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.
Funding Success with Coventry City of Culture - “I don’t want your hope, I want your action”
Together with Dr Rachel Turner King (Principal Investigator, Education) and Professor David Mond (Maths and Global Sustainable Development), Dr Bobby Smith (Theatre and Performance Studies) has been awarded Coventry City of Culture funding for the project “I don’t want your hope, I want your action”: exploring youth eco-citizenship through verbatim theatre and digital ethnography in the city.
Interested in a PhD with us and want to secure Midlands4Cities funding?
You can hear more about how to apply at the Coventry Midlands4Cities application writing workshop on the 16th November.
Sign up HERE
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Theatre & Performance Studies Department at the University of Warwick invites proposals from early career researchers seeking support for their application to the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme.
Congratulations to Dr Cecile Doustaly who has been awarded an IAS 2020 Fernandes Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr Cecile Doustaly who has been awarded a IAS 2020 Fernandes Fellowship. Dr Doustaly will join the department in March 2020.
To learn more about the Fernandes Fellowship Scheme click here.