Centre For Excellence in Participatory Theatre Library: Participatory & Community Arts

The Neurodiverse Museum

This project / museum aims to change the way the cultural sector approaches neurodiversity, with a wealth of resources and information.

The Routledge Companion to Theatre of the Oppressed

Collection of writings on TO from practitioners and academics, outlining the range and breadth of both the form and the practice. Kelly Howe, Julian Boal, José Soeiro (ed), 2019

La Lucha (The Fightback) is a new documentary co-created by Crowded Room and 9 Latin American migrant cleaners as they fight for justice and understanding in the face of workplace exploitation. Location: England

Jana Sanskriti: Forum Theatre and Democracy in India

This book talks about relationship, democracy and collective action that theatre can engender and how theatre can script power within and outside us. Jana Sanskriti was founded over 20 years ago as a small theatre group in West Bengal. Now [...]

Off Stage

A new, interactive e-zine dedicated to black and Asian theatre and culture in the UK. Tribe Arts, 2022

Participatory Arts Alphabet

A literature review organised into key words and ideas connected to participatory performing arts with definitions, analysis and links to research sources. Chrissie Tiller Associates, 2014.

Case Studies: People, Place, Power

A resource pack with case studies produced from the presentations at the 2021 Creative People and Places conference. Arts Council England CPP, 2021.

Applying Performance: Live Art, Socially Engaged Theatre and Affective Practice

This academic text explores the process of making contemporary performance in social contexts. Nicola Shaughnessy, 2012.