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.

The Annual Book is on its way! Paid-up members will be shortly be receiving this huge and lovely volume delivered by courier.

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Next Lecture May 1st: Theatres at Risk - see Events links below!

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May 11th: joint study day at LAMDA on Popular Entertainments

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Members' Notes and Queries

16th November 2023

Fully-funded PhD opportunity – Oxford University and the National Trust

Brianna Robertson-Kirkland

21st August 2023

Sir Stanley Wells’s Culture Fix

Geoffrey Davidson

14th August 2023

Praise for ‘The Funniest Man in London’ in the TLS

Anthony Binns

26th July 2023

Publication of George Devine’s Wartime Letters

Howard Loxton

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Members’ Notes and Queries

The Society for Theatre Research was one of the featured supporters of The Stage Awards 2023.

Who won? Find out here!

The STR and the restructuring of the V&A in 2021: statement and response and result

For the full texts of the STR’s protest to the V&A and the V&A’s responses, please click here

Membership

Join the Society and become part of our next seventy-five 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