Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance

Staging Conversation

Dr Spencer Hazel (Newcastle University, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
07 August 2025

Performance art; Social interaction

At the heart of the dramatic arts lies a single phenomenon: human social interaction. The crux of the practitioner’s work involves knowing how interaction works: knowing what a pause does, or why a particular intonation contour changes a line from interrogative to accusative, or what goes into inferring something about a character. Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance uses case studies from dramatic performances and data from real-world interaction to present findings from interaction analytic research.

Over ten chapters, Spencer Hazel illuminates the nuances that shape our everyday interactions, demonstrating how practitioners of the dramatic arts seek to develop and construct authentic representations of interaction. This book also explores the processes by which these representations of interaction are produced through interaction: between actors, between actor and director and between others in the creative team. It offers insights into the intricate ways people organise their interactions, their social affairs and their institutions, providing a toolkit for students and practitioners of the performing arts to embed the finer details of social interaction in their crafting of dramatic performance.

By: Dr Spencer Hazel (Newcastle University UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350038325
ISBN 10: 1350038326
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 07 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Spencer Hazel is Reader in Applied Linguistics and Communication at Newcastle University, UK.

Reviews for Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance: Staging Conversation

Spencer Hazel's “Social Interaction and Dramatic Performance” is a fascinating read to explore the relationship between interaction analysis and theater making. For practitioners it is a rich source of inspiration, for analysts a compelling insight into the way cultural artifacts emulate principles of social interaction. Above all, it offers a unique approach based on authentic interaction data in rehearsal studios. A must-read for anyone interested in theater and the intertwining of art and everyday life. * Axel Schmidt, Professor, Leibniz Institute for the German Language, Germany *