Beschreibung:
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.
1. Theatres in Towns: Places of Hope and Experiment 2. Local Theatres: Cultures of Participation 3. Making a Civic Spectacle: Towns for Rent 4. Volunteer-led Theatres: Meshworks of a Coastal Town 5. Made to Connect: Theatrical Exchange between Towns and Cities 6. Hopeful Futures: Theatres in Towns