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oapen-20.500.12657-602752024-03-27T14:14:55Z Theatre in Towns Nicholson, Helen Hughes, Jenny Edwards, Gemma Gray, Cara audience;British;cultural geography;culture;England;localism;networks;performance;performers;political sociology;post-industrial;set-builders;social policy;sustainability;theatre-makers;town thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies Theatre in Towns offers a contemporary perspective on the role of theatre in the cultural life of towns in England. Exploring volunteer-led, professional and community theatres, this book investigates the rich and diverse ways that theatres in towns serve their locality, negotiate their civic role, participate in networks of mutual aid and exchange, and connect audiences beyond their geographical borders. With a geographical focus on post-industrial, seaside, commuter and market towns in England, the book opens questions about how theatre shapes the narratives of town life, and how localism, networks and partnerships across and between towns contribute to living sustainably. Each chapter is critically and historically informed, drawing on original research in towns, including visits to performances and many conversations with townspeople, from theatre-makers, performers, set-builders, front-of-house volunteers, to audience members and civic leaders. Theatre in Towns asks urgent questions about how the relationships between towns and theatres can be redefined in new and equitable ways in the future. Theatre in Towns brings new research to scholars and students of theatre studies, cultural geography, cultural and social policy and political sociology. It will also interest artists, policy-makers and researchers wanting to develop their own and others’ understanding of the value of active theatre cultures in towns. 2022-12-16T13:46:48Z 2022-12-16T13:46:48Z 2023 book 9781032311050 9781032444352 9781003308058 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60275 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000848182.pdf http://www.routledge.com Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003308058 10.4324/9781003308058 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 8315c07a-a055-45df-b78d-f3add623163e 9781032311050 9781032444352 9781003308058 Routledge 140 Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway University of London open access
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Theatre in Towns offers a contemporary perspective on the role of theatre in the cultural life of towns in England. Exploring volunteer-led, professional and community theatres, this book investigates the rich and diverse ways that theatres in towns serve their locality, negotiate their civic role, participate in networks of mutual aid and exchange, and connect audiences beyond their geographical borders.
With a geographical focus on post-industrial, seaside, commuter and market towns in England, the book opens questions about how theatre shapes the narratives of town life, and how localism, networks and partnerships across and between towns contribute to living sustainably. Each chapter is critically and historically informed, drawing on original research in towns, including visits to performances and many conversations with townspeople, from theatre-makers, performers, set-builders, front-of-house volunteers, to audience members and civic leaders. Theatre in Towns asks urgent questions about how the relationships between towns and theatres can be redefined in new and equitable ways in the future.
Theatre in Towns brings new research to scholars and students of theatre studies, cultural geography, cultural and social policy and political sociology. It will also interest artists, policy-makers and researchers wanting to develop their own and others’ understanding of the value of active theatre cultures in towns.
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