TY  - BOOK
AU  - Craddock,Kate
AU  - Freshwater,Helen
TI  - Theatre and its audiences: reimagining the relationship in times of crisis 
T2  - Methuen drama agitations: text, politics and performances
SN  - 9781350339170
AV  - PN1995.9.W6 .C73 2024
U1  - 792.0941 23/eng/20230821
PY  - 2024///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Methuen Drama
KW  - Theater audiences
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Theater
KW  - Public relations
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: conventions, interruptions and change -- Performance's place in time: on duration, speed and intervals -- Spatial relationships: exclusivity and inclusivity -- Technologies, connection and copresence -- Honesty, secrets and lies: how theatre communicates with audiences -- On the present and future needs of audiences: care, access and sustainability
N2  - "Written in the aftermath of the Covid crisis, this book brings the past, present and future of theatre-going together as it explores the nature of the relationships between performance practitioners, arts organisations and their audiences. The book combines historical and current cultural sector perspectives as it reflects on how historical conventions have conditioned present day expectations of theatre-going in the UK. Part vision, part provocation, part critical interrogation, this book offers an insightful appraisal of past norms and assumptions to set out a bold argument about where we should go from here"--
ER  -