Theories and History of Applied Theatre

Ackroyd, J. (2000). Applied theatre: Problems and possibilities. Applied Theatre Researcher, 1(1), unpaginated. https://www.intellectbooks.com/applied-theatre-research-back-issues.

Ackroyd raises some important questions and concerns for anyone interested in applied theatre to consider. You might also be interested in Ackroyd, J. (2007). Applied theatre: An exclusionary discourse? Applied Theatre Researcher/IDEA Journal, 8 (unpaginated) in which she revisits her earlier comments in terms of later developments. https://www.intellectbooks.com/applied-theatre-research-back-issues

Busby, S. (2021). Applied theatre: A pedagogy of utopia. Methuen. A recommended book that looks at a number of applied theatre projects worldwide through the lens of utopia, or a better world.

Jahanmir, Y. M., & Campana, J. (Eds.). (2021). Western theatre in global contexts: Directing and teaching culturally inclusive drama around the world. Routledge. A global view on an important topic.

Prentki, T., & Abrams, N. (Eds.). (2020). The applied theatre reader (2nd ed.). Routledge. This text provides an indispensable collection of writings by theorists and practitioners that will deepen your knowledge of the field.

Prentki, T., & Breed, A. (Eds.) (2021). The Routledge companion to applied performance. Routledge. This two-volume set surveys practice in many countries around the world.

Preston, S., & Balfour, M. (Eds.). (2015). Applied theatre [Book series]. London: Bloomsbury. This series of books from key theorists and practitioners is a welcome addition to the growing library in the field. https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/series/applied-theatre/

Taylor, P. (2003). Applied theatre: Creating transformative encounters in the community. Heinemann. This is a good introduction that employs theory in practice and practice in theory as Taylor reflects on his own and other applied theatre practitioners’ work.

Thompson, J. (2003). Applied theatre: Bewilderment and beyond. Peter Lang. Thompson writes a wide-ranging analysis and description of work and practice in the United Kingdom and other countries. He interrogates many of the ethical and practical issues that arise in applied theatre.

Thompson, J. (2009). Performance affects: Applied theatre and the end of effect. Palgrave Macmillan. An important book that posits applied theatre needing to move away from trauma-based approaches.

Ackroyd, J. (2000). Applied theatre: Problems and possibilities. Applied Theatre Researcher, 1(1), unpaginated. https://www.intellectbooks.com/applied-theatre-research-back-issues.

Ackroyd raises some important questions and concerns for anyone interested in applied theatre to consider. You might also be interested in Ackroyd, J. (2007). Applied theatre: An exclusionary discourse? Applied Theatre Researcher/IDEA Journal, 8 (unpaginated) in which she revisits her earlier comments in terms of later developments. https://www.intellectbooks.com/applied-theatre-research-back-issues

Busby, S. (2021). Applied theatre: A pedagogy of utopia. Methuen. A recommended book that looks at a number of applied theatre projects worldwide through the lens of utopia, or a better world.

Jahanmir, Y. M., & Campana, J. (Eds.). (2021). Western theatre in global contexts: Directing and teaching culturally inclusive drama around the world. Routledge. A global view on an important topic.

Prentki, T., & Abrams, N. (Eds.). (2020). The applied theatre reader (2nd ed.). Routledge. This text provides an indispensable collection of writings by theorists and practitioners that will deepen your knowledge of the field.

Prentki, T., & Breed, A. (Eds.) (2021). The Routledge companion to applied performance. Routledge. This two-volume set surveys practice in many countries around the world.

Preston, S., & Balfour, M. (Eds.). (2015). Applied theatre [Book series]. London: Bloomsbury. This series of books from key theorists and practitioners is a welcome addition to the growing library in the field. https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/series/applied-theatre/

Taylor, P. (2003). Applied theatre: Creating transformative encounters in the community. Heinemann. This is a good introduction that employs theory in practice and practice in theory as Taylor reflects on his own and other applied theatre practitioners’ work.

Thompson, J. (2003). Applied theatre: Bewilderment and beyond. Peter Lang. Thompson writes a wide-ranging analysis and description of work and practice in the United Kingdom and other countries. He interrogates many of the ethical and practical issues that arise in applied theatre.

Thompson, J. (2009). Performance affects: Applied theatre and the end of effect. Palgrave Macmillan. An important book that posits applied theatre needing to move away from trauma-based approaches.