Augusto Boal's reputation is now moving beyond the realms of theatre and drama therapy, bringing him to the attention of a wider public. Legislative Theatre is

The latest stage in the Boal project, this is an attempt to use theatre within a political system to create a truer form of democracy. This text includes a full

The latest stage in the Boal project, this is an attempt to use theatre within a political system to create a truer form of democracy. This text includes a full

''... brilliantly original ... brings cultural and post-colonial theory to bear on a wide range of authors with great skill and sensitivity.' Terry Eagleton

Bertolt Brecht turned to cabaret; Ariane Mnouchkine went to the circus; Joan Littlewood wanted to open a palace of fun. These were a few of the directors who tu