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Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed
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Author: Augusto Boal, Translated by Charles A. McBride and Maria-Odilia Leal McBride Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Format: Softcover # of Pages: 208 Pub. Date: 1993 ISBN-10: 0930452496 ISBN-13: 9780930452490
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About the Book:
This unique resource for students, teachers and practitioners offers a series of games to illustrate techniques, acts as a multimedia encyclopaedia tracing the context and historical development of Theatre of the Oppressed (English translation of Teatro del oprimido y otras poéticas políticas), a form of theatre that encourages the audience to be an active participant in the drama.
What people say:
"One of the most revered figures in world theatre… the liberation theologian of the theatre." — The Guardian
"Should be read by everyone in the world of theatre who has any pretensions at all to political commitment." — John Arden, playwright
"So remarkable, so original and so ground-breaking that I have no hesitation in describing the book as the most important theoretical work on the theatre in modern times." — George Wellwarth, Professor of Theatre
About the Author:
Augusto Boal was a Brazilian theatre director, social activist, and author of Theatre of the Oppressed, Games for Actors and Non-Actors, Rainbow of Desire, Legislative Theatre and Hamlet and the Baker's Son. He passed away in May 2009 at the age of 78. |
David Diamond, with foreword by Fritjof Capra
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