Theatre and Global Development

Bobby Smith is Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies and course director of the MA Applied Theatre at the University of Warwick, UK. Through his research, creative practice and teaching he aims to develop innovative approaches to activism, education, and social change. He has worked internationally to explore issues including violence prevention, health education, peacebuilding and the climate crisis.

• 1. Introduction.-2. Theatre, development, and the problems with partnership.-3. How money shapes partnerships.-4. Navigating expertise.-5. Temporalities and spatialities of partnerships.-6.Theatre and development in the pluriverse / Disrupting the sensible.-7. Conclusion