Staging Prison Theatre in Canada Setting the Spotlight on William Head on Stage

• Main Authors: Ridha, Thana, Frigon, Sylvie
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press 01.04.2025; University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa; University of Ottawa Press
• Edition: DGO - Digital original
• Subjects: Arts-Based Initiatives; Canada; Canadian Prison Arts; Community Engagement in Prisons; Crime and criminology; Criminology & Criminal Justice; Criminology and Theatre; History; Inmate Arts Programs; Penology and punishment; Performing Arts; Prison Rehabilitation; Prison theater; Prison Theatre; Prisoners; Rehabilitation through Arts; Services for; Social Impact of Theatre; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology; Social services and welfare, criminology; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; The Arts; Theatre in Incarceration; Theatre studies; Theatrical companies; Transformative Justice; William Head on Stage; William Head on Stage (Theater company); Canadian Prison Arts; Criminology and Theatre; Prison Rehabilitation; Prison Theatre; Rehabilitation through Arts; Theatre in Incarceration; Social Impact of Theatre; William Head on Stage; Transformative Justice; Community Engagement in Prisons; Inmate Arts Programs; Arts-Based Initiatives

For over forty years, William Head on Stage (WHoS) has operated as an inmate-run prison theatre, making it one of Canada’s longest-standing prison arts initiatives. Staging Prison Theatre in Canada: Setting the Spotlight on William Head on Stage delves into the story of WHoS through the voices of th...