Welcome!
Hello!

I’m Stephen Greer, a theatre academic and cultural critic based in Glasgow, Scotland. I’m currently Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Glasgow.

I usually go by ‘Steve’.

Research
Live Art in Scotland

Since 2021, I’ve led the Live Art in Scotland project at the University of Glasgow, exploring histories of live art and experimental theatre. 

Visit the project website for more: www.liveartscotland.org

Publishing
Books and essays

I write about contemporary theatre and performance, specialising in queer performance, live art and the politics of culture, along with essays about TV and video games.

I’m the author of two books – Contemporary British Queer Performance (2012) and Queer exceptions: solo performance in neoliberal times (2018).

You can find a regularly updated list of my academic publications at the University of Glasgow’s Enlighten research repository
Talking/making
Sector support

I work with artists and organisations across Scotland to support and develop their practice. I’m currently a board member of leading laboratory theatre company Company of Wolves and a trustee of the international festival and sector support organisation Take Me Somewhere.

Podcasting
The sound of his voice

In 2019-20, I produced an irregular but vaguely popular podcast series about solo performance and solo performers titled The Soloist

Visit the Live Art in Scotland website for my most recent series, Live and Now.

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