Event about theatre buildings in Manchester
Nov 7, 2019 19:13:34 GMT
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Post by NorthernAlien on Nov 7, 2019 19:13:34 GMT
Wasn't sure where to put this, and appreciate that it is both a) a nit niche, and b) in the middle of the day in the middle of the week and therefore potentially inconvenient for many people who might be interested...
But there is an event at MMU (Manchester Met Uni - the former Poly) on the 13th November that looks quite interesting:
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-playhouses-an-architectural-history-of-britains-new-theatres-tickets-80263639707
Dr Alistair Fair is Lecturer in Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh. He is a historian of architecture in Britain between 1918 and the 1990s, with specialisms in theatre, university, and hospital architecture, with his most recent book, Modern Playhouses: an architectural history of Britain's new theatres, 1945-1985, being shortlisted for the SAHGB Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion. In this talk, he will discuss the programme of theatre-building which took place across Britain between the 1950s and 1980s, with special reference to Manchester. He will set these buildings in context, showing how they relate to wider debates in social and urban history, and to the idea that the arts had a role to play in forging a new, ‘cultivated’ Britain.
As it's an event that is part of an MMU Research Centre, tickets are free - but you're advised to book - the last one of these I went to it was standing room only!
But there is an event at MMU (Manchester Met Uni - the former Poly) on the 13th November that looks quite interesting:
www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-playhouses-an-architectural-history-of-britains-new-theatres-tickets-80263639707
Dr Alistair Fair is Lecturer in Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh. He is a historian of architecture in Britain between 1918 and the 1990s, with specialisms in theatre, university, and hospital architecture, with his most recent book, Modern Playhouses: an architectural history of Britain's new theatres, 1945-1985, being shortlisted for the SAHGB Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion. In this talk, he will discuss the programme of theatre-building which took place across Britain between the 1950s and 1980s, with special reference to Manchester. He will set these buildings in context, showing how they relate to wider debates in social and urban history, and to the idea that the arts had a role to play in forging a new, ‘cultivated’ Britain.
As it's an event that is part of an MMU Research Centre, tickets are free - but you're advised to book - the last one of these I went to it was standing room only!
