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Josie Davies

Drama and Theatre Studies, University of Birmingham

Thesis title:

To the Streets: effective interventions in the community arts ecology of the West Midlands.

Working with leading theatre producers China Plate, this PhD project will investigate how new modes of practice enable creative communities to work together to make positive change. The research will be rooted in tracking the development and results of forthcoming major projects, To The Streets, Please Do Not Touch and Trash, as well as China Plate’s Training programmes.


Research Area

  • Drama and Theatre Studies