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Reasonable Audience : Theatre Etiquette, Behaviour Policing, and the Live Performance Experience by Kirsty Sedgman (2018, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G

ISBN-103319991655

ISBN-139783319991658

eBay Product ID (ePID)9038603080

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXi, 174 Pages

Publication NameReasonable Audience : Theatre Etiquette, Behaviour Policing, and the Live Performance Experience

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

SubjectEtiquette, Theater / General, History & Theory, General, Industries / Entertainment

TypeNot Available

AuthorKirsty Sedgman

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Performing Arts, Reference, Business & Economics

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2018-952571

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.4/84

Table Of Content1. Introduction.- 2. The Theatre Contract.- 3. Audience Attention & Aesthetic Experience.- 4. A Defence of Theatre Etiquette.- 5. On the Reasonable Audience.- 6. Marked/Unmarked Bodies.

SynopsisAudiences are not what they used to be. Munching crisps or snapping selfies, chatting loudly or charging phones onstage - bad behaviour in theatre is apparently on the rise. And lately some spectators have begun to fight back... The Reasonable Audience explores the recent trend of 'theatre etiquette': an audience-led crusade to bring 'manners and respect' back to the auditorium. This comes at a time when, around the world, arts institutions are working to balance the traditional pleasures of receptive quietness with the need to foster more inclusive experiences. Through investigating the rhetorics of morality underpinning both sides of the argument, this book examines how models of 'good' and 'bad' spectatorship are constructed and legitimised. Is theatre etiquette actually snobbish? Are audiences really more selfish? Who gets to decide what counts as 'reasonable' within public space?Using theatre etiquette to explore wider issues of social participation, cultural exclusion, and the politics of identity, Kirsty Sedgman asks what it means to police the behaviour of others.

LC Classification NumberPN2181-2193