Theatre and Prison by Caoimhe Mcavinchey

Theatre and Prison by Caoimhe Mcavinchey

Using examples from popular culture, dramatic texts and applied theatre it analyses how theatre and performance reveals economies of punishment, affects penal reform and both challenges and participates in narratives of reformation.

'A superb contribution to our understanding of the historical and contemporary approaches of prison theatreA must read for those interested in the power of in the applied theatre, especially within incarcerated populations' - Philip Taylor, Director, New York University's Program in Educational Theatre

CAOIMHE MCAVINCHEY is Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. She was a Research Associate with People's Palace Projects (PPP) and has collaborated on a number of large scale projects on the criminal justice system in Brazil and the UK including Staging Human Rights and Changing the Scene.

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ISBN 13	9780230247932
ISBN 10	0230247938
Title	Theatre and Prison
Author	Caoimhe Mcavinchey
Series	Theatre And
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2011-09-12
Number of pages	104
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