Volume 17 Notes on Authors
Notes on Authors
Drama Research
Volume 17 Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
Chris Lawrence
Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre
Musical theatre is not only entertainment that dominates the prolific stages of Broadway and The West End to community and educational stages but is a distinct performing art genre that has become both a cultural and economic force within society over the last century. Despite women being Broadway’s primary ticket buyers, men still have the systemic privilege and retain most of the power, influence, and notoriety as musical theatre makers. As the predominant creators of musicals, they also control whose stories make it to the stage, and the lens through which those stories are told.
Volume 17 Editorial
Welcome to the seventeenth issue of Drama Research!
Drama Research Volume 17
ISSN 2040-2228
April 2026
Practitioners’ reflections on dramatic co-creation with children
This study explores practitioners’ reflections on dramatic co-creation with children, focusing on manifestations of agency and empowerment, the role of facilitators, and barriers to co-creation.
Sarah Kane’s Theatre of Psychic Life: Theatre, Thought, and Mental Suffering
Sarah Kane was one of the landmark playwrights of 1990s Britain, her influence being felt across UK and European theatre. This is the first book to focus exclusively on Kane’s unique approach to mind and mental health. It offers an important re-evaluation of her oeuvre, revealing the relationship between theatre and mind which lies at the heart of her theatrical project.
Drawing on performance theory, psychoanalysis and neuroscience, this book argues that Kane’s innovations generate a ‘dramaturgy of psychic life’, which re-shapes the encounter between stage and audience. It uses previously unseen archival material and contemporary productions to uncover the mechanics of this innovative theatre practice.
Volume 16.2 Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
Chris Lawrence
Volume 16.2 Notes on Authors
Notes on Authors David Allen is Artistic Director of Midland Actors Theatre (UK). The company was lead partner on three Erasmus Plus projects on the work of Dorothy Heathcote. David runs the Facebook group, ‘The Commission Model of Teaching,’ and the website www.mantlenetwork.com. He is the convenor of the annual Dorothy Heathcote Now conference. He …
Drama Research Volume 16.2
ISSN: 2040-2228
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64741/892587xwzcxw
October 2025