David Whitton, European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University

Theatre practices (especially directing); theatre history (especially French theatre); theatre cultures; plays in performance; historical production studies; comparative and trans-cultural production studies.

'"Back to the theatre of the future". The Contribution of Theatre History to the Scenic Revolution', in Yoshitake Kobayashi (ed.), Drama, Culture and Event. Essays on Theatre of the East and West. Special issue of Seijo Journal of Aesthetics and Art History, vol. 17, March 2008, 183-198.

'Proliferation and Differentiation of National Theatres in France', in S. E. Wilmer (ed.), National Theatres in a Changing Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, 153-163.

'The Practical Turn in Theatre Research', Journal of Korean Theatre Studies Association, vol. 33, 2007, 267-314.

Chekhov - Bond - Françon: The Seagull interpreted by Alain Françon and Edward Bond', Contemporary Theatre Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2007, 142-148.

'Don Juan the directors' play', in David Brady & Andrew Calder (eds), Cambridge Companion to Molière. Cambridge: CUP, 2006, 201-213.

'Bombay Dreams. Commodity Production', in Ravi Chaturvedi & Brian Singleton (eds), Ethnicity & Identity: global performance', Jaipur & new Delhi: Rawat Publications, 2005, 288-296.

'Whatever happened to théâtre populaire? The unfinished history of People's Theatre in France', in Edward Batley & David Bradby (eds), Morality and Justice. The Challenge of European Theatre, Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, 2001, 53-71.

Molière mis en scène. ('Oeuvres & Critiques', XXII, 2), Tübingen: Gunter Narr, 1997.

'Interpreting Les Chaises. The play in production, 1952-1988', Nottingham French Studies, 35, 1 (Spring 1996), 142-152.

'Le Misanthrope, 1974-94: vingt ans de mise en scène', Le Nouveau Moliériste, II(1995), 273-296.

'Molière chez Molière: représentations de Don Juan à la Comédie-Française, 1952-1982', Le Nouveau Moliériste, 1 (1994), 181-97.

'La mise en scène en France depuis 1960: le cas Don Juan', Cahiers de l'Association Internationale des Etudes Françaises, 46, (May 1994), 243-257.

'Don Juan in Bohemia', Nottingham French Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, (Spring 1994), 101-112.

'Jouvet and Don Juan', in E. Šormová (ed.), Don Juan and Faust in the XXth Century. Prague: Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1993, 227-243.

Molière, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme ('Critical Guides to French texts'), Grant & Cutler, 1992.

'Tristan Tzara's Mouchoir de nuages', Theatre Research International, vol. 14, no. 3 (Autumn 1989), 271-287.

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Whitton, David (2008) Proliferation and Differentiation of National Theatres in France. In: National Theatres in a Changing Europe. Studies in International Performance . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 153-163. ISBN 1-4039-4435-00 (Hb) 1-4039-4436-9 (Pb)

Whitton, David (2007) Chekhov/Bond/Francon: The Seagull interpreted by Alain Francon and Edward Bond. Contemporary Theatre Review, 17 (2). pp. 142-148. ISSN 1477-2264

Whitton, David (2007) The 'practical turn' in theatre research. Journal of Korean Theatre Studies Association, 33. pp. 267-314. ISSN 1229-2877

Whitton, David (2006) Don Juan the directors' play. In: The Cambridge Companion to Molière. Cambridge companions to literature . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 201-213. ISBN 0521546656

Whitton, David (2005) Bombay Dreams: Commodity Production. In: Ethnicity and Identity. Global Performance. Rawat Publications, Jaipur & New Delhi, pp. 288-296. ISBN 81-7033-916-2

Whitton, D. W. (2001) Whatever happened to theatre populaire? The Unfinished History of People's Theatre in France. In: Morality and Justice. The Challenge of European Theatre. Rodopi. ISBN 90-420-1398-2

