Theatre & Prison

By Caoimhe McAvinchey

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230247938
• ISBN13: 9780230247932
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 6.8"