Prison Theatre: Practices and Perspectives

By James Thompson

Book Overview

Prison Theatre describes the rich variety of programmes of theatre with offenders. This multi-disciplinary volume informs debates both in the criminal justice system and in discussion about the role and function of theatre. The contributors explore a wide range of topics within this diverse field, including:
- working with women prisoners and with people with learning difficulties
- dramatherapy with violent offenders
- prison theatre work in Brazil
- theatre work with young offenders
- dramatic intervention in probation services and with ex-offenders.

This is a stimulating and thought-provoking book which will provide valuable reading for practitioners, professionals and students across the fields of the arts therapies, criminology and criminal justice, psychology and performing arts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853024171
• ISBN13: 9781853024177
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"