Papers consider representations of empire and imperial subjects on the stage, as well as investigate Victorian performance culture more generally. In particular, we have panels on:
- gender and performance
- anglo-chinese cultural relations
- museums and the performing artefact
- music hall and pantomime imperialism
- childhood and youth
- actors on tour
- representations of the military in popular culture
- local and provincial performance culture
- hybrid performance techniques

Special sessions on digitisation and Victorian studies, and another on early film and the history of dance. Keynote by Professor John MacKenzie: ‘All the Empire’s a Stage: the Context and Performance of Imperialism’.

Full programme available for download from the website.