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Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure Ross Dawson In recent years a fascinatingWhat does it mean to "fail" in performance? How might staging failure reveal theatres potential to expand our understanding of social, political and everyday reality? What can we learn from performances that expose and then celebrate their ability to fail? In Performance Theatre and the Poetics of Failure, Sara Jane Bailes begins with Samuel Beckett and considers failure in performance as a hopeful strategy. She examines the work of internationally