RiDE 2056: the futures of drama education and applied theatre and performance

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Fryer, N., Lazaroo, N. and Ong, A. 2026. RiDE 2056: the futures of drama education and applied theatre and performance. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance. 30 (2), pp. 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2025.2589187
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TitleRiDE 2056: the futures of drama education and applied theatre and performance
AuthorsFryer, N., Lazaroo, N. and Ong, A.
Abstract

As RiDE celebrates its 30-year anniversary in 2026, this themed issue invites critical and imaginative consideration of applied theatre and drama education futures. What will the terrain of applied theatre, drama education and applied performance look like by 2056? In assembling the issue, we have conceived of three sections: articles focusing on the past and present, practices which gesture towards the future and articles that envision imagined futures. We hope this issue provokes you to think about where the discipline has been, worry about where it might be going and imagine what else might be possible … 

KeywordsApplied theatre; drama education; futures; artificial intelligence
Sustainable Development Goals4 Quality education
Middlesex University ThemeCreativity, Culture & Enterprise
Research GroupCentre for Education Research and Scholarship (CERS)
PublisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)
JournalResearch in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance
ISSN1356-9783
Electronic1470-112X
Publication dates
Online13 Jan 2026
Print03 Apr 2025
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Accepted25 Nov 2025
Deposited26 Jan 2026
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance on 13 Jan 2026, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2025.2589187

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2025.2589187
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