Theatre and Aural Attention investigates what it is to attend theatre by means of listening. Focusing on four core aural phenomena in theatre - noise, designed sound, silence, and immersion - George Home-Cook concludes that theatrical listening involves paying attention to atmospheres.

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George Home-Cook is an independent theatre practitioner-researcher and performing arts pedagogue, based in the UK. He holds an MA in Performance and a PhD in Drama from Queen Mary, University of London, UK, where he was awarded a prestigious Westfield Trust scholarship. His research has appeared in a number of peer-reviewed publications of international standing.

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Introduction 1. Paying Attention to (Theatre) Noise 2. Paying Attention to Designed Sound 3. Sounding Silence 4. Sensing Atmospheres Conclusion Appendix 1: (P. Sven Arvidson's 'Sphere of Attention') Notes Bibliography Index