A Conversation about Theatre Reviewing on the island of Ireland Speakers: Rebecca Feely, Youth Theatre Ireland Niamh Flanagan, Director of Theatre & Dance NI Karen Fricker, Brock University & Intermission Magazine Chair: Trish McTighe, Queen’s University Belfast 30th April, 4.00pm – 5.00pm Join us for a thought-provoking exploration of the role of reviewing and criticism within the arts and theatre ecology
» Read moreWebinar hosted by the Irish Society for Theatre research Thu 27 Mar 2025 14:00 – 15:15 GMT Speakers: Dr. Lisa FitzPatrick Dr. Indu Jain Reportedly, in the US, research projects into women’s healthcare and research with ‘woman’ or ‘gender’ as keywords are being postponed or halted, with potentially devastating effects. This stagnation not only threatens advancements in understanding women’s health issues but may also herald catastrophic implications
» Read moreThursday 13 Mar 2025 14:00 – 15:15 GMT | online Join Professor Trish Reid (University of Reading) for a talk entitled ‘Theatre and Performance in Contemporary Scotland’, as part of the Irish Society for Theatre Research webinar series. rish Reid is Professor of Theatre and Performance and Head of the School of Arts and Communication Design at the University of Reading. She
» Read moreMiriam Haughton Elements in Women Theatre Makers | Cambridge University Press Louise Lowe is a theatre and performance director, writer, choreographer, dramaturge, and, more recently, a television director and short film writer/director, working in Ireland and internationally. She is the Co-Artistic Director of ANU Productions, established with Owen Boss in Dublin in 2009. Lowe is known for facilitating and creating
» Read moreThe Irish Society for Theatre Research (ISTR) invites interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary scholars and artists to submit papers or presentations for a special Open Access peer-reviewed publication sponsored by Villanova University, “New Horizons: Race and Performance.” This publication seeks to advance the dialogue on race, inclusion, and identity in Irish culture and representation, with a perspective on contemporary evolutions in identity
» Read moreIrish Society for Theatre Research Conference 2025 Institute of Art, Design + Technology (IADT), Dún Laoghaire 6-7 June This conference examines the intersections of place, politics and performance as they relate to the histories, legacies, and persistence of structures associated with colonial empires as well as neocolonial practices. For this interdisciplinary event, we invite proposals for 20-minute presentations on (or of)
» Read moreCall for Papers for the Samuel Beckett Working Group at IFTRCologne, Germany, 9th–13th June 2024 Samuel Beckett’s drama may not be yet mapped as a site of carnival; nevertheless, the Beckettian dramatic ecosystem is open to a sense of the carnivalesque. In Europe and the northern Americas, the carnival tends to be understood as a secularised Christian tradition, the religious
» Read moreThe Irish Society for Theatre Research (ISTR) is hosting a forum for PhD researchers in the field of Drama, Theatre, and Performance. This online event offers participants an opportunity to receive feedback on their research from established academics. It aims to forge connections between international postgraduate researchers and to encourage discussions that lead to future collaborations and exchanges. Format Participants
» Read moreThe next webinar in the ISTR series is: Principles and Practices of Intercultural Dramaturgy: Dr Sarah Hoover in conversation with Dr Karen Jean Martinson, 31 January, 4-5pm. For full details and registration click here Speaker Bios: Dr Sarah Hoover (She/Her) is a dramaturg, lecturer and researcher focusing on immersive and interactive performance and audience-centred dramaturgy. Her specialisms include artistic research
» Read moreNew Horizons – Race and Performance Villanova University, Villanova Pennsylvania, USA, May 24-25, 2024 The host of the conference, David Cregan, OSA, Ph.D. will organize an ISTR webinar in 2024 to share conference details and planning travel. Keynotes: James Ijames MFA, 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner for his play Fat Ham https://www.jamesijames.com/ Justine Nakase Ph.D., theatre maker and scholar based in
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