Theatre - Research Informed
Our research interests are an integral part of
what we do in Theatre. Students will have the opportunity to get
involved in those interests in a variety of ways.
Dr Nick Rowe
Nick's areas of research centre around arts
and health. He is particularly interested in arts and mental
health. He is working closely with the arts, medical and social
work teams at York Hospital investigating the impact of an arts
project on the renal dialysis unit.
Dr Claire Hind
Claire's research areas include the
relationship between text, play and performance, psychoanalysis as
material and intertextuality. She explores, through both practice
and theory, the processes of performance making, compositional
strategies and writing for performance. She holds a PhD from the
University of Leeds in practice led research and has
toured her solo performance of Ghost Track, written in
collaboration with Gary Winters (Lone Twin) and Alexander Kelly
(Third Angel). Ghost Track has been on an international
tour of York, Romania, New York and Norway. More info
at http://www.clairehind.com/
Matthew Reason
Matthew explores themes relating to
performance documentation, reflective practice, audience research,
theatre for young audiences, contemporary performance and cultural
policy. He is currently collaborating with the Theatre Royal York
on a new initiative to establish a joint International Centre for
Arts and Narrative.
Jules Dorey Richmond
Jules is a sculptor who makes books,
video installations and performances. She is fiercely committed to
making work drawn from the autobiographical - framing and
connecting what impels her fine art practice to a larger field of
feminist thinking and wondering. Jules is currently working on a
practice-based PhD proposal in collaboration with David Richmond to
develop a theorised and historical context for autobiography and
the feminine; trauma and witnessing; theatre and fine art; through
the methodology of performance making and collaboration.
David Richmond
For the past 20 years David has been
collaborating with Jules Dorey Richmond. Since 1996 they have
been engaged in a Theatre of Witness series of collaborative works
with World War Two Veterans, Survivors and Witnesses in various
communities throughout Britain. His research interests lie in
trauma, performing presence, composition and theatre as a tool of
political intervention.
Kay Hepplewhite
An experienced performer, director and
facilitator for theatre in youth and community settings, Kay has
particular research interests in the application of social theatre
techniques with young people and women. She was a research
associate at Northumbria University and has an MA (Dist.) in
Theatre and Performance Practice.
