Interventions 27.1
This issue of Interventions extends some of the ideas and practices behind this quarter’s special issue on ‘Theatre, Performance and the Amateur Turn’.
Evocative Objects
‘Evocative Objects’ collects the stories and memories behind objects brought by amateur theatre-makers to research workshops.
‘You start an amateur and you end up an amateur’
Nadine Holdsworth interviews 81-year-old Arthur Aldridge about a career that has moved between amateur theatre and the West End.
Amateur Theatre in the Royal Navy
This slideshow of archival and contemporary images offers a guided tour of amateur theatre in the Royal Navy.
Twenty-First Century Amateurs and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages Initiative
Drawing on interviews and ethnographic research, Molly Flynn reflects on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages initiative that involved over 300 amateur theatre companies.