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This first volume in this series includes over half a million words on theatre since World War II in 47 European nations including the nations that reemerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

An invaluable guide for anyone planning to venture into foreign realms (San Francisco Examiner)

This set is essential for all theatrical collections (Library Journal)

This set will be a refreshing journey into unfamiliar territory for researchers and a welcome addition to scholarly theatre collections (Booklist)

It should ... be purchased straight away as a ready reckoner of contemporary stage practice by every festival and theatre that has international dealings. Meanwhile any student or theatregoer looking either for a starting point for exploration or to put foreign theatre in its context instead of just another novelty item in a festival program should at the very least urge their local library to get hold of a copy. (Theatre Scotland)

There is no current work of this magnitude ... The Encyclopedia will be an invaluable source of information to theatre researchers and to scholars in other disciplines as well. (Dorothy L. Swerdlove, New York Public Library)