Summer. Autumn. Winter. Spring. Staging Life and Death

Simon Banham is Reader in Scenography and Theatre Design at Aberystwyth University. He is a founder member of Quarantine, and has created the scenography for all their productions since 1998.Michael Brady is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, and philosopher-in-residence for Quarantine.Sarah Hunter makes and produces theatre and visual art. She has worked regularly with Quarantine as an artist, producer, and researcher.Renny O'Shea is a co-founder of Quarantine, and has worked as director and dramaturg on many of their projects.

• Preface Richard Gregory and Renny O’Shea 1 An interview with Simon Banham, Richard Gregory and Renny O’Shea, part oneCristina Delgado-GarcíaSummer. 2 An interview with Simon Banham, Richard Gregory and Renny O’Shea, part twoCristina Delgado-García3 A programme note from Summer.Cristina Delgado-García4 Awkwardly placed: repeating scenographiesSimon Banham5 Living things: material entanglements in Quarantine’s Summer.Joslin McKinney6 Underscoring Summer.Michael BaldwinAutumn.7 An interview with Simon Banham, Richard Gregory and Renny O’Shea, part threeCristina Delgado-García8 Looking back with regret Carolyn Price 9 as at 5th Jan 2016, 2.30pmSonia Hughes 10 Entitled drinking in a changing world Biray Kolluoglu and Zafer Yenal11 Turning into darknessMartin Elfert Winter.12 An interview with Simon Banham, Richard Gregory and Renny O’Shea, part fourCristina Delgado-García13 Illness, suffering, death: a philosophical conversation between Michael Brady and Havi Carel Michael Brady and Havi Carel 14 Winter. A ReflectionRachel Davies15 Sharing in Winter.: film, participatory practice and the art of dyingMichele Aaron 16 Processing Winter.Sarah Hunter and Lisa Mattocks Spring.17 An interview with Simon Banham, Richard Gregory and Renny O’Shea, part fiveCristina Delgado-García18 Wu Jin: recipes for jam and survival Rania Ho 19 Worry and hope among future parentsTravis Rieder 20 From hope to care: some reflections on hope in a post hope worldMary Zournazi 21 Gloria Leentje Van de Cruys List of contributors