Congratulations - looks fantastic!

This focus on spectatorship matters because the main aim of Brecht's epic theatre was to change how spectators watched performances, equipping them to critique and intervene in the world outside the theatre. 🎭

Finally, it investigates Brecht's attempts to transform the composition of the audience and cultivate critical spectatorship at the Berliner Ensemble, the theatre he founded with his wife, the actor Helene Weigel, in East Berlin after the Second World War.

It relates this analysis of onstage spectatorship to Brecht's own formative experiences as a spectator, to his poems and theories, and to productions directed by Brecht and his close collaborators.

Taking its cue from Brecht’s call for theatre to develop 'the art of spectatorship', my book explores vision, observation, and spectatorship in twelve of his plays, spanning his career - using archival material and sources that have previously been rarely consulted.

Thank you for asking - and for all your help with the book! 😊

Thank you! You have a well-deserved mention in the acknowledgements!

Very sorry to see you have left - good luck with your next steps. Any university or organisation will be lucky to have you!