McCarthy, Julie

Theatre and Development encompasses a growing movement of practitioners, advocates and researchers, who, since the 1970s, have advocated and applied theatre as a tool for participation and social change. This book provides a comprehensive sourcebook for experienced and novice practitioners alike, advocating the use of theatre in participatory development as a way for groups to discover their own goals and aspirations, and explore the personal and social dimensions that can lead to change.

This training manual is aimed at development workers with an interest in integrating theatre techniques into their working practices. It emerged through participatory research and training courses held with civil society organisations in Northeast Brazil and Peru. Three case studies of youth groups are presented to explore the ways theatre is being used in development and how these created and adapted new techniques.