In this epic history-cum-anthology, Megan Vaughan tells the story of the
theatre blogosphere from the dawn of the carefully crafted longform post
to today's digital newsletters and social media threads. Contextualising
the key debates of fifteen years of theatre history, and featuring the
writings of over 40 theatre bloggers, Theatre Blogging brings past and
present practitioners into conversation with one another.
Starting with Encore Theatre Magazine and Chris Goode in London,
George Hunka and Laura Axelrod in New York, Jill Dolan at Princeton
University, and Alison Croggon in Melbourne, the work of these
influential early adopters is considered alongside those who followed
them.
Vaughan explores issues that have affected both arts journalism and the
theatre industry, profiling the activist bloggers arguing for broader
representation and better working conditions, highlighting the
innovative dramaturgical practices that have been developed and piloted
by bloggers, and offering powerful insights into the precarious systems
of labour and economics in which these writers exist. She concludes by
considering current threats to the theatre blogosphere, and how the form
continues to evolve in response to them.