Playback Theatre South West
Engaging People And Welcoming Every Voice
Playback Theatre South West is a small charity that creatively engages people using skilled drama methods – with therapeutic and socially cohesive outcomes.
Our Trainers
Alison and Amanda are accredited Playback Theatre trainers with the Centre for Playback Theatre, New York. They offer training locally, nationally for the UK School of Playback Theatre and internationally. Amanda has a background in choreography and education. Alison has a background in counselling and theatre in education. Since 2001 they have established four performance companies: Four Winds and Fire; Mirror Mirror, Tarte Noire (now RedEarth) and Dart a new community company in Totnes, Devon.
Alison and Amanda offer clear foundations in the practise of Playback Theatre. Training courses have an emphasis on developing skills for spontaneity and physical expression. Central to the training is building group connection and improvising personal stories using the Playback Theatre forms. This offers the opportunity to develop integrity in performance and to strengthen trust in yourself and in your relationships with other group members. You will learn about story and how to create meaningful, artistic representations from the impressions and experiences offered by the “teller”. Courses are active and participatory. Lots of time is spent working and playing together.