{"product_id":"theatre-and-audience","title":"Theatre and Audience","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does theatre do for – and to – those who witness, watch, and participate in it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheatre \u0026amp; Audience\u003c\/i\u003e provides a provocative overview of the questions raised by theatrical encounters between performers and audiences. Focusing on European and North American theatre and its audiences in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, it explores belief in theatre's potential to influence, impact and transform. Illustrated by examples of performance which have sought to generate active audience involvement – from Brecht's epic theatre to the Blue Man Group – it seeks to unsettle any simple equation between audience participation and empowerment. Foreword by Lois Weaver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56108002476376,"sku":"9780230210288","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780230210288_652c7cbf-19d0-42c5-b76f-11f55437014d.jpg?v=1778714124","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/theatre-and-audience","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}