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Staff Menu Staff A-Z By Role By Keywords Keywords Search SEARCH using keywords/tags or full text search.	Emeritus Professor David Whitton Emeritus Professor Degree: BA, PhD Associated research centres and groups: Centre for the Advanced Study of Contemporary Performance Practice, Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research Research Interests Theatre practices (especially directing); theatre history (especially French theatre); theatre cultures; plays in performance; historical production studies; comparative and trans-cultural production studies. Significant/most recent publications '"Back to the theatre of the future". The Contribution of Theatre History to the Scenic Revolution', in Yoshitake Kobayashi (ed.), Drama, Culture and Event. Essays on Theatre of the East and West. Special issue of Seijo Journal of Aesthetics and Art History, vol. 17, March 2008, 183-198. 'Proliferation and Differentiation of National Theatres in France', in S. E. Wilmer (ed.), National Theatres in a Changing Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, 153-163. 'The Practical Turn in Theatre Research', Journal of Korean Theatre Studies Association, vol. 33, 2007, 267-314. Chekhov - Bond - Françon: The Seagull interpreted by Alain Françon and Edward Bond', Contemporary Theatre Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2007, 142-148. 'Don Juan the directors' play', in David Brady & Andrew Calder (eds), Cambridge Companion to Molière. Cambridge: CUP, 2006, 201-213. 'Bombay Dreams. Commodity Production', in Ravi Chaturvedi & Brian Singleton (eds), Ethnicity & Identity: global performance', Jaipur & new Delhi: Rawat Publications, 2005, 288-296. 'Whatever happened to théâtre populaire? The unfinished history of People's Theatre in France', in Edward Batley & David Bradby (eds), Morality and Justice. The Challenge of European Theatre, Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, 2001, 53-71. 'Renovating The Chairs', Theatre Forum, 13 (Summer 1998), 34-39. Molière mis en scène. ('Oeuvres & Critiques', XXII, 2), Tübingen: Gunter Narr, 1997. 'Interpreting Les Chaises. The play in production, 1952-1988', Nottingham French Studies, 35, 1 (Spring 1996), 142-152. 'Le Misanthrope, 1974-94: vingt ans de mise en scène', Le Nouveau Moliériste, II(1995), 273-296. Molière, Don Juan. Plays in Production, Cambridge University Press, 1995. 'Molière chez Molière: représentations de Don Juan à la Comédie-Française, 1952-1982', Le Nouveau Moliériste, 1 (1994), 181-97. 'La mise en scène en France depuis 1960: le cas Don Juan', Cahiers de l'Association Internationale des Etudes Françaises, 46, (May 1994), 243-257. 'Don Juan in Bohemia', Nottingham French Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, (Spring 1994), 101-112. 'Jouvet and Don Juan', in E. Šormová (ed.), Don Juan and Faust in the XXth Century. Prague: Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1993, 227-243. Molière, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme ('Critical Guides to French texts'), Grant & Cutler, 1992. Molière, Le Misanthrope, Glasgow French & German Publications, 1991. 'Pocítace pri výskume divadla', Slovenské divadlo, 38, 1 (1990), 88-95. 'Tristan Tzara's Mouchoir de nuages', Theatre Research International, vol. 14, no. 3 (Autumn 1989), 271-287. Stage directors in modern France. Manchester University Press, 1987. Further information: I am Secretary General of the International Federation for Theatre Research. Eprints Publications Repository and Bibliographic Database David Whitton has 6 selected publication records listed on this webpage. Use links to access abstracts and full text where available. View all records to sort by date, type and title. For all ePrints records go to http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk Whitton, David (2008) Proliferation and Differentiation of National Theatres in France. In: National Theatres in a Changing Europe. Studies in International Performance . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, pp. 153-163. ISBN 1-4039-4435-00 (Hb) 1-4039-4436-9 (Pb) Whitton, David (2007) Chekhov/Bond/Francon: The Seagull interpreted by Alain Francon and Edward Bond. Contemporary Theatre Review, 17 (2). pp. 142-148. ISSN 1477-2264 Whitton, David (2007) The 'practical turn' in theatre research. Journal of Korean Theatre Studies Association, 33. pp. 267-314. ISSN 1229-2877 Whitton, David (2006) Don Juan the directors' play. In: The Cambridge Companion to Molière. Cambridge companions to literature . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 201-213. ISBN 0521546656 Whitton, David (2005) Bombay Dreams: Commodity Production. In: Ethnicity and Identity. Global Performance. Rawat Publications, Jaipur & New Delhi, pp. 288-296. ISBN 81-7033-916-2 Whitton, D. W. (2001) Whatever happened to theatre populaire? The Unfinished History of People's Theatre in France. In: Morality and Justice. The Challenge of European Theatre. Rodopi. ISBN 90-420-1398-2 Other Interests and Hobbies Theatre, opera, music, humour, gardening, warm climates. Associated Keywords: Culture, Culture and media, European, European identity, European languages, Film, Film studies, French, Identity, Indian diaspora, Performance, Performance and historical studies, Performance practice, Scenography, Theatre, Theatre history, Theatre studies «Back	Contact Details Tel: +44 (0)1524 592664 Room: Bowland North, B56 View Staff Profiles European Languages and Cultures Staff All Faculty Staff Search Faculty by Keyword
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