From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Community theatre (UK)
Community theatre (UK)
In the UK the term community theatre does not mean the can take part in the productions, at the discretion of the
form of theater for which the term is used in the USA, director or directors. Although paid professionals may
which is usually referred to as ’amateur’, where non-pro- take leading roles, amateurs do too. Because of the lack
fessional performers put on productions for fun. Instead of clearing with the numbers in these productions, they
it refers to professional theatre work, taking place in tend to lean towards huge productions.
non-theatre settings within specific communities. Much
of this work has tended to be issue-based.
Alongside this kind of work there is also the concept
See also
of the Community Play, pioneered by Ann Jellicoe. Here • Community theatre
there are no auditions as such, all the people who turn up
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