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Dr Amanda Price

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Dr Amanda Price, Principal Lecturer in Theatre and Course Leader for Theatre and Professional Practice

Dr Amanda Price

I was educated in Birmingham at King Edward VI Grammar School and then spent ten years working professionally as a theatre director, actor and stage manager.

I returned to higher education as a mature student and gained an MA and a PhD from the University of Leeds.

Whilst teaching in higher education I have maintained my work as a practitioner, creating, directing and touring theatre work in Britain and Europe.

Teaching role

I teach across a range of units incorporating theatre and performance theory and practice.

Research interests

My PhD research compared the dramatic texts of British playwright, Howard Barker, and Nigerian playwright, Wole Soyinka, within the context of Nationalist ideology.

I am currently involved in a long term research project in collaboration with Professor Chris Johns from the Department of Nursing. We are exploring ways in which Reflective Performance Practice can enhance the nursing curriculum, and create innovative performance events for non-traditional audiences.

I run my own theatre company, Famous & Divine, with Mary Steadman (Bath Spa University). We create devised work which explores the hidden, secret, and silenced areas of women’s lives in contemporary society. In our new piece – Fugitive Songs - we are exploring female manifestations of desire and transgression. (www.famousanddivine.org)

Recent research outputs

  • 2010 Co-organiser (with Professor Chris Johns) 16th International Reflective Practice Conference, Bedford, UK
  • 2010 (with Nunes-Tucker, A) ‘Reflection on a Birth’ Keynote Performance at 16th International Reflective Practice Conference, Bedford, UK
  • 2010 (with Maria Fordham) “No Place” Performance Presentation for NHS Bedfordshire Health and Homelessness Conference
  • 2009 (with Nunes-Tucker, A.) “Reflection in Action” in Kelly, R., McLean, C. (eds.) (2010) Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice: Inquiries for Hope and Change Detselig/Temeron Books
  • 2009 (with Diedrich, A. and Nunes-Tucker, A.) “Reflecting on Performance” in Johns, C. (ed.) (2010) Guided Reflective Practice London, Blackwell
  • 2009 (with Mary Steadman) “Last Night I Dreamt My House Was Leaking…” Performance presentation for Monstrous Media/Spectral Subjects, Ninth Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association, Lancaster University
  • 2009 (with April Nunes) “Reflection in Action/Performing Practice” Keynote Presentation at 15th International Reflective Practice Conference, University of Limerick
  • 2009 (with Mary Steadman) “Last Night I Dreamt My House Was Leaking” at British Live Art Festival, Performing Arts Depot, Mainz, Germany
  • 2009 (with Mary Steadman) “Last Night I Dreamt My House Was Leaking”at Sprint Festival, Camden People’s Theatre
  • 2008 “You Can’t Act Depressed: Rehearsing Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis” for 14th International Reflective Practice Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand
  • 2008 (with April Nunes/Chris Johns) “Climbing Walls” Keynote Presentation and Dialogue at 14th International Reflective Practice Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand

Contact details

E: amanda.price@beds.ac.uk
T: 01234 793290

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