Theatre in Prison

by Balfour, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781841500669
• ISBN10: 1841500666
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Intellect L & D E F A E

Summary

From role-plays with street gangs in the USA, to comedic cabaret with drug users in Manchester; from staging Human Rights performances in Brazilian penitentiaries, to psychodrama with violent and sexually abusive offenders in therapeutic communities, the book will discuss, analyse and reflect on theoretical notions and practical applications of theatre for, with and by 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 - problemitising, theorising and describing specific approaches to working with offenders.

Author Biography

Michael Balfour is currently Chair of the Centre for the Arts in Development Communication (cdcArts

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
The Contributors	ix
Introduction	1	(18)
A Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison
Philip Zimbardo, Craig Haney and Curtis Banks	19	(16)
Pathologies of Hope in Drama and Theatre
Baz Kershaw	35	(18)
Play: One Hour in the Semi Open (aka The Rat Run)	53	(4)
From the Stocks to the Stage: Prison Theatre and the Theatre of Prison
James Thompson	57	(20)
The Prosocial Gang
Arnold Goldstein, Barry Glick, Wilma Carthan And Douglas A. Blancero	77	(22)
Prison Poem
'Ali'	99	(2)
Somebody's Daughter Theatre: Celebrating Difference with Women in Prison
Maud Clark	101	(6)
The Role of the Camshaft in Offender Rehabilitation
Chris Johnston	107	(16)
Dealing with Drugs
Kate McCoy And Imogen Blood	123	(16)
'If All the World's a Stage, Why Did I Get the Worst Parts?': Psychodrama with Violent and Sexually Abusive Men
Clark Bairn	139	(22)
Prison Transformation in South Africa
Centre For Conflict Resolution	161	(16)
Poem: The True Prison
Ken Saro-Wiwa	177	(2)
Theatre and Ecclecticism: The 'Tandari' Experience
Emman Frank Idoko	179	(10)
Real Social Ties?: The Ins and Outs of Making Theatre in Brazilian Prisons
Paul Heritage	189	(14)
Index	203