Kirsty Sedgman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3480660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsty Sedgman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsty |
| FAMILY NAME | Sedgman |
| SIGNATURE | SEDGMAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5694-376X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Theatre fans and theatre buildings; or ‘this beloved theatre of ours’
In 2016, Bristol Old Vic in the United Kingdom celebrated its 250th birthday as the longest continuously running theatre in the English speaking world. This article draws on empirical research I conducted at that time with some of Bristol Old Vic’s most committed audiences: the members of Bristol Old Vic Theatre Club (BOVTC), which was launched in the 1940s as an audience-run organization led by enthusiasts to raise money for the theatre and othe…
The Institutional Persona
This article proposes a definition and terminology for identifying and analysing a concept of institutional persona in relation to theatre. The essay posits the theatre institution as an example of a ‘composite persona’, whereby cultural value is produced through the interplay between theatre as building, theatre as organisation, and theatre as event. Using the case-study of Bristol Old Vic, I examine how executives and practitioners involved in …
Challenges of cultural industry knowledge exchange in live performance audience research
With live performance audience research frequently relying on cultural organisations to facilitate access to their audiences, this article addresses the issues involved in evidencing spectators’ responses via discursive methodologies. Recalling a series of empirical projects conducted over the past ten years with a range of theatre practitioners, it examines the conflicts involved in carrying out scholarly studies of audience reception against cu…
The Reasonable Audience
Audiences are not what they used to be. Munching crisps or snapping selfies, chatting loudly or charging phones onstage – bad behaviour in theatre is apparently on the rise. And lately some spectators have begun to fight back... The Reasonable Audience explores the recent trend of ‘theatre etiquette’: an audience-led crusade to bring ‘manners and respect’ back to the auditorium. This comes at a time when, around the world, arts institutions are w…
Audience Experience in an Anti-expert Age
Researchers who seek to capture and analyse audiences' responses are facing a dilemma. In a political climate beleaguered by efforts to delegitimize expertise, what are the implications for a research tradition that seeks to understand cultural value from a range of diverse perspectives? In light of visibility generated by the 2009 publication of Helen Freshwater's Theatre & Audience and the subsequent launch in January 2017 of the international …
Locating the Audience
Locating the Audience
How do audiences experience live performances? What is gained when a national theatre is born? These questions and more are the subject of Locating the Audience—the first in-depth study of how people form relationships with a new theatre company. Investigating the inaugural season of National Theatre Wales, Kirsty Sedgman explores how different people felt about the way their communities were engaged and their places “performed” by the theatre's …
Coughing and clapping
This book is all about the experiences of live music audiences. This is worth saying up front, because from the title alone it is not immediately obvious that the focus is music. Of course, this is
Coughing and clapping
This book is all about the experiences of live music audiences. This is worth saying up front, because from the title alone it is not immediately obvious that the focus is music. Of course, this is
Audience Experience in an Anti-expert Age
Researchers who seek to capture and analyse audiences' responses are facing a dilemma. In a political climate beleaguered by efforts to delegitimize expertise, what are the implications for a research tradition that seeks to understand cultural value from a range of diverse perspectives? In light of visibility generated by the 2009 publication of Helen Freshwater's Theatre & Audience and the subsequent launch in January 2017 of the international …
Challenges of cultural industry knowledge exchange in live performance audience research
With live performance audience research frequently relying on cultural organisations to facilitate access to their audiences, this article addresses the issues involved in evidencing spectators’ responses via discursive methodologies. Recalling a series of empirical projects conducted over the past ten years with a range of theatre practitioners, it examines the conflicts involved in carrying out scholarly studies of audience reception against cu…
Coughing and clapping
This book is all about the experiences of live music audiences. This is worth saying up front, because from the title alone it is not immediately obvious that the focus is music. Of course, this is
Locating the Audience
Locating the Audience
How do audiences experience live performances? What is gained when a national theatre is born? These questions and more are the subject of Locating the Audience—the first in-depth study of how people form relationships with a new theatre company. Investigating the inaugural season of National Theatre Wales, Kirsty Sedgman explores how different people felt about the way their communities were engaged and their places “performed” by the theatre's …
Audience Experience in an Anti-expert Age
Researchers who seek to capture and analyse audiences' responses are facing a dilemma. In a political climate beleaguered by efforts to delegitimize expertise, what are the implications for a research tradition that seeks to understand cultural value from a range of diverse perspectives? In light of visibility generated by the 2009 publication of Helen Freshwater's Theatre & Audience and the subsequent launch in January 2017 of the international …
The Reasonable Audience
Audiences are not what they used to be. Munching crisps or snapping selfies, chatting loudly or charging phones onstage – bad behaviour in theatre is apparently on the rise. And lately some spectators have begun to fight back... The Reasonable Audience explores the recent trend of ‘theatre etiquette’: an audience-led crusade to bring ‘manners and respect’ back to the auditorium. This comes at a time when, around the world, arts institutions are w…
Challenges of cultural industry knowledge exchange in live performance audience research
With live performance audience research frequently relying on cultural organisations to facilitate access to their audiences, this article addresses the issues involved in evidencing spectators’ responses via discursive methodologies. Recalling a series of empirical projects conducted over the past ten years with a range of theatre practitioners, it examines the conflicts involved in carrying out scholarly studies of audience reception against cu…
The Institutional Persona
This article proposes a definition and terminology for identifying and analysing a concept of institutional persona in relation to theatre. The essay posits the theatre institution as an example of a ‘composite persona’, whereby cultural value is produced through the interplay between theatre as building, theatre as organisation, and theatre as event. Using the case-study of Bristol Old Vic, I examine how executives and practitioners involved in …
Theatre fans and theatre buildings; or ‘this beloved theatre of ours’
In 2016, Bristol Old Vic in the United Kingdom celebrated its 250th birthday as the longest continuously running theatre in the English speaking world. This article draws on empirical research I conducted at that time with some of Bristol Old Vic’s most committed audiences: the members of Bristol Old Vic Theatre Club (BOVTC), which was launched in the 1940s as an audience-run organization led by enthusiasts to raise money for the theatre and othe…
Sociology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Advertising (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (3 works) · Artistic and Creative Research (2 works) · Audience reception (2 works)