Prison Theatre

James Thompson was the Founder and Director of the Theatre in Prisons and Probation (TIPP) Centre and is now the Director of the Centre for Applied Theatre Research at the Manchester University Drama Department.

• Acknowledgements. Introduction James Thompson. Part One: Questioning the Practice. Preface Victor Hassine. 1. Theatre, Prisons and Citizenship: A South American Way Paul Heritage. 2. Resistence and Expression: Working with Women Prisoners and Drama Jenny Hughes. Part Two: Therapy and Rehabilitation. Preface Victor Hassine. 3. Treading on Tails: Telling all Stories Pauline Gladstone and Angus McLewin. 4. Holding On: Dramatherapy with Offenders Sally Stamp. 5. The House of the Four Rooms: Theatre, Violence and the Cycle of Change Alun Mountford and Mark Farrell. 6. Twisting Paradoxes Chris Johnston. Part Three: Working in the Institution. Preface Victor Hassine. 7. Creating Drama through Advanced Improvisation in Prisons Rob Clare. 8. `Silent Voices': Working with Black Male Inmates - A Perspective Martin Glynn. 9. The Prisoner's Voice Joe White. 10. Drama and the Institution Anne Peaker. 11. Shakespeare and Broadmoor: Timelessness Updated Murray Cox. Part Four: Evaluation and History. 12. Evaluating Theatre in Prisons and Probation Michael Balfour and Lindsey Poole. 13. Rebellion and Theatre in Brazilian Prisons: An Historical Footnote Paul Heritage. List of Useful Addresses. The Contributors. Indices.

The 13 chapters in this books are serious, thoughtful and varied. The particular problems of prison work are spelled out meticulously. The essays are not only useful for prison work. There are very generous outlines of processes which could be stimulating for other groups.