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About Churchill: the Playwright & the Work
Philip Fisher reviews Philip Robert's book about Caryl Churchill and her plays.

About Kane: The Playwright & the Work
Philip Fisher reveiws the book by Graham Saunders.

Acting Characters
Peter Lathan reviews Paul Elsam's introduction to the basic skills of acting.

Acting for the Better
Philip Fisher reviews the book for amateur actors by Mary Hasbury, with illustrations by Jill Fenson.

Acting From Shakespeare's First Folio
J D Atkinson reviews Don Weingust's book.

The Actor and the Target
Philip Fisher looks at Declan Donnellan's advice to actors.

Actors Speaking
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Lyn Haill.

The Actors' Yearbook 2007
Peter Lathan reviews the book which is an essential for any actor's bookshelf.

The Actors' Yearbook 2008
Philip Fisher reviews the latest edition.

Ambivalences - A Portrait of Arnold Wesker from A to W
Philip Fisher reviews the book by by Chiara Montenero.

and furthermore
Philip Fisher reviews Judi Dench's book of reminiscences.

Apprenticeship
Philip Fisher reviews the short autobiographical book by Peter Gill.

The Arden Shakespeare Hamlet
J D Atkinson reviews two volumes of the Arden Shakespeare, based on three different versions: the first and second Quartos and the First Folio.

Are You There, Crocodile?
Philip Fisher reviews Michael Pennington's book about Anton Chekhov.

Arguments with England
Philip Fisher reviews director Michael Blakemore's memoirs.

Arthur Miller
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Christopher Bigsby.

Arthur Miller 1962 - 2005
A review of the second volume of the biography by Christopher Bigsby.

Arthur Miller: A Life
Philip Fisher reviews Martin Gottfried's biography of the man who is possibly America's greatest playwright.

The Art of the Actor
A review of the book by Jean Benedetti.

The Art of the Dramatist
Phlip Fisher reviews the collection of writings by J B Priestley.

The Art of Translation
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Ranjit Bolt.

At the Sharp End
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Peter Billingham, subtitled Uncovering the work of five contemporary dramatists.

An Attitude for Acting
Philip Fisher reviews the actor's "self-help" book by Andrew Tidmarsh and Dr Tara Swart.

The August Wilson Century Cycle
Philip Fisher introduces the new publication by Nick Hern Books.

Becky Shaw
Philip Fisher reviews the script of Gina Gionfriddo's play.

Beside Myself
Philip Fisher reviews Antony Sher's autobiography.

British Theatre of the 1990s
Philip Fisher reviews the academic study by Mireia Aragay, Hildegard Klein, Enric Monforte and Pilar Zozaya.

Broadway, Jeeves? - the diary of a theatrical adventure
Philip Fisher reviews Martin Jarvis' book about trying to take By Jeeves to Broadway.

But What Comes After?
Philip Fisher reviews Ruth Leon's book about Sheridan Morely.

Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews the book of interviews by by Jonathan Croall.

The Cambridge Companion to the Musical
A book review by Peter Lathan.

Carnival Masks of Venice
Peter Lathan reviews a photographic essay by J C Brown.

Caryl Churchill Plays: Four
Philip Fisher reviews the fourth volume of Caryl Churchill's collected plays.

A Case for Shylock
Philip Fisher reviews Gareth Armstrong's book about the genesis of his one-man show, Shylock.

Catching the Light: Sam Mendes and Simon Russell Beale - Working Partnership
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Mark Leipacher.

Charlotte
Philip Fisher reviews Kathryn Shevelow's book about Charlotte Charke, daughter of Colley Cibber and collaborator with Henry Fielding.

Chewing the Scenery
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Davina Elliott.

Choreography
Vera Liber reviews three books on choreography: Fifty Contemporary Choreographers, A Choreographer's Handbook & Choreographing Empathy: Kinesthesia in Performance.

Christopher Marlowe: Poet and Spy
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Park Honan.

Climbing the Curtain
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Davina Elliott.

