Joseph Prestwich

Joseph Prestwich is a Teaching Associate in German at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge. He earned a PhD in German and Theatre and Performance Studies from King’s College London in 2022 after training as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting.

• Current affiliation: University of Cambridge (Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, German Department)
• Previous affiliation: King’s College London (Lecturer in German, 2021–2022)

His research and teaching focus on:

• German-language Theatre (18th century to present)
• Bertolt Brecht and his theatrical methodologies
• Translation Studies with emphasis on theatre in translation
• Anglo-German cultural exchange and European theatre networks
• Turkish-German literature and film intersections

Recent publications examine transnational performance networks and arts education practices. Joseph also leads practice-based research on Goethe’s theatrical approaches and collaborates with ShakeItUp Theatre (Arts Council England) and Young Vic Theatre’s INNOVATE project (2021–2023).