Synopsis:

Conroy provides an accessible and provocative starting point for understanding the vast array of theory surrounding theatre and the body. This title is one of the first titles in a vibrant and eye-catching new series of 'short, sharp, shots' for theatre students. The relationship between theatre and the body is central to "Theatre and Performance Studies". This title offers a provocative and accessible starting point for navigating this vast and complex area of study. Bodies are active and dynamic elements of theatre production and spectatorship. They are important concepts as well as objects within theatre. This book examines the rich and complex relationships between the uses of bodies in theatre and the ways in which bodies are culturally imagined and understood in theatre.