Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Focus
My research focuses on voice in community and applied theatre contexts. I am interested in exploring embodied practices of voice, such as voice training, and how they relate to social justice and social change. I am also interested in the social and cultural value of actor and performer training more broadly. Alongside this I am interested in social class and access to arts education and the creative industries more broadly.
I have worked as a community theatre practitioner, specifically writing and directing community plays.
Research Interests
My interests include:
Voice
Applied and community theatre
Performer training
Political and workers theatre
Social class
Teaching
I teach across a range of theatre and performance practices, including contemporary theatre, applied and community theatre, performer and actor training, educational theatre, participatory performance, directing, and devising.
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16.4 Editorial
Weston, S., Mitchell, R. & Condron, A., 2025, In: Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 16, 4, p. 403-405 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Editorial
McLaughlin, J., Weston, S., Condron, A., Wilson, T. & Hricik, K., 08 Apr 2025, In: Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 16, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Introduction
Weston, S., 06 Feb 2025, Voice: performance and social justice. Weston, S. (ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing , p. 3-24 22 p. (Applied Theatre).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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Revisiting the role of class: Theatre as an organizational model for class struggle
Hillman, R., Mahiyaria, A. & Weston, S., 01 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Class and Culture. 4, 1, p. 263 - 280Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vocal justice
Weston, S., 06 Feb 2025, Voice: performance and social justice. Weston, S. (ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing , p. 49-74 26 p. (Applied Theatre).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
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PhD Examination
Weston, S. (Examiner)
04 Jun 2025Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Voice is ordinary
McTighe, T. (Organiser) & Weston, S. (Invited speaker)
19 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (Journal)
Weston, S. (Editor)
01 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Keynote: What is meaningful participation?’. Participatory Theatre in the UK
Weston, S. (Advisor)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Salford Community Theatre and Cultural Practice
Weston, S. (Advisor)
2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk