SPACE: Seminars on Politics, Art, Culture and Entertainment - Occupy London as Political Theater
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Occupy London as Political Theater
This event looks at the relationship between politics and theatre. It begins with a short seminar on Occupy London, an anti-capitalist demonstration that began outside St Paul’s Cathedral in October 2011 as part of worldwide protests against the power of the world’s wealthiest one percent. The seminar situates Occupy London within scholarly debates about protest movements before examining the political theatricality of Occupy. This is followed by a trip to the Donmar Theatre to see Temple, a play by Steve Waters inspired by Occupy London. The play stars Simon Russell Beale as the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral in a fictionalized account of the events surrounding Occupy London.
Contact name:
Dr Dermot Hodson