Theatre of the Oppressed Professional Training

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As leading practitioners of Forum Theatre, Cardboard Citizens is hosting specialist training courses in aspects of the Theatre of the Oppressed from October 2007 until Spring 2008. The courses will be led by Augusto Boal, with Julian Boal and Adrian Jackson, with the participation of members of Cardboard Citizens, the UK's only homeless people's professional theatre company.

Theatre of the Oppressed is the over-arching title given to the ensemble of techniques and approaches to theatre pioneered by the Brazilian theatre practitioner Augusto Boal. The common element of the various branches of this work is that they all seek to make the power of theatre a force for change available to everyone, particularly those in oppressed situations. The arenas of Theatre of the Oppressed application range from the classroom to the council chamber, the union meeting to the therapeutic group, from the development charity to the homeless people's hostel.

For information on Reduced Rate Applications click here.

For more info, please email

or phone 020 7247 7747.

"Everything and more I envisaged, expected, hoped for..."
Lizzie Menaghen, Lemon Cake- Forum Week 2007

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Lisa Maule, Theatre Resource- Joker Weekend 2007