Emeritus Professor Richard Fotheringham
Emeritus Professor

Richard Fotheringham

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Background

Professor Richard Fotheringham’s research interests include Australian drama, Australian performing arts policy, English Renaissance staging, textual criticism, and Australian stage comedy.

His current research includes editing early Australian plays, Australian stage comedy 1915-1930, and staging Shakespeare in Australia.

Professor Fotheringham is the author of:

  • Sport in Australian Drama, Cambridge University Press.
  • In Search of Steele Rudd, Uni. of Queensland Press.
  • Articles on Australian drama, performing arts policy, Renaissance staging, and theory of editing.

Editor of:

  • Australian Plays for the Colonial Stage 1834-1899 (Australian Academy of the Humanities, 2006).
  • Community Theatre in Australia, Methuen, 1987, Currency 1992.
  • Dampier and Walch's stage version of Robbery Under Arms.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Richard Fotheringham is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Academy of Humanities, Academy of Humanities

Search Professor Richard Fotheringham’s works on UQ eSpace

62 works between 1985 and 2021
All (62) Journal Article (29) Book Chapter (21) Conference Publication (1) Book (6) Other Outputs (4) Edited Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 62 works

2003

Journal Article

Exiled to the colonies: 'Oscar Wilde' in Australia 1895-1897

Fotheringham, R. A. (2003). Exiled to the colonies: 'Oscar Wilde' in Australia 1895-1897. Nineteenth Century Theatre & Film, 30 (2), 55-68.

Exiled to the colonies: 'Oscar Wilde' in Australia 1895-1897

2003

Journal Article

Review of Canvas Documentaries: Panoramic Entertainments in Nineteenth-Century Australia and New Zealand. By Mimi Colligan

Fotheringham, R. (2003). Review of Canvas Documentaries: Panoramic Entertainments in Nineteenth-Century Australia and New Zealand. By Mimi Colligan. Theatre Research International, 28 (2), 216-217. doi: 10.1017/S0307883303271091

Review of Canvas Documentaries: Panoramic Entertainments in Nineteenth-Century Australia and New Zealand. By Mimi Colligan

2003

Journal Article

'Spouting in the Colonies'. Review of Robert Jordan, The Convict Theatres of Early Australia 1788-1840.

Fotheringham, R. A. (2003). 'Spouting in the Colonies'. Review of Robert Jordan, The Convict Theatres of Early Australia 1788-1840.. Australian Book Review, 248, 31-31.

'Spouting in the Colonies'. Review of Robert Jordan, The Convict Theatres of Early Australia 1788-1840.

2003

Journal Article

Review of See How It Runs: Nimrod and the New Wave. By Julian Meyrick

Fotheringham, R. A. (2003). Review of See How It Runs: Nimrod and the New Wave. By Julian Meyrick. Theatre Research International, 28 (2), 218-219. doi: 10.1017/S0307883303291094

Review of See How It Runs: Nimrod and the New Wave. By Julian Meyrick

2002

Journal Article

An Ocker in Centre Stage

Fotheringham, R. A. (2002). An Ocker in Centre Stage. Sydney Morning Herald, 29-30 June, 10-10.

An Ocker in Centre Stage

2001

Other Outputs

Colonial Australia, 1798-1901

Fotheringham, R. A. (2001). Colonial Australia, 1798-1901.

Colonial Australia, 1798-1901

2001

Book Chapter

Introduction: Tent Shows and Abominable Showmen

Fotheringham, R. A. (2001). Introduction: Tent Shows and Abominable Showmen. Way Out West: Legends and Larrikins - A Travelling Federation Show. (pp. 7-13) edited by Margery Forde and Michael Forde. Brisbane: Playlab Press.

Introduction: Tent Shows and Abominable Showmen

2001

Journal Article

Theorising the Individual Body on Stage and Screen; or, The Jizz of Martin Guerre'

Fotheringham, R. A. (2001). Theorising the Individual Body on Stage and Screen; or, The Jizz of Martin Guerre'. Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, 15 (2), 17-32.

Theorising the Individual Body on Stage and Screen; or, The Jizz of Martin Guerre'

2001

Journal Article

Audiences as performers: Laughter and interpretative repertoires in a performance season for Young People

Fotheringham, R. A. (2001). Audiences as performers: Laughter and interpretative repertoires in a performance season for Young People. NJ (Drama australia Journal), 25 (2), 65-78.

