Ruskin, the Theatre and Victorian Visual Culture

This collection of essays sets out to challenge the dominant narrative about Victorian theatre by placing the practices and products of the Victorian theatre in relation to Victorian visual culture, through the lens of the concept of 'Ruskinian theatre,' an approach to theatre which values its educative purpose as well as its aesthetic expression.

ANSELM HEINRICH is a Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK. Prior to this appointment, he had been the AHRC Research Associate on the 'Ruskinian Theatre' project based at Lancaster University. He is the author of Entertainment, Education, Propaganda: Regional Theatres in Germany and London between 1918 and 1945. Current research interests include theatre emigres from Nazi-occupied Europe, contemporary German theatre and drama, and national theatres.

KATE NEWEY is Professor of Drama and Theatre Arts at the University of Birmingham, UK. She has published widely on nineteenth-century theatre, and women's writing, including Women's Theatre Writing in Victorian Britain.

JEFFREY RICHARDS is Professor of Cultural History at Lancaster University, UK, and has published widely on different aspects of Victorian culture. His most recent publications include Imperialism and Music, Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and his World and Hollywood's Ancient Worlds.