Closer - Student Edition
Philip Fisher reviews Methuen's student edition of Patrick Marber's play.

Coda
Philip Fisher reviews Simon Gray's book.

Codpieces
Philip Fisher reviews the book of three short Shakespeare parodies by Perry Pontac.

Colorblind Shakespeare: New Perspectives on Race and Performance
J D Atkinson reviews the book on cross-race casting in Shakespearean productions, edited by Ayanna Thompson.

Comedy Rules
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Jonathan Lynn.

The Coming of Godot
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Jonathan Croall.

Commedia Plays
Philip Fisher reviews Barry Grantham's book, which contains examples of Commedia dell'Arte plays.

Contested Will
Philip Fisher reviews the book on the Shakespeare authorship debate by James Shapiro.

Conversations with Peter Brook 1970-2000
Philip Fisher reviews Margaret Croyden's book.

David Mamet - A Life in the Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews Ira Nadel's biography of David Mamet.

Deep Heat
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Robin Soans.

Diary of a Juvenile Delinquent
Philip Fisher reviews Steven Berkoff's autobiographical book.

Dramatists and their Manuscripts
J D Atkinson reviews the book Dramatists and their Manuscripts in the Age of Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Heywood - Authorship, Authority and the Playhouse.

The Early Diaries
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Simon Gray.

Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Peter Lathan reviews The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, and argues that it is relevant to theatre.

Ellen Terry
Philip Fisher reviews the biography by Joy Melville.

The Essential Noël Coward Compendium
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Barry Day.

The Essential Shakespeare Handbook
Phlip Fisher looks at another guidebook to Shakespeare.

The Essential Shakespeare Live
Philip Fisher reviews the audio-book from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the British Library.

Exposed By the Mask
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Peter Hall.

The Faber Books of Monologues
Philip Fisher reviews two books of monologues for actors looking for audition pieces: one for men, the other for women.

The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett
A book review by Philip Fisher.

The Faber Pocket Guide to Musicals
Philip Fisher reviews the book by James Inverne.

A Fanny Full of Soap
Philip Fisher reviews Nichola McAuliffe's theatrical novel.

Fanny Kemble: A Reluctant Celebrity
Philip Fisher reviews Rebecca John's biography of the nineteenth century actress.

Fatty Batter
Philip Fisher reviews the book by actor Michael Simkins, more about cricket than theatre!

Fences
Philip Fisher reviews the ninth play in the August Wilson Century Cycle.

The Final Act of Mr Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Robert Winder.

Finishing the Hat
Sandra Giorgetti reviews the book Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) by Stephen Sondheim.

From Performance to Print in Shakespeare's England
J D Atkinson reviews the book edited by Peter Holland and Stephen Orgel.

Gambon - A Life in Acting
Philip Fisher reviews Mel Gussow's book of conversations with Sir Michael Gambon.

Gem of the Ocean
Philip Fisher reviews the first play in the August Wilson Century Cycle

Gethsemane
Philip Fisher reads and reviews the text of David Hare's latest play.

Green Shakespeare: From Ecopolitics to Ecocriticism
J D Atkinson reviews the book by Gabriel Egan, part of the Accents on Shakespeare series.

The Half
Philip Fisher reviews the book of photographs of actors preparing for the stage by Simon Annand.

Handbook of Acting Techniques
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Arthur Bartow.

Harold Pinter
Philip Fisher reviws the updated version of Michael Billington's book on Harold Pinter.

Here We Stand
Philip Fisher reviews Colin Chamber's study of the relationship between politics and the artist.

The History Boys
Philip Fisher looks at the script of Alan Bennett's play.

The Horse's Mouth
Philip Fisher reviews Mervyn Millar's book, the story behind the National Theatre production War Horse.

How Plays Work
Philip Fisher reviews the book by David Edgar.

How Plays Work
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Martin Meisel.

How to Run a Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Jim Volz.

The Humbling
Philip Fisher reviews the theatre-related novel by Philip Roth.

