Reference book list

A select list of books including collection of plays, research on TIE related topics, case studies, theatre games, etc.

We thank Dr. Ashish Ghosh and Shaili Sathyu for contributing to this list.

PUBLISHED IN INDIA

HINDI

नाटकों के देश में  (Natakon ke Desh Mein: Asia our Prashant kshetra ke Bal Natak), Tr. by Mastram Kapur, New Delhi, NBT, 1994 ISBN 978-81-237-0993-2

नाटक की दुनिया (Natak ki Dunia), Safdar Hashmi, New Delhi, Sahmat, 1997

हाथ मिलाओ (Haath Milao), Moloyshree Hashmi, New Delhi, NBT 2001 ISBN 978-81-237-3636-5

गडबडझाला (Gadbadjhala), Ashish Ghosh and Maneesh Manoja, MACESE & ANANT, 2001

बच्चों का रंगमंच - सिद्धांत और व्यवहार (Bachchon Ka Rangmanch - siddhant aur vyavhar), Rekha Jain, New Delhi, Rajkamal Prakashan, 2006

बच्चों के १०० नाटक  (Bachchon Ke 100 Natak), Edited by Dr. Harikrishan Devsare, New Delhi, Shakun Prakashan, 2011

रंगमंचन (Rangmanchan), Sushma Seth, New Delhi, National School of Drama, 2012

हड्डी और अन्य नाटक (Haddi Aur Anya Natak), by Azgar Wajahat, Bharat Ratna Bhargava and Sudhakar Prabhu, Eklavya

नजानु के रंग (Najanu ke Rang), original stories by Nikolai Nosov, adapted for the stage by Kavita Suresh, Eklavya

रंग बिरंगा रंगमंच (Rang Biranga Rangmanch), Feizal Alkazi, New Delhi, NBT ISBN 978-81-237-3174-2

ENGLISH

Together in Dramaland: Children's Dramas from Asia and the Pacific, New Delhi, NBT, 1995 ISBN 978-81-237-1576-5

Playing for Real: Using Drama in the Classroom, Barry John, Cathy Yogin and Rajan Chawla. New Delhi, Macmillan India, 2007 ISBN-13 9780230632295

The Selfish Hippo and other Plays: for Performance in Schools, New Delhi, Cambridge Foundation Books, 2012 ISBN-13 9788175969117

Using Drama in Language Teaching, Indrani Barua, Delhi, Cambridge University Press, 2016

Joy of Theatre: Teachers' Handbook (for Upper Primary), New Delhi, NCERT, 2018

Applied Theatre: Development, Tim Prentki, New Delhi, Bloomsbury, 2018

STQ (Seagull Theatre Quarterly) No 3 (October, 1994) issue on Children's Theatre, and  No. 38 (2003) on Theatre and Education. http://www.seagullindia.com/stq/

Children’s Theatre, Vijay Padaki, Vistara Publishing

The History of Ideas, Vijay Padaki, Vistara Publishing

No Drama, Just Theatre: Book of Plays on Folktales from across the World, Volume 1, Creashakti

Art Integration: Towards Experiential Learning, CBSE, 2019

BENGALI

Khelar Naam Natak: Chotoder Natya Sangraha, Kolkata, Nandikar, 2006

Mukatadhara je Pathe: Shishunatyer Sandhane, Tirthankar Chanda, Howrah, Manfaqira, 2008

MARATHI

मुलांची नाटक  (Mulanchi Natak), edited by Ratnakar Matkari NBT India, 1985

PUBLISHED IN OTHER COUNTRIES

Creative Drama in the Primary Grades, Nellie McCaslin, New York and London, Longman, 1987

Creative Drama in the Intermediate Grades, Nellie McCaslin, New York and London, Longman, 1987

Plays Children Love, A Treasury of Contemporary and Classic Plays for Children, Vol I & II, edited by Coleman A. Jennings and Aurand Harris; Foreword by Carol Channing, St. Martin's Griffin, 1992

Theatre for Children Made in Germany: Nine Contemporary Plays, Edited by Sabine Busgen, Frankfurt am Main, Verlag der Atoren, 1996

Theatre for Young Audiences: Around the World In 21 Plays: Edited by Lowell Swortzell, New York and London, Applause, 1997

Theatre for young Audiences, 20 Great Plays for Children, Edited by Coleman A Jennings, New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 (foreword by Maurice Sendak)

Experiencing Art in Early Years: Learning and Development Processes and Artistic Language, Sarah Argent, et.al, Bologna, Pendragon, 2000

Theatre and Early Years: Stories of Artistic Practices, Gabi dan Droste et.al, Bologna, Pendragon, 2000

Theatre for Children and Young People: 50 Years of Professional Theatre in the UK, Edited by Stuart Bennett, UK, Aurora Metro, 2005

Discovering a New Audience for Theatre: A history of ASSITEJ, 1964-1975), Nat Eek, Ann M. Shaw and Katherine Krzys, New Mexico, Sunstone Press, 2008

A Guide to UK Theatre for Young Audiences, 2009-2011, Edited by Paul Harman, UK, Aurora Metro, 2009

Theatre for Development: Experiences from an International Theatre Project in Asia--"Children's Voice", Edited by Christina Nygren, Stockholm, Svensk Teaterunion, 2009

Expanding the New Audience for Theatre: The History of ASSITEJ, (1976-1990), Nat Eek, Ann M. Shaw and Katherine Krzys, New Mexico, Sunstone Press, 2011 

TYA, Culture, Society: International Essays on Theatre for Young Audiences, Edited by Manon van de Water, Frankfurt am Main, Peter Lang, 2012

New Visions/New Voices: 25 Years/25 Plays; Volume 1, Edited by Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas and Kim Peter Kovac, Illinois, Dramatic Publishing House, 2016

New Visions/New Voices: 25 Years/25 Plays; Volume 2, Edited by Deirdre Kelly Lavrakas and Kim Peter Kovac, Illinois, Dramatic Publishing House, 2016

50 Best Plays for Young Audiences, Edited by Vicky Ireland and Paul Harman, UK, Aurora Metro, 2016

Stubborn Little Thumblings, 30! Thirty years of theatre in the creches, edited by Roberto Frabetti, Pendragon (Italy), 2016