Theatre of the Oppressed in Practice Today

Ali Campbell was trained and mentored by Boal and remains one of the key exponents of the Theatre of the Oppressed working today. He has adapted Boal’s techniques of Forum and Image theatre across a broad range of groups and contexts in Europe and Africa. He is Reader in Applied Performance Practice at Queen Mary, University of London, UK..

• IllustrationsAcknowledgementsPart One: Principles in PracticePrologueIntroduction: About Augusto Boal and the Aims of This Book1. What Is Forum and How Does It Work?2. Teaching and Training3. How Do We Adapt Forum?4. Collaboration5. Ten Top TipsPart Two: Companies and ConversationsIntroduction: How These Four Studies Were Created and WhyJana Sanskriti: Field WorkTheatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC): 'Radically Unsentimental'The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company: 'Nurses Jump In. Teachers Don't'CTO Rio: 'Given a Recipe, You Can Go and Do'Part Three: ConversationsIntroduction: About the People You Will Hear from in This SectionAlegna DezleinJennifer LittleBarbara SantosOsmar AraujoJulian BoalEpilogue: 'From Damascus'GlossarySuggested ReadingIndex

Distilled from a lifetime of practice, teaching and reflection with groups around the world, this brilliant book is a must read for Theatre for Change workers everywhere.