Reminiscence Theatre: Making Theatre from Memories

Contents

• Foreword by Glenda Jackson MP. Preface.
• Introduction by Faith Gibson. About this book. Background.
• Part 1 . Reminiscence Theatre. Process and Product.
• 1. Setting Up a Reminiscence Theatre Company.
• 2. From Interviews to Verbatim Script.
• 3. Development of Verbatim Plays.
• 4. Reflecting a Multi-cultural Society.
• 5. Dramatising Jewish and Irish Elders' Memories.
• 6. A Sense of Time and Place.
• 7. Staging and Touring Reminiscence Theatre.
• Part 2 . Participatory and Inter-generational Projects.
• 8. Theatrical Scenes Stimulating Audience Participation.
• 9. Reminiscence Theatre-in-Education Projects.
• 10. Reminiscence in a Youth Theatre Context.
• 11. Inter-generational Playmaking in Schools.
• Part 3 . Older People Dramatising their Own Memories.
• 12. Older People Enacting their Own Memories.
• 13. Minority Ethnic Elders Make Theatre from their Lives.
• 14. Using Drama in Outreach Work and in Dementia Care. Conclusion. References. Index.