It Happened on Broadway
By Myrna Katz Frommer and Harvey Frommer

Impossible Plays: Adventures with the Cottesloe Company
Peter Lathan reviews the book on Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company by Keith Dewhurst and Jack Shepherd.

The Improvisation Book
Philip Fisher reviews John Abbott's guide for teachers.

Improvisation in Rehearsal
Philip Fisher reviews the book by John Abbott.

I, Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews four short plays by Tim Crouch.

It's Behind You! - The Story of Panto
Philip Fisher reviews Peter Lathan's book.

Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Philip Fisher reviews the second play in the August Wilson Century Cycle.

John Gielgud - Matinee Idol to Movie Star
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Jonathon Croall.

John Osborne - A Patriot for Us
Philip Fisher reviews John Heilpern's biography of John Osborne.

Just Adrian
Philip Fisher reviews a collection of writings by Adrian Mitchell.

Ken Campbell - The Great Caper
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Michael Coveney.

Kenneth Branagh
Philip Fisher reviews the biography by Mark White.

Kenneth Tynan - A Life
Philip Fisher reviews Dominic Shellard's biography of critic Kenneth Tynan.

King Hedley II
Philip Fisher reviews the eighth play in the August Wilson Century Cycle.

The Last Cigarette
Philip Fisher reviews the latest instalment of Simon Gray's The Smoking Diaries.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Philip Fisher reviews the text of the play by Stephen Adly Guirgis.

The Last Flannelled Fool
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Michael Simkins.

The Letters of Noël Coward
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Barry Day.

Liverpool Playhouse: A Theatre and Its City
David Chadderton reviews the book by Ros Merkin celebrating the Playhouse's centenary.

London Restaurants 2004 & Good Cheap Eats in London
Philip Fisher looks at two indispensible books for London theatregoers.

London Stage in the Nineteenth Century
Philip Fisher reviews the book by BTG reviewer Robert Tanitch.

The London Stage in the 20th Century
Philip Fisher reviews Robert Tanitch's survey of a century of London theatre.

London's Theatres
A beautifully illustrated look at 53 theatres in London

Looking Back - Playwrights at the Royal Court
Philip Fisher reviews the book of interviews with Royal Court playwrights, edited by Harriet Devine.

Lucky Break
A review of the theatre-based novel by Esther Freud.

Making the Most of the Arts
Ged Quale reviews the guide to managing participatory projects by Gerri Moriarty.

The Methuen Drama Book of Plays by Black British Writers
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited and introduced by Lynette Goddard.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Martin Middeke, Peter Paul Schnierer and Aleks Sierz.

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary Irish Playwrights
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Martin Middeke and Peter Paul Schnierer.

Mr Dickens and Master Betty
Howard Loxton reviews the novel by Alan Stockwell.

Molly Fox's Birthday
Philip Fisher reviews Deirdre Madden's novel about an actress, a playwright and a TV personality.

Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Antonia Fraser.

My Father's Fortune - a Life
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Michael Frayn

My Life in Pieces
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Simon Callow.

National Service - A Diary of a Decade
Philip Fisher reviews Richard Eyre's book about his time as director of the National Theatre.

The Newgate Jig
Philip Fisher reviews the the theatrical novel by Ann Featherstone.

The Octagon Theatre, Bolton: Concept to Reality
David Chadderton reviews the book by Robin Pemberton-Billing.

Paul Newman
Philip Fisher reviews the biography by Daniel O'Brien

Noël Coward In His Own Words
Philip Fisher reviews the book compiled by Barry Day.

Notes on Directing
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Frank Hauser and Russell Reich.

Obedience, Struggle and Revolt
Philip Fisher reviews the book of political lectures and essays by David Hare.

Olivia's First Term
Philip Fisher reviews the children's theatre-based book by Lyn Gardner.

Olivier
Philip Fisher reviews the authorised biography of Laurence Olivier by Terry Coleman.

On Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews a collection of Charles Dickens' writings on theatre.

Oscar's Books
Philip Fisher reviews the study of Oscar Wilde's reading by Thomas Wright.

