Problem of Theatrical Autonomy

Joshua Edelman worked as a research fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London. Louise Ejgod Hansen holds a research position at the theatre section of Aarhus University.Quirijn Lennert van den Hoogen is university lecturer of arts sociology and arts policy at the University of Groningen.

• Introduction, 1. How can we define autonomy?, 2. The concept of artistic autonomy, 3. Autonomy in the contemporary theatre, 4. How agents in theatre fields make use of claims to autonomy, 5. How theatre organization shapes claims to autonomy, 6. How claims to autonomy serve those outside theatre fields, Conclusion, References