AHRC COLLABORATIVE DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIP: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

研究的第一阶段将着眼于在21世纪英国参与、文化政策和业余/专业制作的更大背景下定位项目。这可能包括探索和分析RSC自己的开放舞台项目，以及潜在的工作，如约克皇家剧院的神秘戏剧，Slung Low和谢菲尔德剧院的卡米洛特和威尔士国家剧院的激情，这些都使用的文本可以被描述为与国家身份有关，作为他们的起点，结合专业和业余表演者。第二阶段将由《仲夏夜之梦：国家戏剧》所产生的材料塑造，探索皇家莎士比亚剧团与地区业余公司之间的联系。这将包括对排练、制作和参与策略的记录和分析，对专业和业余参与者以及区域场地、观众和关键反应的采访，以及对既定目标和最终结果的评估。这项研究将设法绘制该项目的方法图，探讨嗣后皇家科学院和其他国家一级的制作如何应用这些方法。

The first stage of the study will look to site the project within the larger context of participation, cultural policy and amateur/professional productions in the UK in the 21st century. This could include exploration and analysis of the RSC's own Open Stages programme, as well as potentially looking at work such as York Theatre Royal's Mystery Plays, Slung Low and Sheffield Theatre's Camelot and National Theatre of Wales' The Passion which all use text's which could arguably be described as being connected to national identity as their starting point for productions combining professional and amateur performers.The second stage will be shaped by the material generated through A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Play for the Nation exploring the connections between the RSC and regional amateur companies. This will include documentation and analysis of rehearsal, production and participation strategy, interviews with professional and amateur participants and regional venues, audience and critical responses and evaluation of stated aims and eventual outcomes. The study will seek to map the methodologies of the project, exploring how these might be applied subsequently, both by the RSC and by other national level productions.