Step into the spotlight with our Performing Arts collection, showcasing Celtic theatre, dance, and performance traditions. These books provide a window into the vibrant performing arts scene of the Celtic world. Expand your artistic horizons with related reads from our Music and History sections.
Having discovered Welsh folk dancing as a freshman student at University College of Wales, Swansea, in 1960, Tenby-born Mavis Williams-Roberts became hooked for life on this Welsh tradition. She joined...
An anthology of 70 tiny plays from Fishamble theatre company, providing an invaluable resource of four-minute plays for actors, directors, students, and teachers.
A volume comprising two solo performance dramas which have been performed to great acclaim. 'Grav' was adapted by Jim Parc Nest as a televised drama for S4C, its script receiving the Feature Film Award...
The World of Superhero Movies According to Smersh Pod
by John Rain
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 9781915359131
Pub Date: 2024-01-09
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polaris
380 Pages
Despite starting on a high in 1978, by 1997 there could be no doubt that the superhero genre was all but dead. So, whatever happened to the heroes? Join John Rain as he walks through every film of note from 1978 to 1997, from Flash Gordon to Spider Man and examines just what went wrong, and how.
The Unofficial Story of How Doctor Who Conquered Television
by Brian J. Robb
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 9781915359070
Pub Date: 2023-12-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polaris
304 Pages
This critical history of Doctor Who covers the series 60 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain's number one TV drama. Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint.
Lost Federations traces the story of unmade projects across the Star Trek franchise from the 1960s to the present day, examining why they never happened. At the same time, A.J. Black makes a case for how much of our popular culture and entertainment has been driven by Star Trek’s 60-year vision, and how differently that story might have evolved.
Philip K. Dick, the visionary author behind Blade Runner, is the most adapted science fiction writer in cinema history. Illustrated with scores of rare photos, Counterfeit Worlds is the first book to trace the history of Philip K. Dick screen adaptations, both in cinema and on television.
Welcome to Wrexham, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s TV series about their shock buyout of failing non-League Welsh soccer club Wrexham AFC, has propelled it to unimaginable new global popularity. Lifelong fan Peter Read looks at his own obsessive support, the club’s history, and developments over the first two seasons under the Hollywood stars.
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