the changing role of theatre audiences in the twenty-first century /
Caroline Heim.
New York :
Routledge,
2016.
x, 190 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Audience performance. Audience as performer ; Stage etiquette (1800-1880) ; Theatre etiquette (1880-2000) -- Part II. Contemporary audience performance. Introduction to Part II ; Audience as critic ; Audience as community ; Audience as consumer ; Audience as co-creator ; Conclusion : New possibilities.
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"Drawing from over 140 interviews with audience members, actors and ushers in the UK, United States and Australia, Heim reveals the lived experience of audience members at the theatrical event. It is a fresh reading of mainstream audiences' activities, bringing their voices to the fore and exploring their emerging new roles in the theatre of the twenty-first century."