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1	The Empty Space: A Book about the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate more books like this by Peter Brook see all copies from $4.83! new only from $7.07! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The empty space more books like this by Peter Brook see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.03! \| first editions
3	Light on the Subject: Stage Lighting for Directors and Actors --And the Rest of Us more books like this by David Hays, Peter Brook (Designed by) The aim of this book is to demystify the technology of stage lighting, and it does so by uniting its text with quotations from literature, thus setting a common ground for the perception and understanding of light, in our daily lives as well as on stage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.49! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Empty Space: A Book about the Theatre more books like this by Peter Brook see all copies from $2.21! new only from $99.00!
5	Threads of Time: Recollections more books like this by Peter Brook A memoir by the English theatrical producer and film director. Brook concentrates on artistic influences and philosophies, with stories and travel reminiscences, over personal life details and other material of a gossipy nature. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.18! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Evoking Shakespeare more books like this by Peter Brook Based on a talk given by Brook in Berlin, this text addresses questions about performing Shakespeare today, including: why is Shakespeare not out of date?; what do we mean by Shakespeare's "genius", "creativity" or "poetry"?; what, in fact, is the Shakespeare phenomenon? Brook invites the reader to consider the actual conditions of Elizabethan ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $5.56! \| SVS
7	On Directing: Interviews with Directors more books like this by Gabriella Giannachi (Editor), Mary Luckhurst (Editor), Peter Brook (Foreword by) The profession of directing is barely a century old. On Directing considers the position of the director in theater and performance today. What is a director? How do they begin work on a play or performance? What methods are used in rehearsal? Is the director an enabler, a collaborator or dictator? As we enter the new millennium, is the very ... see all copies from $18.91! new only from $18.91! \| SVS
8	The Shifting Point: 1946-1987 more books like this by Peter Brook see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.60! \| first editions
9	The Shifting Point: Theatre, Film, Opera 1946-1987 more books like this by Peter Brook see all copies from $4.00! new only from $11.11! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Shifting Point more books like this by Peter Brook see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions
11	The shifting point : forty years of theatrical exploration, 1946-1987 more books like this by Peter Brook Hailed as "the theatrical event of this century" (Sunday Times), Peter Brook's unique dramatisation of India's great epic poem, The Mahabharata played to ecstatic audiences worldwide. In The Shifting Point, his first book since The Empty Space, Brook assesses the lessons of his pioneering work from his brilliant debut at Stratford and the West End ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $17.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Play by Peter Weiss: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat more books like this by Dr. Peter Weiss, Peter Brook (Designer) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $65.60! \| first editions
13	The Open Door more books like this by Peter Brook From King Lear to the Tragedy of Carmen," "from Marat/Sade to the epic Mahabharata, Peter Brook has reinvented modern theatre, not once but again and again. In The Open Door the visionary director and theorist offers a lucid, comprehensive exposition of the philosophy that underlies his work. It is a philosophy of paradoxes: We come to the ... see all copies from $4.38! new only from $8.16! \| SVS
14 view cover	Hamlet in Pieces more books like this by Andy Lavender, Peter Brook (Revised by), Dr. Robert Wilson (Revised by) Within the space of a year, between 1995 and 1996, three highly unusual shows were produced by three celebrated figures in world theatre: Qui Est La, directed by Peter Brook, Elsinore, directed by Robert Lepage, and Hamlet; a monologue, directed by Robert Wilson. Each was a version-at least in part-of Shakespeare's Hamlet, although none of them ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $6.47! \| SVS
15 view cover	There are no secrets : thoughts on acting and theatre more books like this by Peter Brook Peter Brook is the most consistently innovative director in Western theatre. In these three essays he returns to the concept of his first book The Empty Space and examines what that means for the life of a production. How can a company establish its own "empty space" - a rehearsal and performance environment which will encourage the actors to ... see all copies from $14.22! new only from $16.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology more books like this by Charles Brook (Editor), Peter E Clayton (Editor), Rosalind S Brown (Editor) see all copies from $262.83! new only from $262.83! \| SVS
17 view cover	Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology more books like this by Charles G D Brook, Peter C Hindmarsh "...I thoroughly enjoyed reading the text, and would highly recommend to all paediatricians with an interest in growth and endocrine problems in childhood." -nds in Endocrinology and Metabolism on the present edition "the book stands alone in its field" - Lancet "Brook's discrimination in selecting contributors and his editorial skills are ... see all copies from $122.19! new only from $281.56!
18 view cover	Between Two Silences: Talking with Peter Brook more books like this by Peter Brook, Dale Moffitt (Editor) see all copies from $12.64! new only from $12.64! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre more books like this by Peter Brock, Peter Brook The Open Door provides us with an engrossing glimpse of Brook at work: how he selects the plays he directs, how he draws extraordinary performances from his actors, and what he seeks to achieve through the medium he believes offers the most vivid metaphor for life itself. A sparkling, provocative look at what transpires both behind the scenes and ... see all copies from $3.25! new only from $98.06!
20	The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre more books like this by Peter Brook see all copies from $5.54! first editions
21 view cover	The Childhood of Animals (1912) by Peter Chalmers Mitchell, E Yarrow Jones (Illustrator), R B Brook-Greaves (Illustrator) see all copies from $6.81! new only from $23.44! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Man Who: A Theatrical Research by Peter Brook, Marie-Helene Estienne A new work from Peter Brook - the contemporary theatre's greatest inventor Whatever the social and national barriers, we all have a brain and we think we know it. But, the moment we go inside, we find we are on another planet. Using Oliver Sacks' neurological study The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat as its inspiration, The Man Who offers a ... see all copies from $8.64! new only from $8.64!
23 view cover	Actor Adrift more books like this by Yoshi Oida, Lorna Marshall Not only a personal story but also a workbook for actors and directors wishing to understand and employ Peter Brook's techniques. The author became a leading member of Peter Brook's theatre company, despite speaking neither English nor French and has been involved in the training of Brook's company for many years. The author's account includes an ... see all copies from $12.57! new only from $12.57!
24 view cover	Meetings With Remarkable Men: Gurdjieff's Search for Hidden Knowledge by Peter Brook Based upon Gurdjieff's book, "Meetings with Remarkable Men" is the story of his search through the Middle East and Central Asia for answers to the question of the meaning of life. The film, directed by Peter Brook, was made on location in the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan, and has been widely acclaimed for its unique visual beauty. A ... see all copies from $17.77! new only from $17.77!
25	The conference of the birds : based on the poem by Farid Uddi Attar more books like this by Jean-Claude Carrière, Peter Brook, Farid al-Din Attar see all copies from $89.99!

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