Methuen Drama
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Play publishers for over 100 years, with books on acting, theatre performance and production. An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Musicals, Jukebox Musicals & Queer Musicals🎭
Introducing Essential Musicals, our brand-new series kicking off with 3 volumes.
Start exploring today: https://bit.ly/3VTFaEL
Introducing Essential Musicals, our brand-new series kicking off with 3 volumes.
Start exploring today: https://bit.ly/3VTFaEL
"A witty, informative look at the evolution of queer musicals, one that will be of interest to both ardent theatre lovers like me and to those looking for an entertaining read."
Robert W. Schneider's 'Queer Musicals' reviewed @outinjerseymag.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/497Eh3n
Robert W. Schneider's 'Queer Musicals' reviewed @outinjerseymag.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/497Eh3n
“Queer Musicals” explores the shows that changed musical theatre’s attitudes on LGBTQ characters and issues
Delve into Robert W. Schneider's analysis of queer musicals and their contribution to LGBTQ attitudes and issues in his book "Queer musicals.".
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November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"A witty, informative look at the evolution of queer musicals, one that will be of interest to both ardent theatre lovers like me and to those looking for an entertaining read."
Robert W. Schneider's 'Queer Musicals' reviewed @outinjerseymag.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/497Eh3n
Robert W. Schneider's 'Queer Musicals' reviewed @outinjerseymag.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/497Eh3n
'The Godot Diaries' offers a fascinating, behind-the-scenes diary account of working on a major production of Beckett’s iconic play from acclaimed actor Lucian Msamati.
Pre-order your copy today: https://bit.ly/47veGPj
Pre-order your copy today: https://bit.ly/47veGPj
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
'The Godot Diaries' offers a fascinating, behind-the-scenes diary account of working on a major production of Beckett’s iconic play from acclaimed actor Lucian Msamati.
Pre-order your copy today: https://bit.ly/47veGPj
Pre-order your copy today: https://bit.ly/47veGPj
'Opening Doors' explores the journey of internationally celebrated director John Doyle from regional theatres to reinventing the Broadway musical through Tony Award-winning revivals of 'Sweeney Todd', 'Company', and 'The Color Purple'.
Pre-order today: https://bit.ly/4oNY6l2
Pre-order today: https://bit.ly/4oNY6l2
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
'Opening Doors' explores the journey of internationally celebrated director John Doyle from regional theatres to reinventing the Broadway musical through Tony Award-winning revivals of 'Sweeney Todd', 'Company', and 'The Color Purple'.
Pre-order today: https://bit.ly/4oNY6l2
Pre-order today: https://bit.ly/4oNY6l2
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It's #AcWriMo! Find the perfect guides and author tips for every stage of the writing process.
✍️ https://bit.ly/4qAtftU
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingTips
✍️ https://bit.ly/4qAtftU
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingTips
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It's #AcWriMo! Find the perfect guides and author tips for every stage of the writing process.
✍️ https://bit.ly/4qAtftU
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingTips
✍️ https://bit.ly/4qAtftU
#AcademicWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingTips
*New research*
'The Question of Skill: Directing and Acting in Contemporary Theatre' by Adam J. Ledger rethinks how theatre-making might be understood as a "skilled" craft & process, exploring how professional contexts allow competence to emerge in a multitude of ways.
https://bit.ly/4pPzDNs
'The Question of Skill: Directing and Acting in Contemporary Theatre' by Adam J. Ledger rethinks how theatre-making might be understood as a "skilled" craft & process, exploring how professional contexts allow competence to emerge in a multitude of ways.
https://bit.ly/4pPzDNs
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
*New research*
'The Question of Skill: Directing and Acting in Contemporary Theatre' by Adam J. Ledger rethinks how theatre-making might be understood as a "skilled" craft & process, exploring how professional contexts allow competence to emerge in a multitude of ways.
https://bit.ly/4pPzDNs
'The Question of Skill: Directing and Acting in Contemporary Theatre' by Adam J. Ledger rethinks how theatre-making might be understood as a "skilled" craft & process, exploring how professional contexts allow competence to emerge in a multitude of ways.
https://bit.ly/4pPzDNs
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lovely to see my/our TRANSMEDIA THEATRE anthology is in the Core Collection of @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social.
