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Author Nicholson, Helen, 1958- author.

Title Theatre in towns / Helen Nicholson, Jenny Hughes, Gemma Edwards and Cara Gray.

Publication Info. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Theatres in towns: places of hope and experiment / Jenny Hughes and Helen Nicholson -- Local theatres: cultures of participation / Helen Nicholson -- Making a civic spectacle: towns for rent / Jenny Hughes -- Volunteer-led theatres: meshworks of a coastal town / Cara Gray -- Made to connect: theatrical exchange between towns and cities / Gemma Edwards -- Hopeful futures: theatres in towns / Gemma Edwards and Cara Gray
Summary "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, including theatre-makers, performers, set-builders, front-of-house volunteers, audience members, and civic leaders. Theatre in Towns asks urgent questions about how the relationships between towns can be redefined in new and equitable ways in the future. This book is essential reading for 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."-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Theater and society -- England.
Cities and towns -- England.
Cities and towns. (OCoLC)fst00861748
Theater and society. (OCoLC)fst01149315
England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
Added Author Hughes, Jenny, 1971- author.
Edwards, Gemma, author.
Gray, Cara, author.
Other Form: Print version: Nicholson, Helen, 1958- Theatre in towns Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781032311050 (DLC) 2022043928
ISBN 9781003308058 (ebook)
1003308058
9781032311050 (hardback)
9781032444352 (paperback)
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