Engaging Stages: Good Practice in Creative Audience Development

Engaging Stages is a hands-on guide for theatre makers and creative leaders to inform and inspire about strategic approaches to public engagement. Published by the Theatron Engaging Stages Network Europe, it contains 30 contributions and case studies from 17 leading performing arts organisations in 10 European countries. The book provides 30 answers to 6 key questions: What is an Engaging Stage and Why Should We Become One? Inspirations for Creating & Staging Engaging Productions - How to Connect to Our Communities On and Off Stage - More Than 'Just' Culture: Actively Engaging in Public Life - New Tools for Engagement - The Need for Change: A Bigger Picture. The 220-page book includes contributions from: Aarhus Teater (DK) - Bunker (SI) - deSingel International Arts Campus (BE) - Det Norske Teatret (NO) - HELLERAU European Center for the Arts Dresden (DE) - Nationaltheater Mannheim (DE) - National Theatre Wales (UK) - Royal Danish Theatre (DK) - Sadler's Wells (UK) - Sheffield Theatres (UK) - Staatsschauspiel Dresden (DE) - ThEAtre de Gennevilliers (FR) - Theatro Municipal do Porto (PT) - Toneelhuis Antwerp (BE) - Trafo (HU) - TR Warszawa (PL) - Young Vic Theatre (UK)