Expanding the Field: Gender, Affect and Care in Contemporary (British) Theatre

The First Lecture Series “Expanding the Field” aims to broaden the theoretical scope of the research project “Gender, Affect and Care in Contemporary British Theatre” (PID2021-126448NA-I00) by reflecting on and beyond the three core concepts that articulate it. The various contributions will address the representations and staging of transness beyond testimony on British stages, the interplay between harm and repair in contemporary South African performance, and the implications of remembering through theatrical form via Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis. 

Sessions

Friday 7 March 2025: Rachel Hann (Northumbria University), “Staging Transness in the UK: Atmospherics of Affirmation and Scrutiny” – Sala Gabriel Oliver

Friday 9 May 2025: Aylwyn Walsh (University of Leeds), “Opacity & Stillness: Navigating Harm and Repair in Contemporary South African Performance” – Sala de Professorat

Friday 16 May 2025: Leah Sidi (University College London), “Dramaturgy, Mourning and the Politics of Memory “– Sala de Professorat

Schedule

10.30h - slow start - coffee + welcome

11.00h- lecture 

11.45h - comfort break

12.00h - Q&A / discussion