Vem går på teater? En publikundersökning av "I Annas garderob" och "Natten är dagens mor" på Göteborgs Stadsteater hösten 2014.

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to analyze the social data and habits of audiences attending the plays I Annas garderob, which had its world premiere at Göteborgs Stadsteater October 2014, and Natten är dagens mor, which opened at Göteborgs Stadsteater September 2014. The analysis is based on reception theory and applies a gender perspective. I Annas garderob is a contemporary play written by Ann-Sofie Bárány and directed by Suzanne Osten. Natten är dagens mor is a classical Swedish play written by Lars Norén and directed by Dennis Sandin. The author of this essay conducted a public survey at three performances of each production. The results are presented and compared with each other and with other similar research projects. The results show that it was a startling difference between the number of men attending the two different productions. Natten är dagens mor had twice as many men among the surveyed audience than I Annas garderob. Besides the gender differences, both productions had great similarities regarding the surveyed audience. The result also resemble the results of other similar studies.