
Faculty of Modern andÌýMedieval Languages and Linguistics Raised Faculty Building º£½ÇÉçÇø Sidgwick Avenue º£½ÇÉçÇø CB3 9DA United Kingdom
Joseph Prestwich is a Teaching Associate specializing in theatre and performance and works regularly as an actor and theatre practitioner.Ìý
He was awarded a PhD in German and Theatre and Performance Studies from King’s College London in July 2022, having previously trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting. Prior to joining º£½ÇÉçÇø, Joseph worked as a Lecturer in German at King’s College London (2021 – 2022).
Joseph is Assistant Director of the Arts Council England funded improvisation company ShakeItUp Theatre, and is currently working with the Young Vic Theatre on their theatre-in-education project INNOVATE (2021 – 2023). Ìý Ìý Ìý
•ÌýÌý ÌýGerman-language theatre and performance (18th-century to the present day) •ÌýÌý ÌýBertolt Brecht’s theatre •ÌýÌý ÌýTurkish-German literature and filmÌý •ÌýÌý ÌýTranslation
•ÌýÌý ÌýTheatre in translation •ÌýÌý ÌýAnglo-German theatrical exchange •ÌýÌý ÌýEuropean theatre networks •ÌýÌý ÌýGoethe’s theatrical practiceÌýÌýÌýÌý
Joseph is currently developing a practice-based postdoctoral research project on Goethe’s approaches to acting and theatre-making. Ìý
Joseph Prestwich (2022) , Translation Studies, DOI:
Joseph Prestwich (2022) , Comedy Studies, 13:2, 238-244, DOI: Ìý