Theatre audiences : a theory of production and reception

Author(s)

• Bennett, Susan

Bibliographic Information

Theatre audiences : a theory of production and reception

Susan Bennett

Routledge, 1997

2nd ed

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780415157223

Description

Susan Bennett's highly successful Theatre Audiences is a unique full-length study of the audience as cultural phenomenon, which looks at both theories of spectatorship and the practice of different theatres and their audiences. Published here in a brand new updated edition, Theatre Audiences now includes: * a new preface by the author * a stunning extra chapter on intercultural theatre * a revised up-to-date bibliography. Theatre Audiences is a must-buy for teachers and students interested in spectatorship and theatre audiences, and will be valuable reading for practitioners and others involved in the theatre.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Theories of Reading and Viewing
• Chapter 3 The Audience and Theatre
• Chapter 4 Spectatorship Across Culture
• Chapter 5 Conclusion

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415157230

Description

Susan Bennett's highly successful Theatre Audiences is a unique full-length study of the audience as cultural phenomenon, which looks at both theories of spectatorship and the practice of different theatres and their audiences. Published here in a brand new updated edition, Theatre Audiences now includes: `nBL a new preface by the author * a stunning extra chapter on intercultural theatre * a revised up-to-date bibliography Theatre Audiences is a must-buy for teachers and students interested in spectatorship and theatre audiences, and will be valuable reading for practitioners and others involved in the theatre.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Theories of Reading and Viewing
• Chapter 3 The Audience and Theatre
• Chapter 4 Spectatorship Across Culture
• Chapter 5 Conclusion

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Details

• NCID: BA3352329X
• ISBN:
  • 0415157226
  • 9780415157230
• LCCN: 97011461
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 248 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN1590.A9
  • DC21 : 792/.01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Theater audiences
  • LCSH : Criticism
  • LCSH : Reader-response criticism