Theatre is at its best when it is disobedient when it argues back to society But what enables it to achieve this impact? What makes it a force to be reckoned with? What are the principles & the tools of the trade that shape it to be effective powerful & resonant? Drawing from both theory & practice & informed by conversations with recognized practitioners from across the UK this book provides answers & makes an impassioned call for artists to reimagine question & disrupt Divided into two parts In the World' & In the Room' the book presents a rounded picture of the possibilities of a disobedient' culture &
Includes:: many games & exercises for creative practitioners In Part One the author offers a lexicon defining the spirit & impulse which characterises disobedient theatre he describes the principles the strategies & the voice of the artist before suggesting ways to survive as a creative practitioner Part Two illustrates how these principles may be worked out in practice when creating new work with the hands-on approaches supplemented by games & exercises to assist in generating material Disobedient Theatre is for all those who have an interest in what makes theatre powerful disturbing or even life-changing It is a book for artists thinkers activists & all who believe in the function of art to offer new possibilities & to change & inform the evolution of society