Professor in British studies
Department of English, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
Research expertise
British literature of the Restoration & eighteenth century; eighteenth-century British newspapers & journalism history; music, popular prints & other performance-related ephemera; David Garrick & London theatre
Contributions
Places
Drury Lane
At London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, sociability practices were realized, queried and transformed by actors and audiences. This entry describes the theatre’s physical spaces, then considers modes of sociability within the theatre, from normative theatre-going practices to disruptions such as riots.