With both my academic and arts journalist hats on, I have participated in a wide range of public panels, talks and events. Here you can find a few examples of these public engagement activities.

Front Row, BBC Radio 4, 2022

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In this episode of Front Row, I reviewed Rock, Paper, Scissors, a trilogy of plays written by Chris Bush to mark the 50th anniversary of Sheffield Theatres and A Film About Studio Electrophonique, a documentary about Ken Patten’s influential home studio in Sheffield.

In Conversation with Katie Mitchell, Professor Fiona Stafford & Dr Catherine Love, TORCH, University of Oxford, 2021

In this panel discussion, I talked about my research on ecodramaturgy, with specific reference to Katie Mitchell’s work.

Adlib Podcast, 2019

I was interviewed on an episode of the Adlib podcast, covering topics such as mental health in  the arts, arts education, problematic revivals and objectivity versus subjectivity in arts journalism.

Listen to Adlib Pocast interview

Stage Directions Podcast, 2017

I discussed the state of theatre criticism with Megan Vaughan on an episode of Dan Rebellato’s podcast.

Listen to Stage Directions Episode 4

Are We On The Same Page? Approaches to Text and Performance, Royal Holloway, 2015

I co-organised this one-day symposium, bringing together academics, critics and theatre-makers. Here you can watch a recording of the whole event, which includes an interview with Tim Crouch and two panel discussions.