"Two renowned historians of stage magic team up to produce this definitive, engaging history of stage magic, from Ancient Egypt to David Copperfield. Fifty glorious illustrations throughout. This is the story of how conjurors managed to survive in a world of modern wonders. It is a history of unbelievable tales. Behind the tall tales is an extraordinary truth. If you read the standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with...

A "how-to" manual written for the independent travelling magician or any other street performer. Includes the specific details on different approaches for street, bar and restaurant. Some of the topics are: picking the right bar, entering the bar, working the crowd, building the tip, the re-hash, what to avoid, and taxes.

Siguiendo el poemario homónimo de Marguerite Yourcenar, cada uno de los brevísimos poemas dan pie a un pequeño relato teatral sobre enfermos terminales. La delicadeza, el fino tejido de psicologías, las situaciones entrañables a partir de momentos cotidianos, hacen de esta serie de treinta y tres obras breves una dolorosa y reconciliadora visita a la antesala de la muerte, ahí donde se piensa la pequeñez y la grandeza de la condición humana....

À l'instar des grandes adaptations qui ont été réalisées, notamment pour le cinéma par Murnau ou Coppola en passant par Herzog, celle-ci met l'accent sur les rapports humains qui égrènent le roman fleuve de Bram Stoker - ce qui pourrait apparaître comme gageure pour une fiction qui traite de morts-vivants! Il s'agit pourtant ici des rapports d'amitié entre les jeunes Mina et Lucie, des rapports paternels entre le vieux sage Van Helsing...

7 PIÈCES: Les Inconsolables (2004); Destin (2005); Anna (2006); Une rencontre (comme une autre) (2007); Une vie d'infortune (2008); Htel idéal (2009); Compartiment non-fumeurs (2009) Les inconsolables : Pour éviter d'attendre sous la pluie, quatre croque-morts et leur patron se retrouvent piégés au presbytère pendant la messe d'enterrement d'un important notable local. Ils tuent le temps en se racontant leur vie commune.... Entre vérités...

The theme of the play is an unorthodox imaginary family compound of heretical characters which many of them, if combined by twos, are the ends of a conscience and a lesson about life to excess of. Agatha, the chatelaine invites her family in England to celebrate her birthday and tell them who will inherit her huge mansion. Her brother and her sister, her lifelong friend and physician are some guests of the list. Carl (a psychiatrist), Lou (a linguist...

A Primer in Theatre History covers productions, personalities, theories, innovations, and plays from ancient Greece to the Spanish Golden Age. Grange discusses theatre from 534 BC in Athens to 1681 AD in Madrid. The book contains highly informative chapters on theatre culture in the ancient classical world, the medieval period, the Italian Renaissance, classical Asia, German-speaking Europe, France to 1658, and England to 1642. Following a wide-ranging...

A guide to the history, use and manufacture of Marionette dolls, chapters include, the marionette its family tree, choosing your play, making your stage, making your marionette, training your puppeteers and much more. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the...

De leurs histoires vraies est née cette fausse histoire, et de leurs vulnérabilités s'est tracée l'histoire de Jacques qui détricote sa vie au rythme de l'alcool. De leurs routes concrètes a jailli ce parcours théâtral et poétique. La mise en scène, lors de la création, introduisait un homme, la quarantaine finissant, costume-cravate, classe moyenne-sup, qui, tout en traçant sa vie, se dévêt, se lave et se rhabille. Une mise à nu rituelle...

Two pairs of twins become involved in an elaborate series of mistaken identities