UK People’s Theatres

Performing civic functions in a time of austerity

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ID15081062
AuthorsSarah Bartley (0000-0002-8035-1585, University of Reading, Reading, UK, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume26
Issue1
Pages171-186
Publication date2021-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-9783 • E-ISSN: 1470-112X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569783.2020.1853516
OpenAlexW3124064060
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited13

Brighton People’s Theatre and Slung Low are at the forefront of the contemporary people’s theatre movement in the United Kingdom. I examine these companies and the broader utility of a people’s theatre, historically concerned with working class representation and/or performances of civic unity, in the context of economic austerity and inequality. I assert that ideologies and practices of people’s theatres have the capacity to generate networks of solidarity and realise resilience as a mode of care and resistance. I explore how these practices directly intervene in urban governance reaffirming the potential of community-led economic, cultural, and social practices of resilience

Austerity · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economics · Ideology · Inequality · Management · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Sociology · Solidarity · Welfare · Workfare · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology · Theatre and Performance Studies · Urban Planning and Governance

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