Boal’s analysis of the art of the actor makes Games for Actors and Non-Actors compulsory reading. Plays and Players This is an inspiring and powerful book, a lucid account that will be of substantial use to people already using Theatre of the Oppressed. It should also act as an excellent introduction for those new to the system. Artscene This is a useful handbook for those who want to explore Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed and as such is greatly to be welcomed. Boal’s work deserves and demands emulation. Theatre Research International Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best-selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal’s revolutionary method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone – actors and non-actors alike! This thoroughly updated and substantially revised edition includes: • Two new essays by Boal on major recent projects in Brazil • Boal’s description of his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company • A revised introduction and translator’s preface • A collection of photographs taken during Boal’s workshops, commissioned for this edition • New reflections on Forum Theatre • A postscript considering the effect of 11 September 2001. Augusto Boal is a theatre director, dramatist, theorist, writer and teacher. He was a Member of Parliament for Rio de Janeiro from 1993 to 1996. He is the author of The Theatre of the Oppressed, Games for Actors and Non-Actors, The Rainbow of Desire, Legislative Theatre and Hamlet and the Baker’s Son: my life in theatre and politics