Theatre in Prison.
Title:
Theatre in Prison.
Author:
Balfour, Michael.
ISBN:
9781841509037
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (226 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Preliminary Pages -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- The Contributors -- Introduction -- A Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison -- Pathologies of Hope in Drama and Theatre -- One Hour in the Semi Open (aka The Rat Run) -- From the Stocks to the Stage: Prison Theatre and the Theatre of Prison -- The Prosocial Gang -- Prison Poem -- Somebody's Daughter Theatre: Celebrating Difference with Women in Prison -- The Role of the Camshaft in Offender Rehabilitation -- Dealing with Drugs -- 'If All the World's a Stage, Why Did I Get the Worst Parts?': Psychodrama with Violent and Sexually Abusive Men -- Prison Transformation in South Africa -- The True Prison -- Theatre and Eclecticism: The 'Tandari' Experience -- Real Social Ties? The Ins and Outs of Making Theatre in Brazilian Prisons -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
From role-plays with street gangs in the USA to Beckett in Brixton; from opera productions with sex offenders to psychodrama with psychopaths, the book will discuss, analyse and reflect on theoretical notions and practical applications of theatre for and with the incarcerated. Theatre in Prison is a collection of thirteen international essays exploring the rich diversity of innovative drama works in prisons. The book includes an introduction that will present a contextualisation of the prison theatre field. Thereafter, leading practitioners and academics will explore key aspects of practice &endash; problemitising, theorising and describing specific approaches to working with offenders. The book also includes extracts from prison plays, poetry and prisoners writings that offer illustrations and insights into the experience of prison life.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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