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Susan and Darren : the appearance of authenticity.

A version of this paper was given at the 2007 annual Performance Studies international Conference, New York University. In 2008 I gave a paper drawing on its Rancierian theoretical framing at the annual conference of Theatre and Performance Research Association (TAPRA) in Leeds. A month later I was invited to present at the Ranciere Study Day organised by a TAPRA working party, hosted by Royal Holloway. In July 2009 I was invited by Quarantine to provide comments on their work as part of a chapter for an edited book No More Drama, Project Press, 2009.

This article counts amongst the first publications in English specifically written from the field of Theatre and Performance to draw on Jacques Ranciere’s seminal essay ‘The Emancipated Spectator’. It remains distinctive in terms of its consideration of his ideas in relation to feminism and for the issues it raises in regard to the relationship between theatre and television. As indicated by the comments from Quarantine in the footnotes, this article was written with some collaboration from the practitioners, whereby I invited them to comment on, expand, or disagree with my argument.