Helen Brooks

Co-Investigator

Reader in Theatre and Cultural History

University of Kent

Helen Brooks is Reader in Theatre and Cultural History in the School of Arts. As a theatre historian her current interests are around theatrical responses to the First World War. As well as studying the theatre industry during the war years, and considering the changing role of theatrical activity and experiences during the war, she is also interested in drama which specifically tackles the topic of war. She is currently engaged in projects which consider the repertoire of the war years and is concerned particularly with issues of patriotism, pacifism, gender roles, and the experience of war as reflected through art.