Prison Theatre: Practices and Perspectives
This book has changed my life. Soon after I received it ... the University of Turin launched a scheme to begin offering courses in local prisons. They wanted someone to teach an English course....
Prison Theatre: Practices and Perspectives
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This book has changed my life. Soon after I received it ... the University of Turin launched a scheme to begin offering courses in local prisons. They wanted someone to teach an English course....
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Prison Theatre describes the rich variety of programmes of theatre with offenders. This multi-disciplinary volume informs debates both in the criminal justice system and in discussion about the role and function of theatre. The contributors explore a wide range of topics within this diverse field, including:
- working with women prisoners and with people with learning difficulties
- dramatherapy with violent offenders
- prison theatre work in Brazil
- theatre work with young offenders
- dramatic intervention in probation services and with ex-offenders.
This is a stimulating and thought-provoking book which will provide valuable reading for practitioners, professionals and students across the fields of the arts therapies, criminology and criminal justice, psychology and performing arts.
Contents
- Acknowledgements.
- Introduction James Thompson. Part One: Questioning the Practice.
- Preface Victor Hassine.
- 1. Theatre, Prisons and Citizenship: A South American Way Paul Heritage.
- 2. Resistence and Expression: Working with Women Prisoners and Drama Jenny Hughes. Part Two: Therapy and Rehabilitation.
- Preface Victor Hassine.
- 3. Treading on Tails: Telling all Stories Pauline Gladstone and Angus McLewin.
- 4. Holding On: Dramatherapy with Offenders Sally Stamp.
- 5. The House of the Four Rooms: Theatre, Violence and the Cycle of Change Alun Mountford and Mark Farrell.
- 6. Twisting Paradoxes Chris Johnston. Part Three: Working in the Institution.
- Preface Victor Hassine.
- 7. Creating Drama through Advanced Improvisation in Prisons Rob Clare.
- 8. `Silent Voices': Working with Black Male Inmates - A Perspective Martin Glynn.
- 9. The Prisoner's Voice Joe White.
- 10. Drama and the Institution Anne Peaker.
- 11. Shakespeare and Broadmoor: Timelessness Updated Murray Cox. Part Four: Evaluation and History.
- 12. Evaluating Theatre in Prisons and Probation Michael Balfour and Lindsey Poole.
- 13. Rebellion and Theatre in Brazilian Prisons: An Historical Footnote Paul Heritage. List of Useful Addresses. The Contributors. Indices.
Awards and reviews
Dramatherapy
This book has changed my life. Soon after I received it ... the University of Turin launched a scheme to begin offering courses in local prisons. They wanted someone to teach an English course. Stirred by the book, I showed interest - and was accepted ... The 13 chapters in the book are serious, thoughtful and varied. The particular problems of prison work are spelled out meticulously ... The essays in this book are not useful only for prison work. There are very generous outlines of processes which could be stimulating for other groups too ... I welcome the 'Forensic Focus' series. This, in particular, is a very stimulating and valuable book. Go easy with it. It may change your life
