Duncan Wheeler

regional managing editor

d.wheeler@thetheatretimes.com

Professor Duncan Wheeler holds the Chair of Spanish Studies at the University of Leeds. A published translator and Fellow of the Spanish Academy of Stage Arts, he is the Hispanic Studies Editor of “Modern Language Review.” His latest book is Following Franco: Spanish Culture and Politics in Transition (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000). In addition to his academic publications, Duncan regularly appears in the Spanish and UK media, and writes for such outlets as The Economist, The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement, The London Review of Books and Prospect. He is currently the Primary Investigator (CI-María Bastianes) on a European-funded project on documenting and promoting the presence of Spanish theatre in the UK.

Fariña: Cocaine Coast Docks in Madrid

Posted by Duncan Wheeler | 1st Oct 2020 | Covid-19, Immersive Theatre, Review, Spain, Theatre and Politics, Transmedia

Madrid is the European capital worst hit by COVID-19. There nevertheless remains more theatrical...

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