This volume looks at the scope of Boal's career - from a playwright and director, to his manifesto in the 1970s for a 'Theatre of the Oppressed'. This will be fascinating for anyone interested in theatre's role in stimulating change.

Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first century performance. These compact, well-illustrated and clearly written books will unravel the contribution of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. This useful study combines: a biographical and historical overview of Boal's career as playwright and director in-depth analysis of Boal's classic text on radical theatre, The Theatre of the Oppressed exploration of training and production techniques practical guidance to Boal's workshop methods. 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.