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Alan Read (born 21 September 1956) is a writer and professor of theatre at King's College London. He is recognised as a theatre theorist and cultural activist, with scholarly interests in ethics and the everyday, performed communities, event architecture, and the subjectivities of capitalism. Read's work serves as a critique of modernist theatrical orthodoxy, critically contesting Peter Brook's idealism of the "empty space"—a tabula rasa awaiting its theatre, where professionals may enter and exit at will. Contrary to this notion, Read argues that theatre has been superseded in that populated place by the quotidian performances of everyday life, which persist for both good and ill. He presented this critique on the stage of the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre in London in 1994, engaging in a public dialogue with Brook's space designer, Jean-Guy Lecat. Read's scepticism regarding the colonial fantasy of theatre's "empty space" aligns with other critics, most notabl ...
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Southend-on-Sea (), commonly referred to as Southend (), is a coastal city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, east of central London. It is bordered to the north by Rochford (district), Rochford and to the west by Castle Point. The city is one of the most densely populated places in the country outside of London. It is home to the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier, while London Southend Airport is located to the north of the city centre. Southend-on-Sea originally consisted of a few fishermen's huts and farm at the southern end of the village of Prittlewell. In the 1790s, the first buildings around what was to become the High Street of Southend were completed. In the 19th century, Southend's status as a seaside resort grew after a visit from the Princess of Wales, Caroline of Brunswick, and the const ...
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