Sensory Theatre How to Make Interactive, Inclusive, Immersive Theatre for Diverse Audiences by a Founder of Oily Cart

Foreword by Prof. Helen Nicholson.  Foreword to 1^st edition by Jonathan Shmidt-Chapman.  Preface  PART ONE. The Beginnings of Sensory Theatre  1. Sensory Theatre: The Beginnings  2. Theatre for Two to Five Year Olds  3. All Sorts of Shows for All Sorts of Kids  4. How Long Is a Piece of Theatre?  5. Close up on PMLD  6. Truly Immersive – Theatre in Hydropools  7. Magic Carpet Ride  8. From PMLD to Autism Spectrum  9. Sensory Theatre for the Very Early Years  PART TWO. How Sensory Theatre Works  10. Sensory Theatre Audiences  11. Sensory Theatre is Multisensory  12. The Senses One by One – The Sense of Seeing  13. The Senses One by One – The Sense of Hearing  14. The Senses One by One – The Sense of Touch  15. The Senses One by One – The Sense of Smell  16. The Senses One by One – The Sense of Taste  17. The Senses One by One – The Kinaesthetic Sense  18. The Senses One by One – The Sense of Hot and Cold  19. The Sensory Audit  20. Sensory Theatre is Close-up and Interactive 21. Wonderlands – Design in Sensory Theatre  22. Venues – Open and Closed  23. Music That is Felt as Much as Heard  24. The Problem with Narrative  25. The Performers in Sensory Theatre  26. Puppets and Pixels  27. Auditions  28. Rehearsals and Rehearsal Spaces 29. Shows that Start Before They Begin – Preparation  30. Continuous Consultation and Feedback  PART THREE. The growth of Sensory Theatre  31. A rough guide to its progress so far  32. Canada – Carousel Players  33. USA – Chicago Children’s Theatre  34. UK – Bamboozle  35. UK – Frozen Light  36. Canada – Motus Theatre  37. Japan – Hospital Theatre Project  38. Australia – Sensorium  39. Sweden – Scen:se Project  40. USA – Trusty Sidekick and Lincoln Centre  41. Ireland – Helium  42. Japan – Sun Pucho  43. Australia – Threshold  44. Israel - Making Sensory Theatre with Safe Place  45. UK – C&T  46. UK – Blanket Fort Club  47. UK – Concrete Youth  48. UK – Second Hand Dance  49. USA – Honolulu Theatre for Youth and Hawaii State Art Museum  50. USA – The K’ilu Company  51. UK – Oily Cart  52. Sensory Theatre is Digital Too  PART FOUR. Extras  Appendix 1. Bibliography: Books and Articles that I Have Found Especially Useful  Appendix 2. A List of Shows Written by Tim Webb  Appendix 3. How Philosophy and Theatre Can Help Us Value Profoundly Disabled People  Appendix 4. Links to Oily Cart Show Videos on YouTube

Biography

Tim Webb is one of the three co-founders of the Oily Cart. He was the Artistic Director and chief writer of the company from 1981 to his retirement in 2018. During this time, he led a team that created more than 85 productions for young people including those labelled as having Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities or other complex disabilities. He has taught and directed sensory, immersive and interactive theatre in Belgium, Canada, China, Ireland, Russia, Sweden, Abu Dhabi and the USA, as well as throughout the UK. In 2011, he was honoured to be appointed MBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his work for young people with disabilities. In 2018, he was made an Honorary Fellow of Rose Bruford College.