'Actors always talk about what the audience does. I don’t understand, we are just sitting here.' Audience as Performer proposes that in the theatre, there are

How do musicians play and talk to audiences? Why do audiences listen and what happens when they talk back? How do new (and old) technologies affect this interpl

An analysis of dramatic performance drawing on examples from the entire range of the theatre. The author examines the nature of the theatrical event by consider

The performing arts around the world need to develop their audiences, and arts marketing in the current mode has a limited ability to help. This book provides g

Since the turn of the century, Performance Studies has emerged as an increasingly vibrant discipline. Its concerns - embodiment, ethical research and social cha