Research and Publication
The Centre's Directors and Research Associates are active researchers in the areas of theatre in education, theatre in prisons, theatre and development, applied theatre research, theatre and war/conflict and theatre in museums and at historic sites.
The Centre is interdisciplinary and places a strong emphasis on building links with other research disciplines and agencies. The Centre initiates and researches specific applied theatre projects nationally and internationally.
The Centre offers a base for research students and scholars. We strongly welcome enquiries from individuals interested in research degrees, our Masters course or with proposals for collaboration.
Recent publications by the Centre's Directors include:
Hughes J 2007 'Theatre, performance and the 'war on terror' Contemporary Theatre Review 17:2 149-164
Hughes J 2005 'Ethical cleansing? The process of gaining 'ethical approval' for a new research project exploring performance in place of war' Research in Drama Education 10:2 229-232
Hughes J 2005 'Doing the Arts Justice: A Review of Research Literature, Practice and Theory', commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Home Office and Unit for the Arts and Offenders, researched and written by Jenny Hughes; edited by Andrew Miles & Angus McLewin
Jackson A 2007 Theatre, Education & the Making of Meanings Manchester University Press
Jackson A with Hughes C and Kidd J 2007 'The Role of Theater in Museums and Historic Sites: Visitors, Audiences and Learners', in Bresler, L., ed., International Handbook of Research in Arts Education. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 677—693.
Jackson A ed. 1993 Learning through Theatre: new perspectives on theatre-in-education. Routledge: London
Thompson J, Hughes J, Balfour M 2009 Performance in Place of War Seagull Press
Thompson J 2005 Digging Up Stories; Applied Theatre, Performance and War. Manchester: MUP
Thompson J (2009) Performance Affects: Applied Theatre and the End of Effect. London: Palgrave.