Drama and Theatre as a Community Research Method to Explore Sexuality

This workshop in Brighton runs as part of a wider programme of workshops in Malawi , Uganda and India as part of the Institute for Development Studies’ ‘Sexuality and Development Programme’ under the project ‘Empowerment and participation – linking local realities to global action’.  The workshops are investigating the potential of drama and theatre as a research tool for communities to explore their experiences around sexuality. 

Sexuality can be difficult to articulate in traditional research/policy settings especially in contexts where certain identities and behaviours are illegal or not accepted.  The workshops look at the possibilities of drama as a way for communities to begin to share experiences and make their voices heard on a national and global platform. 

The workshop will be delivered by Effie Makepeace, Community Theatre Practitioner with 8 years experience in the UK and in Malawi working with marginalised communities, with a particular focus on gender and sexuality, HIV and men having sex with men in prison. 

We are inviting anyone interested in these areas to come along on Sunday 14^th September to The Marlborough Theatre in Brighton .  The workshop runs from 11am – 5pm latest with lunch provided.  No experience at all necessary the workshop will be informal, friendly and shaped by interests of participants.