Theatre and Prison

Theatre and Prison
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 104
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ISBN-10 : 9780230344686
ISBN-13 : 0230344682
Rating : 4/5 (682 Downloads)
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Book Synopsis Theatre and Prison by : Caoimhe McAvinchey

Download or read book Theatre and Prison written by Caoimhe McAvinchey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre and Prison investigates how theatre-makers stage critical questions about the use of prison in society. Using examples from popular culture, dramatic texts and applied theatre it analyses how theatre and performance reveals economies of punishment, affects penal reform and both challenges and participates in narratives of reformation.


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