Applied Theatre Praxis

  • Book Series
  • 4 issues
  • ISSN Print: 2515-0758
  • ISSN Digital: 2515-0766

Applied Theatre Praxis (ATP) is an OBP series that focuses on theatre practice, where plays and performances provide the basis from which theories are generated and histories are vivified. The series also explores theatre and performance as sites where ethical ideas or political beliefs are expressed, and systems are challenged and reimagined, such as in political and agitprop theatre. In this vein, ATP invites writing that draws from the author/s’ praxis to reflect on diverse manifestations of Applied Theatre.

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When Katherine Brewed, a Play: Telling the Story of the Peasants’ Revolt and Today’s New Radical Theatre - cover image
  • History
  • Politics and Sociology
  • Theatre

When Katherine Brewed, a Play: Telling the Story of the Peasants’ Revolt and Today’s New Radical Theatre

  • Mark O'Brien
  • John Cresswell
In the sweltering heat of 1381, England's feudal foundations trembled as the Peasants' Revolt erupted—a rebellion that would forever echo through history. Triggered by an oppressive poll tax but fuelled by deeper injustices, this uprising saw land workers, artisans, and commoners rise to challenge the authority of landowners, church, and crown. 'When Katherine Brewed' brings this momentous event to life on stage, blending historical fidelity with a bold, radical perspective.
After the Miners’ Strike: A39 and Cornish Political Theatre versus Thatcher’s Britain: Volume 1 - cover image
  • History
  • Politics and Sociology
  • Theatre

After the Miners’ Strike: A39 and Cornish Political Theatre versus Thatcher’s Britain: Volume 1

  • Paul Farmer
  • Rebecca Hillman
  • Mark Kilburn
In this rich memoir, the first of two volumes, Paul Farmer traces the story of A39, the Cornish political theatre group he co-founded and ran from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Farmer offers a unique insight into A39’s creation, operation, and artistic practice during a period of convulsive political and social change.
Chronicles from Kashmir: An Annotated, Multimedia Script - cover image
  • Theatre

Chronicles from Kashmir: An Annotated, Multimedia Script

  • Nandita Dinesh
Chronicles from Kashmir explores this question through a site-adaptive 24-hour theatrical performance. Developed between 2013 and 2018 by the Ensemble Kashmir Theatre Akademi and Nandita Dinesh, the play uses a durational, promenade format to immerse its audience within a multitude of perspectives on life in Kashmir. From a wedding celebration that is interrupted by curfew, to schoolboys divided by policing strategies, and soldiers struggling with a toxic mixture of boredom and trauma, Chronicles from Kashmir uses performance, installation and collaborative creation to grapple with Kashmir’s conflicts through the lenses of outsiders, insiders, and everyone in between.
Theatre and War: Notes from the Field - cover image
  • Politics and Sociology
  • Theatre

Theatre and War: Notes from the Field

  • Nandita Dinesh
Nandita Dinesh places Kipling’s "six honest serving-men" (who, what, when, where, why, how) in productive conversation with her own experiences in conflict zones across the world to offer a theoretical and practical reflection on making theatre in times of war. This timely and important book weaves together Dinesh’s personal narrative with the public story of modern conflict, illustrating as it does, the importance of theatre as a force for ethical deliberation and social justice.