Böcker av Tony McCaffrey

Incapacity and Theatricality acknowledges the distinctive contribution to contemporary theatre made by actors with intellectual disabilities. This book offers an analysis of how these actors have emerged onto the main stage, and how their inclusion calls into question long-held assumptions about theatre and intellectual disability.

Incapacity and Theatricality acknowledges the distinctive contribution to contemporary theatre made by actors with intellectual disabilities. This book offers an analysis of how these actors have emerged onto the main stage, and how their inclusion calls into question long-held assumptions about theatre and intellectual disability.

This book presents the science of creativity and innovation in a practical way and a new way of teaching called the Nonsense Method which relies on humans' ability to create sense out of apparent nonsense and have fun while doing it. Each chapter ends with puzzles that relate to the cognitive obstacle and counter technique discussed in the chapter.