ABSTRACT
The digital world dominates much of these times, and drama is no exception. In this chapter, we locate drama within a space that has been profoundly impacted upon by the digital ramifications of technology, those both known and as yet unknown to us. Appadurai's characterisation of the technoscape allows us to begin that mapping, with the digital+ sitting at the juncture of not just it but many global flows. Social acceleration (Rosa, 2013) further explains the complexity of a world which changes rapidly and helps explain something of the space which drama occupies within it. The chapter does not take a position on the digital+ as good or bad, positive or negative, but instead characterises it as morally neutral, characterises more by its presence or absence – the digital divide. The chapter explores the changing paradigms and language of the digital and looks at some of the pioneering drama education and applied theatre work in the area. It proceeds to offer four spotlights on practice highlighting issues of community, communication, identity and artistry on the contemporary interface between drama and the digital+, and it concludes with a range of questions about what the future holds.
