The University of Kent is proud to be part of the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South-East England (CHASE) which was awarded a … Read more
Category: Drama and Theatre
‘Imagining Autism and Surprising Knowledges’
Melissa Trimingham, Senior Lecturer in Drama at The University of Kent will be giving a talk at St Andrew’s University on Wednesday 22nd October about … Read more
Cognitive approaches to audience and emotion: historical perspectives
A colloquium sponsored by The Centre for Cognition, Kinesthetics and Performance and The Beacon Institute Department of Drama and Theatre, University of Kent October 28, … Read more
Dr Sophie Quirk: ‘Preaching to the Converted? How Stand Up Comedy Matters’
Wednesday 10th December, 5pm – 7pm, Room TBC School of Arts Research Seminar Dr Sophie Quirk, University of Kent Preaching to the Converted? How Stand-up Comedy Matters … Read more
‘Well, I’ve been sitting down a lot…’: Observations of rehearsing, adapting and performing…
Thursday 16th October, 5pm – 7pm, Grimond Lecture Theatre 3 ETRN Guest Lecture Dr Adam Ledger, University of Birmingham ‘Well, I’ve been sitting down a … Read more
European Theatre Research Network hosts International Thomas Ostermeier Symposium
More than 75 international delegates attended a two-day symposium dedicated to the work of the German theatre director Thomas Ostermeier, which was organised by the … Read more
‘Playing Identities – Performing Heritage’ : Funding Allocation
‘Playing Identities, Performing Heritage: Theatre, Creolisation, Creation and the Commons’ is a two-year interdisciplinary collaboration between the Department of Scienze Storiche e Beni Culturali at … Read more
Theatre and Adaptation: Return, Rewrite, Repeat by Dr Margherita Laera
We are delighted to announce the publication of Dr Margherita Laera’s new book, Theatre and Adaptation: Return, Rewrite, Repeat, published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. Contemporary theatrical … Read more
Call for papers – Politics and Humour: Theory and Practice
A two-day interdisciplinary conference at The University of Kent Friday 16th and Saturday 17th January 2015. The School of Arts, University of Kent, is circulating the … Read more
Well Remembered Voices: 11th November
Summary A one-day public event exploring how theatre responded to the events of 1914-1918, and a rare opportunity to see performances of wartime plays. The … Read more