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.
Sarah Penny (PhD researcher) elected to serve on the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) Executive Committee
PhD researcher Sarah Penny has been elected to serve on the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) Executive Committee. IFTR exists to facilitate communication and exchange between scholars of theatre and performance research throughout the world and currently boasts members from 44 countries. Sarah will serve a 2 year term on the committee as its Student Member. For more information about IFTR, please see: https://www.iftr.org/