Theatre and Prison investigates how theatre-makers stage critical questions about the use of prison in society. 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.

Theatre and Prison investigates how theatre-makers stage critical questions about the use of prison in society. 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.

Part of a vibrant and eyecatching series of 'short, sharp, shots' about theatre
Theatre in prison is a source of wide public controversy this book looks at how / why theatre is used in prison, and how theatre fuels debate about the place of prison in society
Provides a provocative and accessible way into this important and timely topic at an affordable price

Autorentext

Caoimhe McAvinchey

Zusammenfassung
Theatre and Prison investigates how theatre-makers stage critical questions about the use of prison in society. 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.

Inhalt

Series Editors' Preface.- Foreword by James Thompson.- The Performance of Punishment .- Theatre about Prison.- Theatre in Prison.- Further Reading.- Index .- Acknowledgements.