Frances Babbage 
Augusto Boal [EPUB ebook] 

This newly-updated volume looks at the scope of Augusto Boal”s career from his early work as a playwright and director in Sao Paulo in the 1950s, to the development of his ground-breaking manifesto in the 1970s for a ”Theatre of the Oppressed”. Offering fascinating reading for anyone interested in the role that theatre can play in stimulating social and personal change, this useful study includes:

• a biographical and historical overview of Boal”s career as theatre practitioner and director




• an in-depth analysis of Boal”s classic text on radical theatre




• an exploration of training and production techniques




• practical guidance to Boal”s workshop methods

This is an essential introduction to the work of a practitioner who has had a tremendous impact on contemporary theatre. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners  are unbeatable value for today’s student.