Royal Court : International
- Submitting institution
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The University of Lancaster
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 234708754
- Type
- A - Authored book
- DOI
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- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- ISBN
- 9781137461827
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
- 33 - Music, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies
- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- This in-depth study of the International Department of London’s Royal Court Theatre used a range of methods to explore a series of complex relationships. The extended research drew upon archive material, policies, international workshop and residence processes, the critical reception of the international playwriting developed by the Court, and the impact and legacies of its work in-country.
Work involved access to unpublished playscripts; published reviews; interviews with British playwrights leading international workshops; workshop participants; translators; representatives from funding bodies (e.g. British Council); and international field trips to Brazil, Chile and Morocco, (AHRC ‘Translating Cultures’ grant £21,500).
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- As the first in-depth study of the International Department of London’s Royal Court Theatre, England’s premiere venue for new playwriting, this book historicises and critically evaluates the Court’s engagement with an internationalist agenda. The policies and processes of their international workshops and residences are assessed and the UK reception of international playwriting is analysed, alongside an evaluation of the impact and legacies of their work in other countries. The research was conducted through scrutiny of literature including theatre production reviews and involved close collaboration with Elyse Dodgson, Head of the Court’s International Department from its inception in 1996. Aston was given access to unpublished playscripts and details of international activities. Interviews with key personnel included British playwrights leading international workshops; workshop participants; translators; and representatives from funding bodies (e.g. British Council). International field trips on new playwriting were made to Brazil, Chile and Morocco, with fieldwork supported by an AHRC ‘Translating Cultures’ grant £21,500 (2012). The insights from the work included: greater understanding of how shifting theatrical, social and political landscapes impact an internationalist playwriting agenda; understanding of the capacity of workshops and residences to nurture the careers of emergent international playwrights; insights into the cultural benefits and ethical difficulties of cross-border exchanges; and understanding of sustainability issues for playwriting cultures in theatre economies across the world. Prior to the publication of the monograph, interim reports were made through a conference paper in Tangier, Morocco, a presentation at de Montfort University Leicester, a Translating Cultures event at Lincoln University, and a seminar at the Royal Court. The monograph was launched at the Royal Court, March 2015 with circa. 70 guests from the professional playwriting community.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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