23 April 2019
Events
50 years of What The Butler Saw
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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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April 25th in Soho: The Country and the City ... Binary, Crisis, Futures
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Events
25 April 2019
Lecture Series
The Country and the City in Contemporary British Theatre: Binary, Crisis, Futures *CHANGE OF DATE (from 4 April)*
9 May 2019
Lecture Series
Annual Address: Yvonne Brewster OBE
22 May 2019
Lecture Series
The Wickham Lecture 2019: Professor Mary Luckhurst
Members' features
Innovation and the STR
David Coates, member, award recipient, and one of the founders of the New Researchers’ Network, writes about the STR’s consistent engagement with innovation in the world of theatre research. Practical, theoretical, historical, contemporary, traditional and cutting-edge, the STR is engaged on all fronts, embarking confidently on the next seventy curiosity-filled years. Read more about us in his article.
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Member Notices
8 March 2019
Membership Matters
24 February 2019
Theatre Translation Futures Forum, Monday 4 March 2019, 19:00-21:00 Bloomsbury Studio Theatre
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14 February 2019
MANCHESTER STAGE BY STAGE
8 February 2019
Two Events about Richmond Theatre by Frank Matcham
30 January 2019
Critics Circle Theatre Awards 2018
21 January 2019
Scottish Opera in Matcham splendour
17 January 2019
Matcham’s Masterpieces on Film
24 November 2018
Smedley on Smedley
13 November 2018
Response to Darren Smith
The NRN Blog
7 March 2019
Awards
The Society and Innovation
7 July 2018
Conferences
NRN: 2018 Symposium – Practising Research; Researching Practice
10 February 2018
New Researchers Network
NRN Blog: The Practicalities of Publishing
15 December 2017
New Researchers Network
NRN Blog: Work-Life Balance and Our PhDs: Decision, Dilemma, and Determination
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