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The first book to offer a comprehensive analysis of the origins, praxis and legacy of the Theatre in Education movement in Britain since 1965, supplemented with examples of international practice.

Roger Wooster worked in theatre, radio and television during his career. In 1990 he moved into academia where he worked at FE and HE levels teaching performing arts including screen-acting modules. He gave papers at many international conferences and was widely published in a range of academic journals. His Contemporary Theatre in Education was published in 2006 and in 2016 a major study of educational theatre, Theatre in Education in Britain, was published by Methuen Drama.

Philip Taylor is Associate Professor of Educational Theatre at New York University, USA, where he has been Director of the Program in Educational Theatre since 2003. Dr Taylor established the International Institute in Drama in Education Research Institute (IDIERI) which has met in Australia, Canada, England, Jamaica, and the United States. He was inaugural director of the first centre in Australia dedicated to applied theatre research, Centre for Applied Theatre Research, Griffith University, 1997-2001, and was foundation editor of Applied Theate Researcher.