This excellent book fills a gap that has long existed in academic study of British grass roots arts: a conspectus that records the history of the community arts movement in the UK, locates it in the communities and the times when it was made, and explores its significance as a democratising force in British culture.
The world’s first journal of applied theatre first published these articles. How do we know? John O’Toole its editor tells us. It was probably the first because no one else was using the term ‘applied theatre’ as the millennium turned, but according to O’Toole, it soon caught on – one of those concepts whose time had come.
Editor in Chief
Chris Lawrence
Editor in Chief
Chris Lawrence
Notes on Authors Jonathan Barnes is a National Teaching Fellow and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University. He has taught at every level of education in Africa and Asia and England. He now researches, lectures and writes on values, diversity and an inclusive curriculum for creativity, understanding and emotional engagement. James D. …
A collection of incisive investigations into the ways that 21st-century British theatre works with – and through – crisis. It pays particular attention to the way in which writers and practitioners consider the ethical and social challenges of crisis.
Anchored in an interdisciplinary approach that draws from sociology, cultural theory, feminism, performance and philosophy, the book brings multi-faceted ideas into dialogue with the diverse aesthetics, practices and themes of a range of theatrical work produced in Britain since 2005.
Teaching Assistants have become an essential part of primary school life over the last 30 years. They represent around one third of the overall school workforce, a higher percentage in primary school and nurseries. Despite training and qualification opportunities, most are relatively poorly paid, often untrained, and high percentages admit to reluctantly seeking better paid work. This article reports on research into the impact of a Drama project on TAs in primary schools.
ISSN 2040-2228
April 2023
Editorial Welcome to the fourteenth issue of Drama Research! This is the second issue in our new format, and it has a truly international dynamic, featuring articles from Colombia, Greece, Norway and the USA as well as the UK. One thing that all these countries have in common through recent experience is, of course, the …
Can drama in education contribute to the respect and acceptance of different national identities among students with different ethnic backgrounds?
