The 4th International UTAD Theatre Research Conference was held on 10–12 September 2026 in İstanbul, hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature at Marmara University. Its theme, “Borders & Boundaries”, opened up for discussion how geographical, political, cultural, aesthetic and epistemic borders are represented, negotiated and redrawn in theatre.
Keynote lectures were given by Dr. Emma Cox of Royal Holloway, University of London, and Dr. Rossella Nancy Maria Mazzaglia of the University of Bologna. The conference was chaired by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Çelikel and Prof. Dr. Önder Çakırtaş.
We thank Marmara University for hosting, TÜBİTAK for its support, and all participants. Full details are on the conference page.