"Blood on the Stage" is a series of annotated repertoires that cover the milestone plays that between 25 year periods. The one for 1975-2000 is the fourth installment in this series. Amnon Kabatchnik gives a brief summary of the plays, a biography on the author, cites critic reviews, number of performances, awards for the play and/or author and where you can find acting editions of the plays.
Some of the plays covered in this edition include: CHICAGO, TWELVE ANGRY WOMEN, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, EXTREMITIES, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, A SOLDIER'S PLAY, THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, DRACULA, THE HOUNDS OF THE BASKERVILLES, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, FRANKENSTEIN, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEPP, TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, and MOOSE MURDERS. Kabatchnik also states which plays were based off of books or films and which plays were later adapted into films.
This is a great resource for any theatre artist to have in their collection as it provides insight and history to plays we know and plays we have not heard of.
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