New Theatre Quarterly
journal
New Theatre Quarterly (NTQ) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering theatre studies. It is published by Cambridge University Press. New Theatre Quarterly succeeds Theatre Quarterly (1971–81). Over the years, NTQ has developed a reputation for a "down-to-earth approach" to theatre studies.
The co-editors-in-chief are Drew Milne of the University of Cambridge and Eva Urban-Devereux of Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland. Maria Shevtsova of Goldsmiths, University of London is the editor emeritus. Former co-editors were Simon Trussler of Rose Bruford College (1942–2019) and Clive Barker (1931–2005). Trussler and Barker were the journals founding editors.
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