Spectators, Theatre Types and the Social Purposes of the Theatre
Abstract
The material I am presenting here is based on a small portion of my research on audiences for different types of theatre. Although categorizing them is not a straightforward matter, they may be described as establishment -mainstream, radical-mainstream, workplace-community theatre and bilingual-bicultural theatre. The theatre companies/venues and productions which I have taken to represent these four types are as follows: Three Sisters directed by Richard Wherrett in 1990 at the Sydney "dual" or "double" -shows clearly its aim of developing its work from two languages and two cultures.Downloads
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2014-10-01
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