Books & Essays by Keith Johnstone

PLAYS by KEITH JOHNSTONE

“Many people find my adult plays disturbing but isn’t the whole universe disturbing? Anyway, be warned. And I apologise for not being about to write more comfortable plays. Here are extracts from a few of the ones I like.” – Keith Johnstone

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Various plays are available through Keith’s manager. Click on contact if you are interested in obtaining copies.

 

CHILDREN’S PLAYS

Frog Wife

 

FULL-LENGTH PLAYS

Crusoe

Moby Dick

The Last Bird
The Cord 

They Came by Night

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SHORT (TILT) PLAYS

Geronimo
I Want to Get Into You
Marg

The Invitation

Click on the book covers in the gallery for more information.

Impro for Storytellers
(English) Impro for Storytellers©1998, Faber and Faber Limited, London ISBN 0-571-19099-5
Impro
IMPRO: Improvisation and the Theatre©1979, Methuen Publishing, London ISBN 0-413-46430-X
The Last Bird
(English) The Last Bird. Stories & Plays © 2012, Alexander Verlag, Berlin ISBN 978-3-89581-270-5
Don't Be Prepared
(English) OUT OF PRINT Don’t Be Prepared: Theatresports™ For Teachers © 1994 ISBN 0-9698382-0-4
Impro Japanese
(Japanese) インプロ― キース ジョンストン (著), Keith Johnstone (原著) ©2012 而立書房
ISBN 488-05-93613
Impro French
(French) Impro, improvisation & théâtre ©2013 IPANEMA -SAS ISBN 978-23-64780-55-2
Impro Italian
(Italian) Impro, Teoria e tecnica dell’improvvisazione. Dall’invenzione scenica a quella drammaturgica. Dino Audino Editore S.r.l. ISBN 978-88-7527-158-9
Impro Polish
(Polish) Impro spontaniczne kreowanie świataPaństwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna im. Ludwika Solskiego w Krakowie ISBN 978-83-63287-04-7
Impro Danish
(Danish) IMPRO: Improvisation og teater©1987, Hans Reitzels Forlag, Denmark ISBN 87-412-3907-5
Improvisation & Theatresports Danish
(Danish) Improvisation og Teatersport ©1997, Forlaget DRAMA, Gråsten ISBN 87-7865-061-5
Impro Dutch
(Dutch) IMPRO: improvisatie en theater ©1990, International Theatre and Film Books, Amsterdam ISBN 90-6403-206-8
Impro Korean
(Korean) IMPRO: Improvisation and the Theatre©2000, Chilho Publishing, Seoul ISBN 89-86270-43-9
Impro Spanish
(Spanish) IMPRO: Improvisacion y el Teatro ©1990, Editorial Cuatro Vientos, Santiago ISBN 84-89333-34-3
Impro German
(German) Improvisation Und Theater©1993, Alexander Verlag, Berlin ISBN 3-923854-67-6
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LOOSE MOOSE HAMLET poster (Art work by K