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60 new plays are now live in the Core Collection Annual Update 2025, including work by James Graham, Naomi Wallace and David Hare, plus an anthology of transmedia theatre plays. Discover the collection here: https://bit.ly/3AtVODT
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
lovely to see my/our TRANSMEDIA THEATRE anthology is in the Core Collection of @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social @methuendrama.bsky.social.
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We're really honoured that the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies at @uniofgalway.bsky.social is hosting a symposium to mark our 50th anniversary.
'Druid at 50: People, Place & Performance' will take place this Friday, 7 November, on the university campus.
'Druid at 50: People, Place & Performance' will take place this Friday, 7 November, on the university campus.
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We're really honoured that the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies at @uniofgalway.bsky.social is hosting a symposium to mark our 50th anniversary.
'Druid at 50: People, Place & Performance' will take place this Friday, 7 November, on the university campus.
'Druid at 50: People, Place & Performance' will take place this Friday, 7 November, on the university campus.
New research in our Performance and Design series:
'Extended Reality Performance: Scenographic Practice in Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies' edited by Néill O’Dwyer, Joanne Scott & Gareth W. Young illuminates the immersive world of XRP.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3WdJmiT
'Extended Reality Performance: Scenographic Practice in Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies' edited by Néill O’Dwyer, Joanne Scott & Gareth W. Young illuminates the immersive world of XRP.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3WdJmiT
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New research in our Performance and Design series:
'Extended Reality Performance: Scenographic Practice in Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies' edited by Néill O’Dwyer, Joanne Scott & Gareth W. Young illuminates the immersive world of XRP.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3WdJmiT
'Extended Reality Performance: Scenographic Practice in Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies' edited by Néill O’Dwyer, Joanne Scott & Gareth W. Young illuminates the immersive world of XRP.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3WdJmiT
"You ain't seen nothin' yet, it's gonna be a night we'll never forget"
This #Halloween dive into @chrisa31.bsky.social 's award-winning Out for Blood, based on his hit podcast. Discover the story of how Carrie The Musical lived, died & came back to life on stage.
https://bit.ly/3JnF4mq
This #Halloween dive into @chrisa31.bsky.social 's award-winning Out for Blood, based on his hit podcast. Discover the story of how Carrie The Musical lived, died & came back to life on stage.
https://bit.ly/3JnF4mq
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"You ain't seen nothin' yet, it's gonna be a night we'll never forget"
This #Halloween dive into @chrisa31.bsky.social 's award-winning Out for Blood, based on his hit podcast. Discover the story of how Carrie The Musical lived, died & came back to life on stage.
https://bit.ly/3JnF4mq
This #Halloween dive into @chrisa31.bsky.social 's award-winning Out for Blood, based on his hit podcast. Discover the story of how Carrie The Musical lived, died & came back to life on stage.
https://bit.ly/3JnF4mq
Out now in our Topics in Musical Theatre series 🎶
'Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre' by Paige Allen & Stacy Wolf provides a concise exploration of concepts and methods for understanding and analyzing musical theatre from a feminist perspective.
https://bit.ly/3KtTvFB
'Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre' by Paige Allen & Stacy Wolf provides a concise exploration of concepts and methods for understanding and analyzing musical theatre from a feminist perspective.
https://bit.ly/3KtTvFB
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Out now in our Topics in Musical Theatre series 🎶
'Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre' by Paige Allen & Stacy Wolf provides a concise exploration of concepts and methods for understanding and analyzing musical theatre from a feminist perspective.
https://bit.ly/3KtTvFB
'Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre' by Paige Allen & Stacy Wolf provides a concise exploration of concepts and methods for understanding and analyzing musical theatre from a feminist perspective.
https://bit.ly/3KtTvFB
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Published today ! @methuendrama.bsky.social a timely contribution and a great addition to our Performance + Design series #XR
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Published today ! @methuendrama.bsky.social a timely contribution and a great addition to our Performance + Design series #XR
New to our Theatre Makers series:
'An Alchemy of Living Culture: Collected Writings on Double Edge Theatre' presents a selection of Stacy Klein’s writings for and about the feminist ensemble & artist-run organisation founded in the US over 40 years ago.
https://bit.ly/4pJQDop
'An Alchemy of Living Culture: Collected Writings on Double Edge Theatre' presents a selection of Stacy Klein’s writings for and about the feminist ensemble & artist-run organisation founded in the US over 40 years ago.
