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Andrew Filmer is Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance in the Department of Theatre, Film, and Television Studies at Aberystwyth University, UK. His research examines the sites of encounter between performance and architecture and performative explorations of endurance running. He joined Aberystwyth in February 2008 after teaching at several Australian universities including the University of Sydney.
Dr. Filmer holds a BA Hons Class 1 and PhD from Sydney, plus PGCTHE from Cymru, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). His research interests span theatre architecture, site-specific performance, running cultures, and post-pandemic theatre futures, with particular focus on spatial relationships in performance contexts.
- Theatre and performance architecture
- Endurance running as performance practice
- Post-pandemic theatre futures
- Spectatorship in located performance
- Backstage spaces and performer experiences
- Spatial dramaturgy
His publication analysis (2015-2024) reveals evolving research trajectories from theatre architecture toward running cultures and pandemic-responsive theatre. The Prague Quadrennial features prominently as both research subject and professional platform, reflecting his curatorship of the 2023 Performance Space Exhibition. Recent work increasingly addresses ecological concerns and performance-space relationships in post-pandemic contexts.
Professional recognition includes:
- Curator of Performance Space Exhibition for PQ2023
- Selection Jury Member for PQ2019
- Co-convenor of IFTR Theatre Architecture Working Group (since 2012)
- Editor of Theatre and Performance Design Journal
Dr. Filmer has supervised five research students to completion and currently oversees two PhD projects. His current research includes the 'Performative interventions in managed landscapes' project (2025-2029) with the Waun Las Nature Reserve. He maintains active collaborations with National Theatre Wales and the TAAT collective ('Theatre as Architecture Architecture as Theatre').
As a public intellectual, he frequently contributes to media discussions on theatre architecture and post-pandemic performance, with numerous press appearances from 2019-2025.
