A broad-ranging and comprehensive overview of the issues concerning contemporary theatre criticism with articles from scholars and arts journalists across the world.

The world of theatre criticism is rapidly changing in its form, function and modes of operation in the twenty-first century. The dominance of the internet has led to a growing trend of selfappointed theatre critics and bloggers who are changing the focus and purpose of the discussion around live performance. Even though the blogosphere has garnered suspicion and hostility from some mainstream newspaper critics, it has also provided significant intellectual and ideological challenges to the increasingly conservative profile of the professional critic. This book features 16 commissioned contributions from scholars, arts journalists and bloggers, as well as a small selection of innovative critical practice. Authors from Australia, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Russia, the UK and the US share their perspectives on relevant historical, theoretical and political contexts influencing the development of the discipline, as well as specific aspects of the contemporary practices and genres of theatre criticism. The book features an introductory essay by its editor, Duška Radosavljevic.

"This is the perfect source book for degree courses that cover theatre criticism either as a practical subject or as a subject for literary analysis, that looks at the subject from several different perspectives to provide plenty of material for discussion." - British Theatre Guide

"If you have the slightest interest in what's in these pages and how it gets here, you really have to read Theatre Criticism: Changing Landscapes ... in its 300-plus pages you will find much valuable information, some passionate writing, and much to argue about." - Theatre Record

"An unparalleled work for those who are curious about what might be the new methods and changing perspectives in current theatre criticism, and what we perform while writing and thinking on theatre … Radosavljevic's work is significant as a pioneering action, as it shows that understanding the world is just a radical and critical change of perspective." - Monograf

"[T]he volume’s significance lies precisely in its ability to activate concerns and reflection on what it means to practice theatre criticism or to engage in it as a reader at a time when all the realities of theatre, theatre criticism and readership are being reconceptualized, reconfigured and resignified. Because of its functionality as well as its timeliness, Theatre Criticism is a fascinating volume for anyone even remotely interested in understanding the “changing landscapes” of twenty-first-century culture." - Critical Stages