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In France, deindustrialising communities have called upon street theatre companies to convert derelict factories into cultural centres, re-animate urban space, commemorate industrial heritage, and even generate jobs. This book explores how contemporary French street theatre transforms industrial space into postindustrial space. This original, interdisciplinary analysis reveals how theatre participates in, and makes historical sense of urban and economic change. How have companies converted derelict factories into spaces of theatrical production? How do they connect their work to the industrial work that once occurred there? How do those connections manifest in theatrical events, and how do such events give shape and meaning to ongoing redevelopment projects? This book develops an understanding of the relationship between theatre and redevelopment that goes beyond accusations of gentrification or celebrations of radical resistance. Ultimately, this volume argues that deindustrialisation and redevelopment depend on theatrical events and performative acts to make ongoing change intelligible and navigable. -- Baksida