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Applied Theatre: The Key Concepts book cover

1st Edition

Applied Theatre The Key Concepts

By Kay Hepplewhite Copyright 2025
138 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

138 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

138 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This accessible book outlines the key ideas that define the global phenomenon of applied theatre, not only its theoretical underpinning, its origins and practice, but also providing eight real-life examples drawn from a diversity of forms and settings. The clearly arranged topic sections entitled When, What, Who, Why and Where emphasise the responsive nature of applied theatre, its social... Read more

Introduction                                                                                                                                             

 

Part 1

WHEN?                                                                           

WHAT?                                                                                                                                                      

WHO?                                                                                                                                                        

WHY?

WHERE?             

                                                           

Part 2

EIGHT EXAMPLES OF APPLIED THEATRE PRACTICE

Biography

Dr Kay Hepplewhite is an academic and practitioner specialising in applied, community and social theatres. Her work connects research, education and artist development with participatory performance and facilitation. She has a PhD (University of Manchester, United Kingdom) and is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy. Dr Hepplewhite has been a senior lecturer in the United Kingdom for many years, including at Northumbria University and York St John University. She writes and reviews for academic journals, including Research in Drama in Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, and has published a monograph, The Applied Theatre Artist: Responsivity and Expertise in Practice (2020), as well as chapters on applied theatre in several edited collections.

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