The Oxford Companion to Theatre & Performance
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Dennis Kennedy.

The Oxford Dictionary of Plays
A book review by Philip Fisher.

Performances of Mourning in Shakespearean Theatre and Early Modern Culture
A book review by J D Atkinson.

Performing Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Oliver Ford Davies.

Peter Brook and the Way of the Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews Michael Kustow's new book about Peter Brook.

Pinter in the Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews a new book on Harold Pinter's work.

Playing Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the book by John Barton.

Playing the Audience
Philip Fisher reviews the book by James B Nicola, director of New York's Theatre Workshop.

Playing with Canons
The first part of Philip Fisher's review of Martin Denton's book, a collection of the full scripts of eighteen contemporary American plays.

The Play That Changed My Life
Philip Fisher reviews the book edited by Ben Hodges.

A Pocket Guide to Alan Ayckbourn's Plays
Philip Fisher reviews Paul Allen's book.

A Pocket Guide to Ibsen Chekhov and Strindberg
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Stephen Unwin and Michael Pennington.

The Pocket Guide to Musicals
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Maureen Hughes.

The Pocket Guide to Plays and Playwrights
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Maureen Hughes.

A Pocket Guide to Shakespeare's Plays
Another review by Philip Fisher.

The Popular Culture of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson
J D Atkinson reviews the book by Mary Ellen Lamb.

Popular Theatre and John McGrath
Includes a review of A Good Night Out

Presence
Philip Fisher reviews the collected short stories of Arthur Miller.

Primo Time
Philip Fisher reviews Antony Sher's book about preparing his one-man show Primo.

Printing the Toy Theatre
Howard Loxton reviews the book by David Powell, J.R. Piggott & Horatio Blood.

The Problem of Shylock
A new interpretation of The Merchant of Venice

Profiles
Philip Fisher reviews the reprint of Kenneth Tynan's Profiles.

Putting It On
Philip Fisher reviews the biography of Michael Codron by Codron and Alan Strachan.

Radioactive Duologues
Philip Fisher reviews the book of audition pieces for radio by Marina Caldarone and Marilyn Le Conte.

Radio Golf
Philip Fisher reviews the last play in the August Wilson Century Cycle.

Red Plush and Trombones: The Lonely Trilogy
Philip Fisher reviews the book of three plays by Charles Dyer.

The Reluctant Escapologist
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Mike Bradwell.

Remembering Arthur Miller
Philip Fisher reviews then tribute to Arthur Miller edited by Christopher Bigsby.

Rewriting the Nation - British Theatre Today
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Aleks Sierz.

The Role of the Critic
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Nicholas Dromgoole.

The Rough Guide to Shakespeare
A review by Philip Fisher.

The Royal Court Theatre Inside Out
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Ruth Little and Emily McLaughlin.

The RSC Toolkit for Teachers
Philip Fisher reviews the Royal Shakespeare Company publication

Scene/Unseen: London's West End Theatres
Jill Sharp reviews the book from English Heritage which takes us front of house and backstage in the West End's theatres.

Scottish Shorts
Philip Fisher reviews the collection of short Scottish plays, edited by Phillip Howard.

The Secret Life of Plays
Philip Fisher reviews the book by playwright Steve Waters.

Sex, Lies and Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Christopher Rush.

Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews the new book by Bill Bryson.

Shakespearean Afterlifes: Ten Characters with a Life of their Own
Philip Fisher reviews the book by John O'Connor which looks at what has happened to ten of Shakespeare's favourite characters in the centuries since they first appeared.

The Shakespeare Almanac
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Gregory Doran.

Shakespeare and Co
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Stanley Wells.

Shakespeare and Cognition
J D Atkinson reviews Shakespeare and Cognition - Aristotle's Legacy and Shakespearean Drama by Arthur F Kinney.

Shakespeare and Elizabethan Popular Culture
J D Atkinson reviews a new book edited by Stuart Gillespie and Neil Rhodes.

Shakespearean Tragedy
Philip Fisher reviews AC Bradley's classic book.

