Adam Alston

Publications and research outputs

Article

• Decadent scenography: Angel Rose Denman, Hollywood Goth Alston, Adam. 2025. Decadent scenography: Angel Rose Denman, Hollywood Goth. Afterimage, 52(2), pp. 24-46. ISSN 0300-7472
• "It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors": Dorian Gray 2.0 Alston, Adam. 2024. "It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors": Dorian Gray 2.0. Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures, 2(2), pp. 339-346. ISSN 2768-637X
• Carnal acts: Decadence in theatre, performance and live art Alston, Adam. 2021. Carnal acts: Decadence in theatre, performance and live art. Volupté: Interdisciplinary Journal of Decadence Studies, 4(2), ii-xxiii. ISSN 2515-0073

Artist's Book

• Digesting Ritual Couch, Amanda and Alston, Adam. 2019. Digesting Ritual.

Book

• Staging Decadence: Theatre, Performance, and the Ends of Capitalism Alston, Adam. 2023. Staging Decadence: Theatre, Performance, and the Ends of Capitalism. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781350237049
• Beyond Immersive Theatre: Aesthetics, Politics and Productive Participation Alston, Adam. 2016. Beyond Immersive Theatre: Aesthetics, Politics and Productive Participation. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137480446

Book Section

• Decadence and the Antitheatrical Prejudice Alston, Adam. 2023. Decadence and the Antitheatrical Prejudice. In: Dustin Friedman and Kristin Mahoney, eds. Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition: The 1890s. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 264-284. ISBN 9781009063852
• Holstein’s hair: The Politics of Decadence in The Famous Lauren Barri Holstein’s Splat! Alston, Adam. 2019. Holstein’s hair: The Politics of Decadence in The Famous Lauren Barri Holstein’s Splat! In: Peter Eckersall and Helena Grehan, eds. The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Politics. Routledge. ISBN 9781138303485
• 'Tell no-one': Secret Cinema and the Paradox of Secrecy Alston, Adam. 2016. 'Tell no-one': Secret Cinema and the Paradox of Secrecy. In: Anna Harpin and Helen Nicholson, eds. Performance and Participation: Practices, Audiences, Politics. Red Globe Press (Macmillan International). ISBN 9781137393173

Digital

• Staging Decadence (project website) Alston, Adam and Ideh, Amelia. 2020. Staging Decadence (project website).

Edited Book

• Decadent Plays, 1890-1930 Alston, Adam and Desmarais, Jane H., eds. 2024. Decadent Plays, 1890-1930. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781350171824
• Theatre in the Dark: Shadow, Gloom and Blackout in Contemporary Theatre Alston, Adam and Welton, Martin, eds. 2017. Theatre in the Dark: Shadow, Gloom and Blackout in Contemporary Theatre. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781474251181

Edited Journal

• Volupté: Interdisciplinary Journal of Decadence Studies, Volume 4, Issue 2 (Winter 2021): Decadence and Performance Alston, Adam and Bickley Trott, Alexandra, eds. 2021. Volupté: Interdisciplinary Journal of Decadence Studies, Volume 4, Issue 2 (Winter 2021): Decadence and Performance, Volupté: Interdisciplinary Journal of Decadence Studies, 4(2). 2515-0073

Film/Video

• Nando Messias: decadence, performance and the archive (Staging Decadence residency - Goldsmiths) Alston, Adam; Messias, Nando and Williams, Sam. 2023. Nando Messias: decadence, performance and the archive (Staging Decadence residency - Goldsmiths).
• Staging Decadence (Documentary) Alston, Adam and Parry, Owen. 2022. Staging Decadence (Documentary).

Performance

• Staging Decadence: Decadent Costume Alston, Adam. 2024. Staging Decadence: Decadent Costume. In: "V&A Late, Feminist Futures", V&A, United Kingdom, 26 April 2024.
• Staging Decadence: Dress to Kill Alston, Adam. 2023. Staging Decadence: Dress to Kill. In: "Staging Decadence: Dress to Kill", Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom, 24 May 2023.
• Decadence @ Iklectik Alston, Adam; Condé, Alice and Prashar-Savoie, Anjali. 2022. Decadence @ Iklectik. In: "Decadence @ Iklectik", Iklectik Arts Lab, London, United Kingdom, 29 July 2022.