Main description:

A classic bestseller by one of the most important theatre practitioners of the 20th and early 21st centuries.
This handbook has sold over 90,000 copies to students, teachers and theatre makers, giving them a broad range of theatre exercises to use in classrooms, rehearsals and community projects.
Makes social and community theatre fun, engaging and easily accessible for a broad audience.
No other book sets out all of Boal's methods in one place, not least in such a clear, practical manner.

Contents:

1 Theatre of the Oppressed in Europe 2 The Structure of the Actor's Work 3 The Arsenal of Theatre of the Oppressed 4 The Early Forms of Forum Theatre 5 Forum Theatre: Doubts and Certainties: Incoprporating a New Method of Rehearsing and Devising a Forum Theatre Model 6 First Experiences with Invisible Theatre 7 Artistic Creation and Divine Madness: A Meditation on Art and the Miraculous 8 Interview for the Portuguese Edition (1977) 9 To the People, the means of Theatrical Production: Interview with Emile Copferman 10 Specialisation and Profession, Vocation and Language