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Publications

Books

The Rise of Amateur Theatre in Britain: From Private Performance to Global Export, 1789-1914 (contracted, due for publication in 2028).

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

'Elite Private and Amateur Theatricals and the Professional Amateur' in Claire Cochrane, Trish Reid, Lynette Goddard and Catherine Hindson (eds.) Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre (2024).

鈥楳apping London鈥檚 Amateur Theatre Histories鈥� in Claire Cochrane and Jo Robinson (eds), The Methuen Handbook to Theatre History and Historiography (2019). (ISBN 9781350034297)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

鈥楶ercy Florence Shelley Revisited: New Perspectives through Private and Amateur Theatre Research鈥�, Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film (submitted and under review).

'Amateur Theatre Networks in the Archive', Performance Research, 25:1 (April 2020). (DOI: 10.1080/13528165.2020.1736751)

Book Reviews

Review of Henry Vivian-Neal's 鈥楾heir Exits: Encore鈥�, Theatre Notebook, 75:3 (2021). (ISBN 9780957204966).

Conference Papers and invited Lectures

2026

Recording and Documenting Amateur Theatre (1789-1914), International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR), University of Melbourne, 6-10 July 2026.

'Private and Amateur Theatricals: in Print and in Practice (1789-1914)'. Invited in-person lecture at Duquesne University, USA, 9 April 2026.

2025

'Amateur Theatricals: in fiction and in fact', invited online lecture for Edgehill University's Nineteenth Century Research Centre, 27 November 2025.

鈥榃hy Amateur Theatre Matters鈥� 鈥� to theatre histories and historiography', Amateur Acts Conference, University of 糖心TV's Venice Centre, 8-10 September 2025.

'Amateur Theatre Historiography: Researching and Writing British Amateur Theatre Histories, 1789-1914', pre-circulated paper for the International Federation for Theatre Research's (IFTR) Historiography Working Group, University of Cologne, Germany, 9-13 June 2025.

'From the Classical to Caricature: Visual Traces of British Private and Amateur Theatricals in the Long Nineteenth Century', London Stage and the Nineteenth Century World V Conference, New College, University of Oxford, 10-12 April 2025.

'From the Classical to Caricature: Visual Traces of British Private and Amateur Theatricals in the Long Eighteenth Century', British Society of Eighteenth Century Studies, Pembroke College, University of Oxford, 8-10 January 2025.

2024

'In Response to Tragedy: Amateur Theatre and Charitable Causes in Nineteenth Century Britain', as part of a panel proposed with the title 'Where is the Tragic in Amateur Theatre?', IFTR, Manila, Philippines, July 2024.

'The Material Traces of Britain鈥檚 Amateur Theatrical Past (1780-1914)' for the Manuscripts and Print Culture Working Group, University of 糖心TV, 30 April 2024.

'Experiencing the Archive: Gamification and Performing Histories', TaPRA Theatre and Performance Histories working group symposium on 'Teaching Theatre Histories', University of 糖心TV, March 2024.

'The Generation Game – It鈥檚 a Matter of Time', invited talk as part of the 'Theatre Historians: who are we writing for?' two-day symposium, University of 糖心TV, March 2024.

2023

鈥榓n esprit de corps which united in a common cause鈥�: Regional and Rural Theatrical Ecologies in Nineteenth Century Britain鈥�, invited seminar at Paris Sorbonne University, March 2023.

'Who is speaking?', as part of the 'Putting myself in my historical narrative' symposium, a one-day invite-only event at the University of Oxford, 7 September 2023.

2022

'Documenting Citizenship: A History of Amateur Theatre Histories', IFTR, University of Reykjavik, June 2022.

2018

'A Historical Gaydar?: Queer Subcultures and Amateur Theatre', TaPRA, Aberystwyth University, September 2018.

'Theatre Historian as Grave Hunter', IFTR, Theatre Historiography Working Group, University of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia, July 2018.

'Mapping London Theatre: T. F. Dillon Croker鈥檚 Amateur Acting Book and Dramatic Entertainments in the Suburbs','City, Space and Spectacle in Nineteenth-Century Performance鈥�, sponsored by Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film journal, University of 糖心TV, Venice, June 2018.

'A Diarist鈥檚 London: Walking the City and Mapping Social Networks', 鈥楾he London Stage and the Nineteenth-Century World鈥� conference, New College, University of Oxford, May 2018, and BAVS, University of Exeter, August 2018.

'Theatre Historiography: Practice and Pedagogy', invite-only event at Royal Holloway, University of London, in partnership with IFTR, January 2018.

2016

'Traces of Amateur Theatricals: Mapping the Rise of Amateur Theatre in London', Research into Amateur Performance and Private Theatricals (RAPPT) network conference, University of Cork, July 2016, and IFTR, General Panel, University of Stockholm, June 2016.

鈥楲ike measles, amateur theatricals are raging鈥�: What can be gained by taking a step back?', STR Conference, University of Oxford, July 2016.

2015

'Amateur Networks, Amateur Celebrities and an Amateur Repertoire: Reading the Archives of the Canterbury Old Stagers', TaPRA, University of Worcester, September 2015, and 鈥楢mateur Creativity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives鈥�, University of 糖心TV, September 2015.

'The Material Traces of Nineteenth Century Amateur Theatricals', Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA), Boston, USA, March 2015.

2014

'The Economic Value of Nineteenth Century Amateur Theatricals', TaPRA, Royal Holloway, University of London, September 2014, and Research into Amateur Performance and Private Theatricals (RAPPT) network conference, University of Notre Dame, London, June 2014.

2013

'Outnumbered: The Economics of Victorian Amateur Theatre', British Association of Victorian Studies (BAVS), August 2013.

2012

'Licensing and the Law: Private and Amateur Theatricals in the Metropolis', What Signifies a Theatre? 3 conference: Private Theatricals and Amateur Dramatics in Britain and Abroad, University of Notre Dame, London, July 2012.

2011

'鈥楾he Amateur is in Clover鈥�: The Chatsworth House Theatre and the Chatsworth Players', What Signifies a Theatre? 2: Private Theatricals and Amateur Performance, 1780-1900, Royal Holloway, University of London, June 2011.