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Publishing finely designed and generously illustrated books on contemporary performance practice.

11/04/2025

Did you know that our 2024 publication ‘A Lexicon of the Central-Eastern European Interwar Theatre Avant-Garde’ is part of the Reclaimed Avant-garde project? The project began in 2017, initiated by Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute to document the achievements of the theatre avant-garde of Central-Eastern Europe and involves collaboration between theatre centres and scholars across Central Eastern-Europe, including ‘Lexicon’ editor Dariusz Kosiński. The project now has a website where you can explore all of the wonderful research and publications that form its whole: oa.encyklopediateatru.pl/en/about

Stay tuned to find out more about ‘Lexicon’ and this fascinating project!

13/10/2024

This weekend, Lola Arias received the International Ibsen Award for 2024 at the award’s formal presentation in Oslo. This is a massive and well-deserved achievement for this groundbreaking theatre director. The award honours ‘an individual, an institution or organisation that has brought a new artistic dimension to the world of drama or theatre’.

We were proud to have celebrated her work in our 2019 publication ‘Lola Arias: Re-enacting Life’, edited by Jean Graham-Jones, seen celebrating the award celebration at an Oslo bookshop this weekend.

Explore the work and impact of Lola Arias in ‘Lola Arias: Re-enacting Life’: bit.ly/lolaarias

21/09/2024

THIS TUESDAY

Hear the editors and some contributors of ‘Interspecies Performance’ discuss our newest publication this Tuesday, 25th October - either online or in person!

Zoom link:
tinyurl.com/interspecies-perf

14/08/2024

Our recent publication, 'Directing, Acting, Audiences', is a collection of essays by Peter Lichtenfels and his co-labourers. Find out more or buy a copy on the CPR online shop via bit.ly/4bT1LHw

10/08/2024

Praise for 'Love and Not Knowing', the latest publication in the Inside Performance Practice series that explores over 25 years of work from groundbreaking company Fevered Sleep.

FInd out more and buy a copy now on the CPR online shop at: bit.ly/loveandnotknowing

01/08/2024

Our newest release is an addition to the Thinking Through Performance Series. Read more about 'Interspecies Performance' below, or find out more and buy a copy on the CPR online shop: bit.ly/4ccnKcX

31/07/2024

Get your insight into what Fevered Sleep do and how they do it now in one of our new publications, Love and Not Knowing. The latest publication in the Inside Performance Practice series explores this groundbreaking company's 25 years of work.

Buy a copy now on the CPR online shop at: bit.ly/loveandnotknowing

12/07/2024

Find out more below about one of our recent publications, Love and Not Knowing, which celebrates 25-years of wonderful work by Fevered Sleep!

Copies are available to purchase via the CPR online shop at: bit.ly/loveandnotknowing

Find out more about the Inside Performance Practice series (and our other publications) here: bit.ly/prbookspublications

05/07/2024

Our newest publication is 'Interspecies Performance', edited by Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca and Florence Fitzgerald-Allsopp. There is more content to come on this phenomenal publication - but for now it is available to view on the CPR online bookshop!

bit.ly/4ccnKcX

27/06/2024

NEW PUBLICATION

'Love and Not Knowing', one of our three new publications, had its book launch in London before the start of PSi last week. The book, edited by Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca and Luke Pell, explores the phenomenal work of Fevered Sleep and is now available to purchase on the CPR online bookshop: tinyurl.com/loveandnotknowing

21/06/2024

Helen and our intern, Levi, have been manning CPR’s pop-up bookshop at PSi. On sale are current and back issues of the Performance Research journal as well as Performance Research Books titles, including three new releases!

‘Love and Not Knowing’ edited by Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca and Luke Pell, which explores the work of Fevered Sleep

‘Interspecies Performance, edited by Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca and Florence Fitzgerald-Allsopp

‘Directing, Acting, Audiences’ by Peter Lichtenfels

Stop by to browse and buy copies if you’re at PSi this weekend - or take a look at the CPR bookshop below!

thecpr.org.uk/shop/books/

13/06/2024

Copies of our new publication, ‘Directing, Acting, Audiences’ by Peter Lichtenfels have arrived at the CPR office! Stay tuned to find out more.

Buy a copy: tinyurl.com/lichtenfelsprbooks

12/04/2024

Take a look inside our new publication, ‘A Lexicon of the Central- Eastern European Interwar Theatre Avant-garde’!

Find out more about the publication and buy a copy at bit.ly/prblexicon

Stay tuned for upcoming posts that delve deeper inside the book!

05/04/2024

Congratulations to Lola Arias, recipient of the International Ibsen Award 2024! Performance Research Books is proud to have documented Arias’ varied performance work – described by the Ibsen Award committee as ‘democratic, diverse, and rooted in the lived experience’– in Lola Arias: Re-enacting Life, published in 2019.

Find out more about Arias’ work in this publication at bit.ly/lolaarias

22/03/2024

NEW PUBLICATION
A Lexicon of the Central-Eastern European Interwar Theatre Avant-Garde, edited by Dariusz Kosiński.

Lexicon has arrived at the CPR office - and on the CPR online shop! Find out more about the publication and buy a copy at bit.ly/prblexicon

21/02/2024

COMING SOON

'A Lexicon of the Central-Eastern European Interwar Theatre Avant-garde' will be the latest publication in our 'Thinking Through Performance' series. Read more about this upcoming publication below!

Find out more about our other titles, including those in the 'Thinking Through Performance' series: bit.ly/prbookspublications

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