Influences and advice of theatrical consumption. A study about the effect of the theatre critics and other instances of evaluation in the habits of theatre attendance

  • María Teresa Logroño Tormo Universitat de València
Keywords: Culture, performing arts, prescription, critics, sociology of culture

Abstract

This article analyses the influence that different criticism stages of proceedings exert in the habits of theatre attendance. The study is based on the survey carried out specifically for this research in which 210 people, who attended a theatrical representation, were interviewed in three different theatres in the city of Valencia. The study has revealed the mouth to mouth importance in the decision of attending the theatre and its stronger influence on the audiences who less frequently go to theatrical representations. The results obtained have also made clear the existence of a narrow relation between the advice effect of the theatre critics and the patterns of attendance to the theatre, just like its bigger influence between theatres with commercial orientation and those which are addressed to the broad audiences.

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Published
2016-05-06
How to Cite
Logroño Tormo M. T. (2016). Influences and advice of theatrical consumption. A study about the effect of the theatre critics and other instances of evaluation in the habits of theatre attendance. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 22(1), 391-410. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2016.v22.n1.52602
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Research and Documents