Theatre and Performance Studies News
TOP STORY: TaPRA 2025 Conference to be hosted at Warwick
We're delighted to announce that the annual Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) conference will be hosted by Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick between 27 and 29 August 2025. The conference will mark both the 20th birthday of TaPRA and the 50th anniversary of Theatre and Performance Studies at Warwick. Our conference keynotes, plenary panels, artistic activity, conference dinner and programmed events will speak to the themes of milestones and markers, focussing on celebrations, festivities, spectacle and joy. We'll look forward to welcoming you to Warwick next year!
To keep up to date with the conference plans, please visit our dedicated TaPRA pages here.
Recent graduates Susie Sillett and Richard Walls present work at Shoot Festival, Coventry at the Shop Front Theatre, November 22nd
Susie Sillett, who graduated from Theatre and Performance Studies in 2014, and Richard Walls, who graduated in 2010, will both present work at Shoot Festival in Coventry. Susie's piece, I'm Not Like Other Girls was originally produced during her time at Warwick with the aid of the Lord Rootes Memorial Fund, which helped her to take the show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Shoot Festival takes place in the Shop Front Theatre in the City Arcade, on Saturday November 22nd. Performances are free, and no tickets are required. More information here.