List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Prologue. A kind of storm: 1. An introduction to theatre and performance ecology; Part I. In the Present: Qualities of Theatre and Performance: Preamble; 2. Performance contexts: theatre at the end of its tether; 3. Performance archives: catching the Northern sublime; 4. Performance limits: steps to a paradoxology; Part II. Of the Past: Histories of Theatre and Performance: Preamble; 5. Economies of performance: theatre against democracy; 6. Audiences of performance: declining participation; 7. Spectacles of performance: excesses of power; Part III. For the Future: Ecologies of Theatre and Performance: Preamble; 8. Performance and black holes: on eco-activism; 9. Performance and energy: on free radicals; 10. Performance and biospheres: on hermetic theatre; Epilogue: listen up for the cracks; Appendix. A chronology of chapter sources; Bibliography, multimedia, websites; Index.