https://bit.ly/4pJQDop
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New to our Theatre Makers series:
'An Alchemy of Living Culture: Collected Writings on Double Edge Theatre' presents a selection of Stacy Klein’s writings for and about the feminist ensemble & artist-run organisation founded in the US over 40 years ago.
https://bit.ly/4pJQDop
'An Alchemy of Living Culture: Collected Writings on Double Edge Theatre' presents a selection of Stacy Klein’s writings for and about the feminist ensemble & artist-run organisation founded in the US over 40 years ago.
https://bit.ly/4pJQDop
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Daniel Radcliffe will return to #Broadway in Olivier Award-nominated writer Duncan Macmillan's comedy, "Every Brilliant Thing."
📚 Learn more: https://bit.ly/47n2oII 💙
#Theatre #Drama #Plays @methuendrama.bsky.social
📚 Learn more: https://bit.ly/47n2oII 💙
#Theatre #Drama #Plays @methuendrama.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Daniel Radcliffe will return to #Broadway in Olivier Award-nominated writer Duncan Macmillan's comedy, "Every Brilliant Thing."
📚 Learn more: https://bit.ly/47n2oII 💙
#Theatre #Drama #Plays @methuendrama.bsky.social
📚 Learn more: https://bit.ly/47n2oII 💙
#Theatre #Drama #Plays @methuendrama.bsky.social
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Please join us at University of Galway next week for this one-day event about @druidtheatre.bsky.social, which features panels from academics and practitioners throughout the day. Registration is free but spaces are limited - and filling up quickly.
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Druid at 50: People, Place & Performance
Join us as we celebrate 50 years of Druid magic, exploring the essence of people, place, and performance with a day long symposium.
www.eventbrite.ie
October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Please join us at University of Galway next week for this one-day event about @druidtheatre.bsky.social, which features panels from academics and practitioners throughout the day. Registration is free but spaces are limited - and filling up quickly.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/druid-at-5...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/druid-at-5...
The new Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook is here*!
The 2026 edition of the leading contacts directory is fully updated and includes a new foreword by Aileen Gonsalves, as well as new industry interviews and articles.
Pick up your copy today: https://bit.ly/4pMafrF
*available Jan 2026 in the US
The 2026 edition of the leading contacts directory is fully updated and includes a new foreword by Aileen Gonsalves, as well as new industry interviews and articles.
Pick up your copy today: https://bit.ly/4pMafrF
*available Jan 2026 in the US
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The new Actors’ and Performers’ Yearbook is here*!
The 2026 edition of the leading contacts directory is fully updated and includes a new foreword by Aileen Gonsalves, as well as new industry interviews and articles.
Pick up your copy today: https://bit.ly/4pMafrF
*available Jan 2026 in the US
The 2026 edition of the leading contacts directory is fully updated and includes a new foreword by Aileen Gonsalves, as well as new industry interviews and articles.
Pick up your copy today: https://bit.ly/4pMafrF
*available Jan 2026 in the US
“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: https://bit.ly/3T7T6tG
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: https://bit.ly/3T7T6tG
October 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“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: https://bit.ly/3T7T6tG
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: https://bit.ly/3T7T6tG
'Brecht and Post-1990s British Drama' by @anjahartl.bsky.social examines the forms and functions of political drama in what has been described as a post-Marxist, post-ideological, even post-political moment.
Read online via Bloomsbury Collections this #OAWeek: https://bit.ly/43vGRwl
Read online via Bloomsbury Collections this #OAWeek: https://bit.ly/43vGRwl
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
'Brecht and Post-1990s British Drama' by @anjahartl.bsky.social examines the forms and functions of political drama in what has been described as a post-Marxist, post-ideological, even post-political moment.
Read online via Bloomsbury Collections this #OAWeek: https://bit.ly/43vGRwl
Read online via Bloomsbury Collections this #OAWeek: https://bit.ly/43vGRwl
'Tragedy as a Travelling Form' covers a broad historical spectrum from Greek Antiquity to the 21st century, asking how tragedy's formal features have impacted its travels, and how these travels have shaped its forms.