Shakespeare: An Ungentle Life
Philip Fisher reviews the the book by Katherine Duncan-Jones.

Shakespeare, Authority, Sexuality: Unfinished Business in Cultural Materialism
J D Atkinson reviews the book by Alan Sinfield.

The Shakespeare Curse
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by J. L. Carrell.

The Shakespeare Diaries
Philip Fisher reviews J.P. Wearing's book.

Shakespeare for Dummies
A great introduction to the Bard

Shakespeare the Biography
Philip Fisher reviews Peter Ackroyd's new biography of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare Goes to Paris - How the Bard Conquered France
J D Atkinson reviews the book by John Pemble.

Shakespeare on Stage
Philip Fisher reviews Julian Curry's book of interviews with thirteen leading actors.

Shakespeare on Toast
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Ben Crystal.

The Shakespeare Secret
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by J. L. Carrell.

Shakespeare's Entrails: Belief, Scepticism and the Interior of the Body
J D Atkinson reviews David Hillman's book.

Shakespeare's Hybrid Faith: History, Religion and the Stage
J D Atkinson reviews Jean-Christophe Mayer's book.

Shakespeare's Lost Play
Philip Fisher reviews Gregory Doran's book.

Shakespeare's Wife
Philip Fisher reviews Germaine Greer's biography of Ann Shakespeare.

Shakespeare - The Director's Cut
Peter Lathan reviews Michael Bogdanov's provocative look at a number of popular Shakespeare plays

The Shakespearean Dramaturg: A Theoretical and Practical Guide
J D Atkinson reviews the book by Andrew James Hartley.

Sixty-Six Books - 21st-Century Writers Speak to the King James Bible
Philip Fisher reviews the book from The Bush by 66 writers based on the King James Bible.

Sir Henry Irving - A Victorian Actor and His World
J D Atkinson reviews Jeffrey Richards' book about the world of the first theatrical knight.

Slim Chances and Unscheduled Appearances
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Edward Petherbridge.

Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando
Philip Fisher reviews the biography by Stefan Kanfer.

The Smoking Diaries
Philip Fisher reviews Simon Gray's autobiographical book.

Smut
Philip Fisher reviews two short stories by Alan Bennett.

Soul of the Age - the Life, Mind and World of William Shakespeare
Philip Fisher reviews Jonathan Bates' new book.

The Sound of Musicals
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Ruth Leon.

The Sound of Theatre: from the Ancient Greeks to the Modern Digital Age
Sandra Giorgetti reviews the book by David Collison.

Sound Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews David Pownall's book on radio drama.

So You Want to be an Actor?
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Prunella Scales and Timothy West.

So You Want To Be a Playwright?
Philip Fisher reviews Tim Fountain's book in the So You Want To Be... series from Nick Hern.

So You Want to Be a Theatre Director?
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Stephen Unwin.

So You Want to be a Theatre Producer?
Philip Fisher reviews the book by James Seabright.

So You Want to Do a Solo Show?
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Gareth Armstrong.

So You Want to Go to Drama School?
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Helen Freeman.

The Spanner Experiment
Ray Brown reviews the story of North West Spanner Theatre Company by Ernest Dalton.

Stage Directions
Philip Fisher reviews the Michael Frayn's book.

Stage Lighting Design: the Art, the Craft, the Life
Philip Fisher and Peter Lathan review the paperback edition of Richard Pilbrow's classic book on stage lighting.

Stage Management - The Essential Handbook
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Gail Pallin.

State of the Nation
Philip Fisher reviews Michael Billington's new book.

A Strange Eventful History - the Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and Their Remarkable Families
Philip Fisher reviews the biography by Michael Holroyd.

Strategies of Political Theatre: Post-War British Playwrights
Steven Barfield reviews Michael Patterson's book on political theatre in Britain.

A Style and Its Origins
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Howard Barker/Eduardo Houth.

The Sunset Limited
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Cormac McCarthy.

Taking Stock: The Theatre of Max Stafford-Clark
A book review by Philip Fisher.

