1. The values of Applied Theatre
Empowerment
Transformation
The Oppressed
Redemption Narratives

2. What claims are made for
the social efficacy of drama
in community, educational
and institutional contexts?
Is applied theatre is always
a ‘good thing’?
What is the relationship
between applied drama
praxis, the ethic of care
and altruism?
What is the relationship
between local and global
cultures?
What are the most
appropriate theoretical
frameworks for
understanding applied
theatre?
Gift Theory

3. Methods and Findings
Mixed Methods
Archival research
Case studies
Practice-based research
Interviews
Observation of practice
Interdisciplinary perspectives
Findings?
New conceptual model for
applied theatre to open
debates about value and
question orthodoxies
citizenship, community,
creativity, human rights,
trust, altruism, pedagogy...

4. private versus public;
individual versus collective;
intrinsic versus instrumental.
Judgements of
taste

5. An enhanced reflectiveness;
an improved appreciation of
the other and an
understanding of oneself; a
sense of the diversity of
human experience and
values; an ability to reflect on
difficult aspects of one’s own
life and that of others.
The cultural value of
invisibility or disguise
Story, myth, metaphor...
And anecdote