172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

This newly-updated volume looks at the scope of Augusto Boal's career from his early work as a playwright and director in Sao Paulo in the 1950s, to the development of his ground-breaking manifesto in the 1970s for a 'Theatre of the Oppressed'. Offering fascinating reading for anyone interested in the role that theatre can play in stimulating social and personal change, this useful study... Read more

List of figures

Preface

Acknowledgements

Note

1 BIOGRAPHY AND CONTEXT

2 THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED

3 FORUM THEATRE IN PRODUCTION

4 WORKSHOP PROCESS

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Frances Babbage is Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Sheffield.