Tackling Text (and Subtext)
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Barbara Houseman.

Talking Theatre - Interviews with Theatre People
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Richard Eyre.

T-Shirts and Suits: A Guide to the Business of Creativity
Ged Quayle reviews a guide to business for creatives by David Parrish.

Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews the book by David Mamet.

Theatre & Audience
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Helen Freshwater.

Theatre & Education
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Helen Nicholson.

Theatre & Ethics
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Nicholas Ridout.

Theatre & Globalisation
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Dan Rebellato.

Theatre & Human Rights
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Paul Rae.

Theatre & Politics
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Joe Kelleher.

Theatre & the City
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Jen Harvie.

Theatre and the Mind
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Mick Gordon.

Theatre Craft
Philip Fisher reviews the book Theatre Craft - A Director's Practical Companion from A to Z by John Caird.

The Theatre Guide: A Comprehensive A-Z of the World's Best Plays and Playwrights
Phlip Fisher reviews this work of reference, which lists over 550 playwrights that the author believes are likely to be seen on the world's stages in the future.

Theatregoers' Handbook
A review of the new book from Harden's.

The Theatre of Martin Crimp
Philip Fisher reviews Alex Sierz' book on the British playwright.

Theatremonkey: A Guide to London's West End
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Steve Rich.

The Theatre Reference Shelf
The essential books for a theatre journalist

Theatre Uncut
Philip Fisher reviews the scripts of 8 short plays performed at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe.

Theatre Writings
Philip Fisher reviews the collection of writings by Kenneth Tynan, published by Nick Hern Books.

These Are The Times
Ray Brown reviews Trevor Griffiths' screenplay about the life of Thomas Paine.

Thin Ice
Philip Fisher reviews the novel about the acting profession by Alan Ford.

Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Max Stafford-Clark with Maeve McKeown.

The Tragedy of Mariam
Philip Fisher reviews the the script of the play by Elizabeth Cary.

Trevor Griffiths - Theatre Plays I and II
Ray Brown reviews the two volume collection of Trevoir Griffiths' plays.

Tricks of the Trade
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Dario Fo.

The Uncommon Reader
Philp Fisher reviews the short novel by Alan Bennett.

Untold Stories
Philip Fisher reviews Alan Bennett's new autobiographical book.

Vanity Fair Portraits
Philip Fisher reviews the book or photographs by Graydon Carter and the Editors of Vanity Fair.

Various Voices: Prose, Poetry, Politics 1948-2005
Philip Fisher reviews the collection of the non-dramatic writings of Harold Pinter.

Victorian Sensation
A book review from Philip Fisher.

Waiting for Godot / En Attendant Godot
Philip Fisher reviews a bilingual version of Waiting for Godot.

Walking in Pimlico
Philip Fisher reviews the novel by Ann Featherstone, set in the world of Victorian entertainment.

The Well Read Play
Philip Fisher reviews the book by Stephen Unwin.

Wesker on Theatre
Philip Fisher reviews Arnold Wesker's book.

What's My Motivation?
Philip Fisher reviews actor Michael Simkins' autobiography.

What's So Flinking Bunny?
Philip Fisher reviews Benedict Nightingale's novel.

Who Wrote Don Quixote?
Steve Orme reviews the book by Francis Carr, of the Shakespeare Authorship Information Centre.

Why Is That So Funny?
Philip Fisher reviews John Wright's book on the nature of physical comedy.

Will
Philip Fisher reviews Will, Christopher Rush's fictional biography of William Shakespeare.

Will and Me
Philip Fisher reviews Dominic Dromgoole's book about his lifelong love of Shakespeare.

Words into Action
Philip Fisher reviews the book by William Gaskill

The World of Christopher Marlowe
Philip Fisher reviews David Rigg's book..

The Worst It Can Be Is a Disaster
David Chadderton reviews the autobiography by Braham Murray, joint artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

The Year of the Jouncer
Philip Fisher reviews the second of playwright Simon Gray's autobiographical books.

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