20 February 2021
News
An introduction to Stephen Joseph
WELCOME to the SOCIETY FOR THEATRE RESEARCH
Since 1948, the Society has advanced research into British-related theatre. We run lectures and conferences, publish books and journals, offer funding and prizes, promote excellent scholarship and support the continuing development of practice.
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A New Treasurer and a New STR Year
The STR is delighted to announce that we have a new Treasurer, Yona Lesger, who in early October took over from Geoff Davidson. See her entry in the Member Directory here.
October 1st is the beginning of the Society’s new year, and we hope that you will be renewing your membership for the year 2020-2021. And if you are not yet a member, we invite you to seize this opportunity to join us, with the opportunity to acquire some of our previous publications at a fraction of the usual cost.
For all details, go to the Join and Renew page.
For questions about joining or renewing, please contact the Treasurer, preferably by email to treasurer@str.org.uk
For questions about website access, please contact membersinterests@str.org.uk
Postal Communications
Our registered address for post – Blythe House – has now reopened. Postal communications should be sent to:
The Society for Theatre Research
c/o Department of Theatre and Performance,
V&A Blythe House
23 Blythe Road
London W14 0QX
For specific enquiries, please consult the contact page.
Member Notices
8 February 2021
Information required on actor William Edwin Davis (1888-?)
30 September 2020
Theatre Dance part of Early Dance Festival on Line 16-18 October
14 July 2020
Country Life and Mr Punch
9 July 2020
British Theatre in Colonial America
6 July 2020
Missing Matcham’s theatres
30 March 2020
The Matcham Directory
31 October 2019
Tell Me I’m Forgiven:The Story of Forgotten Stars Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney
18 October 2019
Liverpool theatrical treasure trove
3 October 2019
Pierrots and concert parties
25 September 2019
European Historic Theatres Day – 25th October
The NRN Blog
28 January 2021
Call for Papers
CFP Special Issue of Theatre Notebook: Dealing with ‘Absence’ in Theatre and Performance Research
24 November 2020
Blogs
CALL FOR BLOGGERS
25 May 2020
Blogs
Transitions: Moving from One Chapter to Another without Losing Control
6 May 2020
New Researchers Network
Theatre Collection’s Kevin Elyot Award – call for submissions 2020
Membership
Join the Society and become part of our next seventy years celebrating British theatre in all its aspects.
Highlights of membership
- the Society’s journal, Theatre Notebook (three times a year)
- social gatherings after the Christmas Lecture and the AGM
- at least one exclusive book publication a year
- the winter lecture series (October - May)
- a variety of other events around the UK (and occasionally abroad)
- the opportunity to publicise your research interests on our website