Theatre and consciousness : explanatory scope and future potential

How to account for the designer's combination of creativity and practical skill? What part does mental imagination play in the design process? How do designers get their own spatial awareness across to their spectators? How does theatre affect the spectator? Why do spectators react as they do? How do distance and suspension of disbelief 'work'? An improved and expanded understanding of theatre, resulting from answering the questions above in the context of consciousness studies, should inspire new developments in theatre practice.