Theatre of the Oppressed in Practice Today (2 ed)
An Introduction to the Work and Principles of Augusto Boal

By (author) Ali Campbell

ISBN13: 9781350445024

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Published: 08/01/2026

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How has the work and legacy of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed been interpreted and practised around the world? What does it look like in different working contexts? The second edition of this book provides an accessible introduction to the political and artistic principles Boal's techniques are founded on, tracking exemplary practice from around the globe. Using detailed contemporary case histories, theatre artist, scholar and activist Ali Campbell demonstrates how the underlying principles of Boal's practice are today enacted in the work of - among others - an urban network (Theatre of the Oppressed NYC), a rural and developmental theatre organisation (Jana Sanskriti, West Bengal), Boal’s original company CTO Rio (Brazil), and a theatre-based group led by learning-disabled adults in the UK (The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company). The book concludes with a series of conversations between Campbell and international exponents of the work, envisioning futures for the Theatre of the Oppressed in the shifting political, educational and artistic contexts of the 21st century. This new second edition includes: - A new foreword by Professor Caoimhe McAvinchey (Queen Mary, University of London, UK) - An additional conversation in Part 3 with internationally renowned artist and activist Tony Cealy - A completely new Part 4, featuring creative encounters with groups of academics, artists, Indigenous activists and community multipliers from across the Amazonas region of Brazil. This section uses Ali Campbell’s technique of Frame Throwing to render participants’ experiences into expertise and extrapolates a recipe for the adaptation and customisation of the technique - A new and final Part 5, told in the first person by the academic and Kuringa (Joker) Annie Martins, an Indigenous woman and theatre activist, who vividly addresses the challenges all practitioners face as they seek to decolonise their work
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword to the Second Edition by Professor Caoimhe McAvinchey (Queen Mary University of London, UK) Author's Introduction to the Second Edition Part One: Principles in Practice Prologue Introduction: About Augusto Boal and the Aims of This Book 1. What Is Forum and How Does It Work? 2. Teaching and Training 3. How Do We Adapt Forum? 4. Collaboration 5. Ten Top Tips Part Two: Companies and Conversations Introduction: How These Four Studies Were Created and Why Jana Sanskriti: Field Work Theatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC): 'Radically Unsentimental' The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company: 'Nurses Jump In. Teachers Don't' CTO Rio: 'Given a Recipe, You Can Go and Do' Part Three: Conversations Introduction: About the People You Will Hear from in This Section Angela El-Zeind Jennifer Little Barbara Santos Osmar Araujo Julian Boal Mojisola Adebayo in conversation with Ali Campbell Tony Cealy Part Four: Frame Throwing in Amazonas Part Five: Annie's Story Glossary Suggested Reading Index
  • Theatre: individual actors & directors
  • Other performing arts
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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