Creativity and Theatre: A Dialogue Between Scholars and Artists

This book brings together creativity scholars engaged in experimental and scientific inquiry with theatre and performance professionals in a dynamic exchange of ideas. Featuring a distinguished group of contributors and edited by a leading voice in creativity studies and an award-winning theatre composer, this collection fosters meaningful collaboration between academics and practitioners, offering insights that enrich both fields.

Each chapter examines a key theme at the intersection of creativity and theatre--such as group creativity, emotion, constraints, and creative metacognition--and includes responses from Broadway and West End professionals. These responses, grounded in lived experience, offer illustrative examples, thoughtful challenges, and nuanced extensions of the scholars' perspectives.

This volume is a valuable resource for those in psychology, education, and creativity studies with an interest in theatre and performance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3032273730
• ISBN13: 9783032273734
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 276 Pages