century Black Spanish soldier defies his fate, fights white supremacy and succeeds.
Methuen Drama
Out of the Black Box Pamela Jikiemi (ed) 30th October, pb, eb, £21.99, 9781350264359
Unique collection of multigenerational contributions from up-and-coming as well as established actors on representation of Blackness on stage and screen.
Voice Training Through Acting and Movement Chris Palmer
8th January, pb, eb, £21.99, 9781350386341
Introductory practical voice training workbook focusing on voice and speech through the prism of major acting and movement practitioners.
Series
Student Editions pb, eb, 9781350 Expertly annotated texts of modern and classic plays designed for study. Iphigenia in Splott Gary Owen, Lucy Jackson (ed) 18th September, £12.99, 435025
Series
Modern Classics 21st August, pb, eb, £10.99, 97813505
Draws on the flagship Modern Plays series to showcase vital contemporary plays from world-leading dramatists. Home, I’m Darling Laura Wade 16823
The Moors Jen Silverman 16861
Sunset Baby
Dominique Morisseau 35121
Monologues, Duologues, and Scenes for Young Performers Emma-Louise Tinniswood
7th August, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781350530287
A Taste of Honey Shelagh Delaney, Hannah Simpson (ed) 21st August, £10.99, 443662 Medea
Euripides, Will Shuler (ed) 11th December, £10.99,523722
Series
Drama Play Collections pb, eb, 9781350 Anthologies of plays from around the world in a range of different forms and styles, reflecting the best of contemporary and classic drama. Once in the Countryside Lloyd Suh, Christine Mok (ed) 27th November, £21.99, 439207 The Methuen Drama Book of Trans Plays Vol 2 Leanna Keyes (ed), Lindsey Mantoan (ed), Angela Farr Schiller (ed) 18th September, £24.99, 458093
Latin American Plays in Translation 27th November, £24.99, 542266 Druid Theatre 1975-2025 Patrick Lonergan, Barry Houlihan, Máiréad Ní Chróinín (ed) 18th September, £24.99, 542570
Dancing to the Blast Lesley Ferris (ed), Jenny Morgan (ed) 11th December, £24.99, 547353
Opening Doors: Reinventing the Broadway Musical John Doyle
22nd January, hb, eb, £25, 9781350508521
The first book from internationally celebrated director explores his creative journey from UK regional theatre to reinventing the Broadway musical through Tony Award- winning revivals.
Fresh collection for actors aged 7-16, written specifically for study, auditions, exams and performance.
The Godot Diaries Lucian Msamati 22nd January, hb, eb, £20, 9781350535961
From seminal actor comes a fascinating account of working on a major production of one of the most iconic plays ever written.
NYRB Classics
Opus Siniestrus: Selected Plays Leonora Carrington
7th October, 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 and artist.
Oxford University Press
A Doll’s House, Men of Honour, When We Dead Awaken Henrik Ibsen , Laura Kieler, Gaye Kynoch, Tzen Sam (ed), Kirsten E. Shepherd (ed) 13th November, pb, £8.99, 9780198955092
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