This dissertation contributes to discussions about concepts and practices involved in the translation of theatrical texts, proposing greater integration between two fields of knowledge directly related to it: translation studies and dramatic arts. Theoretical sources from both fields are used, particularly ones that operate at their points of intersection. With the aim of building on the debate around texts for the stage and their translation, this dissertation suggests ways of expanding the theatre experience beyond its linguistic dimension through the use of extratextual elements, while also proposing closer involvement of the translator with the theatre production process. This expanded conception of theatre translation is enriched by an investigation of the Brazilian theatre milieu, drawing on concepts and approaches derived from sociologically oriented studies of translation. A starting point for the discussions proposed here and an integral part of the work is an annotated translation of Lee Hall s 2007 play, The Pitmen Painters, which has not been published or staged in Brazil to date. The literary dialect Hall creates for his pitmen painters leads this research toward the study of dialects in both languages involved here - Hall s English and Brazilian Portuguese – and thereby the translation of linguistic variants.