Theatre and Performance Studies News

Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Warwick are delighted to announce an event tied to the staging of Queens of Sheba at the Warwick Arts Centre

Staff will be joined by the director Jessica Kaliisa and performer Kokoma (Koko) Kwaku to discuss the origins of the show, how it evolved, the black female experience it addresses and its approach to language and staging.

Where: Warwick Arts Centre Theatre

When: Friday 15^th November 3.30-4.45pm

^{Photographer: Ali Wright}

The University has announced the arrival of Arts Excellence Scholarships 2020 and the Theatre & Performance Studies BA are among the eligible Faculty of Arts Courses. The scholarships will be automatically awarded to all entrants for our BA course who achieve AAA+ or equivalent (read our qualification equivalency criteria) who have applied in 2019/20 through the main UCAS entry route, adjustment or clearing.

Find out more HERE

“Homeless Monopoly” won joint first prize for a Game in Development at the European Conference of Game Based Learning in Denmark.

Homelesss Monopoly is a prototype board-game featuring real life testimonies and scenarios of homeless and ex-homeless people in the Coventry area. It has been developed by Nadine Holdsworth (Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Warwick)and Jacqueline Ann Calderwood (Disruptive Media Lab, Coventry University) with Coventry Cyrenians. The game has been piloted with local schools with the aim of raising awareness and encouraging empathy in young people towards issues faced by Coventry’s homeless and street sleepers.

We are delighted to Welcome Dr Julia Peetz to the department who has been awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship.