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Tables of Contents for Theatre Audiences
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the new edition
vii
Acknowledgements
xi
Introduction
1
19
Historical approaches
2
7
Contemporary concerns
9
11
Theories of Reading and Viewing
20
66
Starting with Brecht
21
13
Reader-response theory
34
21
Other approaches to the reader
55
12
Semiotics and post-structuralism in theatre and film studies
67
19
The Audience and Theatre
86
80
Culture and the idea of the theatrical event
86
20
Selection: the relationship between production and reception
106
19
On the threshold of theatre
125
14
Performance
139
24
Post-performance
163
3
Spectatorship Across Culture
166
38
Fascination and obsession
166
25
Translation and meaning
191
5
Intercultural exchange
196
5
Reviewing spectatorship
201
3
Conclusion
204
10
Appendix
214
2
Notes
216
7
Bibliography
223
18
Index
241