Playing for Time Theatre Company: Perspectives from the Prison

Playing for Time Theatre Company presents a valuable resource for using theatre in criminal justice contexts, exploring identity, community, social justice, and the power of the arts. The book analyzes and reflects on the company's evolution and unique model of practice, with university students and prisoners working side-by-side, led by industry professionals. It draws on diverse methodologies and perspectives, with chapters written from multiple perspectives, including a forensic psychologist, director, playwright, historian, student, and ex-prisoners. The voices and reflections of participating prisoners are central to the book, providing unprecedented access to prison theatre and offering insights into the efficacy of arts practice in the UK criminal justice system.

Format: Hardback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 18 December 2018
Publisher: Intellect Books

Based on more than a decade of practice, Playing for Time Theatre Company presents the reader with a rich and invaluable resource for using theatre in criminal justice contexts, exploring ideas of identity, community, social justice, and the power of the arts. The book analyzes and reflects upon the company's evolution and unique model of practice, with university students and prisoners working side-by-side, led by industry professionals. The work draws on diverse methodologies and approaches, with chapters written from multiple perspectives, including a forensic psychologist, director, playwright, historian, student, and ex-prisoners. Crucially, the voices and reflections of participating prisoners are central to the book. Providing unprecedented access to a significant body of prison theatre, Playing for Time Theatre Company presents both an overview and analysis of an extensive body of work, as well as offering perspectives on the efficacy of arts practice in the UK criminal justice system from 2000 onwards.

Playing for Time Theatre Company presents the reader with a rich and invaluable resource for using theatre in criminal justice contexts, exploring ideas of identity, community, social justice, and the power of the arts. The book analyzes and reflects upon the company's evolution and unique model of practice, with university students and prisoners working side-by-side, led by industry professionals. The work draws on diverse methodologies and approaches, with chapters written from multiple perspectives, including a forensic psychologist, director, playwright, historian, student, and ex-prisoners. Crucially, the voices and reflections of participating prisoners are central to the book. Providing unprecedented access to a significant body of prison theatre, Playing for Time Theatre Company presents both an overview and analysis of an extensive body of work, as well as offering perspectives on the efficacy of arts practice in the UK criminal justice system from 2000 onwards.

Weight: 596g
Dimension: 233 x 174 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783209514