Audiences as performers: Laughter and interpretative repertoires in a performance season for Young People

2001

Journal Article

Amphitheater staging: In-the-round or to the front (and what about asides)?

Fotheringham, R. A. (2001). Amphitheater staging: In-the-round or to the front (and what about asides)?. Comparative Drama, 35 (2), 163-176. doi: 10.1353/cdr.2001.0018

Amphitheater staging: In-the-round or to the front (and what about asides)?

2001

Book Chapter

Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis)

Fotheringham, R. A. (2001). Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis). Dictionary of Literary Biography. (pp. 327-336) edited by Selina Samuels. Detroit: Gale Research Co..

Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis)

2001

Edited Outputs

Australasian Drama Studies

Australasian Drama Studies. (2001). (38)

Australasian Drama Studies

2001

Book Chapter

Shakespeare in Queensland: A Cultural-Economic Approach

Fotheringham, R. A. (2001). Shakespeare in Queensland: A Cultural-Economic Approach. O Brave New World: Two Centuries of Shakespeare on the Australian Stage. (pp. 218-235) edited by John Golder and Richard Madelaine. Sydney: Currency Press.

Shakespeare in Queensland: A Cultural-Economic Approach

2000

Journal Article

The Cambridge History of American Theatre: Vol 1, ed Don B Wilmeth & Christopher Bigsby

Fotheringham, R. A. (2000). The Cambridge History of American Theatre: Vol 1, ed Don B Wilmeth & Christopher Bigsby. Australasian Drama Studies, 37, 106-110.

The Cambridge History of American Theatre: Vol 1, ed Don B Wilmeth & Christopher Bigsby

2000

Journal Article

Writing in dark times

Fotheringham, R. A. (2000). Writing in dark times. Ignite, 4, 10-12.

Writing in dark times

2000

Book Chapter

Theatre from 1788 to the 1960s

Fotheringham, R. A. (2000). Theatre from 1788 to the 1960s. Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature. (pp. 134-157) edited by Elizabeth Webby. Melbourne: Cambridge U P.

Theatre from 1788 to the 1960s

2000

Journal Article

Defiance: Political Theatre in Brisbane, 1930-1962

Fotheringham, R. A. (2000). Defiance: Political Theatre in Brisbane, 1930-1962. NJ (Drama Australia Journal), 24 (1), 125-127.

Defiance: Political Theatre in Brisbane, 1930-1962

1995

Book

In search of Steele Rudd : author of the classic Dad & Dave stories

Fotheringham, Richard, 1947- (1995). In search of Steele Rudd : author of the classic Dad & Dave stories. St. Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press.

In search of Steele Rudd : author of the classic Dad & Dave stories

1995

Other Outputs

Parsifal: or, The Redemption of Kundry

Fotheringham, Richard and Kelly, Veronica (1995). Parsifal: or, The Redemption of Kundry.

Parsifal: or, The Redemption of Kundry

1995

Other Outputs

Ostracised

Fotheringham, Richard and Kelly, Veronica (1995). Ostracised.

Ostracised

Past funding

  • 2010 - 2011
    eResearch Infrastructure for Humanities Scholars: facilitating literary and narratives studies; children's and popular fictions and film/TV studies
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    AustLit Phase Three: Transforming the study of Australian Literature through a collaborative e-Research environment
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    AustLit Phase Two: Research infrastructure for humanities and education researchers
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    AusLit: Phase Two- humanities research infrastructure development, augmentation and expansion
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2006
    AustLit- humanities research infrastructure development through knowledge based data set building, augmentation of key research elements and ICT developments
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Australian Stage Comedians 1915-1930: Configuring a Comic National Identity
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    From British Imperialist to Honorary Aussie to International Meeting-Place: How Shakespeare has been spoken and staged in Australia 1910-2003
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    An Investigation Using Primarily Visual and Aural Sources into the Ways in Which Shakespeare's Plays Have Been Performed in Australia.
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Electronic Editing and Internet Publication of Renaissance Play Texts: A Pilot Study Using Beaumont and Fletcher's The Woman's Prize (1611).
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 2000
    The Career and Plays of May Holt: An Important but Neglected Figure in Late Nineteenth-Century British and Australian Drama.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    A critical biography of Alfred Dampier 1843-1908 Australian playwright and theatre director
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    An investigation into the survival, conditions, and means of reclamation of major Australian plays from Federation to the Great Depression
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Research into the Letters of Xavier Herbert
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Research into letters of Xavier Herbert
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    An investigation into the survival and condition and means of reclamation of Australian plays 1834-1930
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

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