{"product_id":"9780230364622","title":"Theatre and Audience","description":"\u003cbr\u003eWhat does theatre do for – and to – those who witness, watch, and participate in it? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheatre\u0026amp; Audience\u003c\/em\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eForeword by Lois Weaver \u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073670889712,"sku":"9780230364622","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780230364622_p0.jpg?v=1763677875","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780230364622","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}