Performing the Eighteenth Century: Theatrical Discourses, Practices, and Artefacts

What can artists learn from theatre scholars when it comes to performing historical works on stage today? What can theatre scholars learn from today's artists when it comes to understanding the works and practices of the past? How is the experience of modern spectators affected by attending performances in historic theatres? And how, aesthetically, do we experience the reconstruction of productions from the remote past?

This collection of essays covers the findings of the research project 'P...