Brickbats in cyberspace: How blogging is changing the landscape of theatre criticism in London and beyond

A panel discussion considers the emerging role of blogging in opening up critical dialogue about theatre and in creating new career avenues for critical writers. With the rise of online content and the blogosphere, is the role of the print critic becoming obsolete?

The panel includes Charles Spencer, lead theatre critic for The Daily Telegraph; Andrew Dickson, arts editor of guardian.co.uk; Judith Dimant, producer of Complicite; and several well-known bloggers.

The event will be audio-streamed live, and archived, at http://backdoorbroadcasting.net/academic-service/2008/11/24/harc-brickbats-in-cyberspace/

Sponsored by HARC (the Humanities and Arts Research Centre), the Faculty of Arts, and the Department of Drama and Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London.

For more information and to book a place contact karen.fricker@rhul.ac.uk.

Monday, 1 December, 6-8 pm

The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS