Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One: History and Origins of Theatre for Development Chapter Two: Fool’s Play or Juggling with Neoliberalism Chapter Three: Capacity Building Theatre (and Vice Versa) (John O’Toole with Au Yi-Man, Andrea Baldwin, Helen Cahill and Kennedy Chinyowa) Chapter Four: Isolation in Community Theatre (Marcia Pompeo with Dimitri Camorlinga) Chapter Five: The Game of Identities: Intercultural Theatre in the Peruvian Amazon (Rodrigo Benza) Chapter Six: Imizamo Yethu – ‘our efforts’ to Engage through Theatre (Veronica Baxter) Chapter Seven: Theatre in Crisis: Moments of Beauty in Applied Theatre (Peter O’Connor) Chapter Eight: Exploring Theatre as Pedagogy for ‘Developing Citizens’ in an English Primary School (Alison Lloyd Williams) Chapter Nine: The Ludic Box: Playful Alternatives from Guatemala for the World (Doryan Bedoya and Eugene van Erven) Afterword: What Next for Theatre for Development? Notes Index

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A book which examines the origins, principles and challenges of Theatre for Development, featuring a series of case studies by leading international figures and practitioners.

About the Author

Tim Prentki is Professor of Theatre for Development at the University of Winchester, UK, where he ran the MA in Theatre and Media as Development for many years. He is co-editor of The Applied Theatre Reader and author of The Fool in European Theatre. He writes regularly on Theatre for Development for academic journals throughout the world and is a member of the editorial board of Research in Drama Education.

Reviews

It was exciting to see established scholars such as Eugene van Erven, John O’Toole and Marcia Pompeo Nogueira alongside emerging writers .. In that respect the book truly embodies the concept of creative collaboration ... The material is accessible to both students and more seasoned practitioners ... The examples all raise interesting questions for those in or thinking about the field of theatre for development.
*South African Theatre Journal*

A much needed concise introduction to both development history and criticism and the theoretical basis for the practice … this book provides an excellent historical and theoretical context for TfD, as well as a fine survey of current and very recent case studies demonstrating the diversity of the field today.
*Theatre Survey*