Theatre in Prison

From role-plays with street gangs in the USA to Beckett in Brixton; from opera productions with sex offenders to psychodrama with psychopaths, the book will discuss, analyse and reflect on theoretical notions and practical applications of theatre for and with the incarcerated.
Theatre in Prison is a collection of thirteen international essays exploring the rich diversity of innovative drama works in prisons. The book includes an introduction that will present a contextualisation of the prison theatre field. Thereafter, leading practitioners and academics will explore key aspects of practice &endash; problemitising, theorising and describing specific approaches to working with offenders. The book also includes extracts from prison plays, poetry and prisoners writings that offer illustrations and insights into the experience of prison life.

Acknowledgements
 
The Contributors
 
Introduction
 
A Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison
Philip Zimbardo, Craig Haney and Curtis Banks 
 
Pathologies of Hope in Drama and Theatre
Baz Kershaw 
Play: One Hour in the Semi Open (aka The Rat Run) 
From the Stocks to the Stage: Prison Theatre and the Theatre of Prison
James Thompson
 
The Prosocial Gang
Arnold Goldstein, Barry Glick, Wilma Carthan And Douglas A. Blancero Prison Poem
‘Ali’ 
Somebody’s Daughter Theatre: Celebrating Difference with Women in Prison
Maud Clark
 
The Role of the Camshaft in Offender Rehabilitation
Chris Johnston
 
Dealing with Drugs
Kate McCoy And Imogen Blood 
‘If All the World’s a Stage, Why Did I Get the Worst Parts?’:
Psychodrama with Violent and Sexually Abusive Men
Clark Baim 
Prison Transformation in South Africa
Centre For Conflict Resolution 
Poem: The True Prison
Ken Saro-Wiwa 
Theatre and Ecclecticism: The ‘Tandari’ Experience
Emman Frank Idoko 
Real Social Ties?: The Ins and Outs of Making Theatre in Brazilian Prisons
Paul Heritage 
Index