Read open access today: https://bit.ly/43sVz7i
#OAWeek
Read open access today: https://bit.ly/43sVz7i
#OAWeek
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'Tragedy as a Travelling Form' covers a broad historical spectrum from Greek Antiquity to the 21st century, asking how tragedy's formal features have impacted its travels, and how these travels have shaped its forms.
Read open access today: https://bit.ly/43sVz7i
#OAWeek
Read open access today: https://bit.ly/43sVz7i
#OAWeek
Matthew McFrederick's 'Staging Beckett in London' presents the first dedicated performance history of Samuel Beckett's drama in London theatre culture.
Available to read open access on Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/4neHuBG
#OAWeek
Available to read open access on Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/4neHuBG
#OAWeek
October 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Matthew McFrederick's 'Staging Beckett in London' presents the first dedicated performance history of Samuel Beckett's drama in London theatre culture.
Available to read open access on Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/4neHuBG
#OAWeek
Available to read open access on Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/4neHuBG
#OAWeek
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Following his breakout play, “Dimes Square,” Matthew Gasda captures our era in all its glory and confusion in “Zoomers and Other Plays.”
https://bit.ly/4q6ACJ7
📚💙 #TheatreSky #Playwright @methuendrama.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4q6ACJ7
📚💙 #TheatreSky #Playwright @methuendrama.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Following his breakout play, “Dimes Square,” Matthew Gasda captures our era in all its glory and confusion in “Zoomers and Other Plays.”
https://bit.ly/4q6ACJ7
📚💙 #TheatreSky #Playwright @methuendrama.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4q6ACJ7
📚💙 #TheatreSky #Playwright @methuendrama.bsky.social
This #OAWeek, have a read of open access books in drama & performance studies, available via Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/4hmSM5A
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This #OAWeek, have a read of open access books in drama & performance studies, available via Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/4hmSM5A
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🔓 Interested in publishing open access but not sure where to start?
This #OAWeek, we are reflecting on our role, as a publisher, in removing potential barriers and helping academics assert control over the knowledge they produce.
Explore your OA options 👉 bit.ly/4oxaANK
This #OAWeek, we are reflecting on our role, as a publisher, in removing potential barriers and helping academics assert control over the knowledge they produce.
Explore your OA options 👉 bit.ly/4oxaANK
October 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🔓 Interested in publishing open access but not sure where to start?
This #OAWeek, we are reflecting on our role, as a publisher, in removing potential barriers and helping academics assert control over the knowledge they produce.
Explore your OA options 👉 bit.ly/4oxaANK
This #OAWeek, we are reflecting on our role, as a publisher, in removing potential barriers and helping academics assert control over the knowledge they produce.
Explore your OA options 👉 bit.ly/4oxaANK
“An intellectually daring and emotionally resonant study of one of Britain’s most provocative playwrights"
@leahmilena.bsky.social's 'Sarah Kane’s Theatre of Psychic Life' reviewed in National Drama's Drama Research journal
https://bit.ly/4hpN3fo
@leahmilena.bsky.social's 'Sarah Kane’s Theatre of Psychic Life' reviewed in National Drama's Drama Research journal
https://bit.ly/4hpN3fo
Sarah Kane’s Theatre of Psychic Life: Theatre, Thought, and Mental Suffering - NATIONAL DRAMA
Sarah Kane was one of the landmark playwrights of 1990s Britain, her influence being felt across UK and European theatre. This is the first book to focus exclusively on Kane's unique approach to mind ...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“An intellectually daring and emotionally resonant study of one of Britain’s most provocative playwrights"
@leahmilena.bsky.social's 'Sarah Kane’s Theatre of Psychic Life' reviewed in National Drama's Drama Research journal
https://bit.ly/4hpN3fo
@leahmilena.bsky.social's 'Sarah Kane’s Theatre of Psychic Life' reviewed in National Drama's Drama Research journal
https://bit.ly/4hpN3fo
Featuring books including Jukebox Musicals, Matching Minds with Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre & more!
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2025 Reading List
www.broadwayworld.com/article/25-T...
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2025 Reading List
www.broadwayworld.com/article/25-T...
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2025 Reading List
We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; thea...
www.broadwayworld.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Featuring books including Jukebox Musicals, Matching Minds with Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre & more!
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2025 Reading List
www.broadwayworld.com/article/25-T...
25 Theater Books for Your Fall 2025 Reading List
www.broadwayworld.com/article/25-T...