What organisation? You may decide to focus on a particular project or initiative.

What period you may decide to focus on a particular period. Remember to give information about the organisation how is it run? How is it funded? How is it organised? Who are the key members? Does it have a mission statement? Think about CONTEXT (structures, funding, policy, law, issues, Why is this organisation significant? What makes it different from others? Does the organisation work on a specific issue? Publicly-funded organisations are required to release certain information about finances this may prove a good source of data. You may contact the company and obtain interviews (over email, on the telephone, etc.) make sure you approach people in a way that inspires trust and willingness to help. Newspapers and websites may be a source of information about a companys work, or about an issue they seek to address. Consider the work of the company or organisation, evaluate this, and think about the implications of it. Think about how the work of the company relates to the themes we have discussed in this module, and to some of the big questions about applied drama and theatre

Applied Theatre It is a term used for performance practices that fall outside mainstream theatre performance and take place "in non-traditional settings and/or with marginalized communities."[2] They are most often in spaces "that are not usually defined as theatre buildings, with participants who may or may not be skilled in theatre arts and to audiences who have a vested interest in the issue taken up by the performance or are members of the community addressed by the performance."[3]

"Traditional mainstream theatre is most often centered in the interpretation of a pre-written script, applied theatre, in contrast, involves both the generation and the interpretation of a theatre piece that in performance may or may not be scripted in the traditional manner."[4]

Applied theatre is not drama therapy, although there are commonalities between both areas. Drama therapy is the intentional use of drama and theatre processes and products utilized for healing and/or growth of clients (individual or group). Often applied theatre and drama therapy looks similar; for instance, some practitioners in applied theatre and drama therapists both use Boal techniques and playback theatre in their wo

Geese Theatre Company Applied theatre, is a term used to describe a type of performance, which is conducted the mainstream theatre performance circuit, instead performances are conducted in non-traditional settings with marginalized communities, often in spaces which mainstream theatre performances would not take place. They often take place with partakers who could or could not be as skilled as conventional theatre performers to an audience who have a particular interest on the issue which is displayed during the performance. Applied theatre is described as dramatic activity that primarily exists outside conventional mainstream theatre institutions, which are specifically intended to benefit individuals , communities and societies..theatre practises are diverse as, for example drama education and theatre in education, theatre in health education, theatre development, theatre in prisons, community theatre, heritage theatre and reminiscence theatre. (Taken from, applied drama, the gift of theatre, by Helen Nicholson). I have chosen to base my essay on the Geese theatre company, a theatre company based in the midlands, originally founded in the USA in 1980 by British director John Bergman, I have chosen to focus on the UK branch of this theatre company which was established in 1987 by former US company member Clark Baim (website) . The geese theatre company has a global status for their work with offenders and young people in danger, work with professionals who work with their targeted client groups and have been so ever since they were established, and this is done within the criminal justice system through interactive drama, and conducting workshops, staff training, and consultation. The company is formed of a collective of numerous actors and group workers who construct these procedures, since the beginning of the establishment, he company has worked in 150 custodial institutions and with 42 probation areas, and within this period they have managed to work with over 150,000 offenders and 30,000 individuals.

This company undergoes several projects, as part of their applied theatre experience , such as

issue based performances groupwork inputs into a range of probation, prison, secure hospital and youth offending programmes workshops and residencies staff training events performances for Criminal Justice conferences

The company believes that drama is a powerful and effective vehicle for inviting individuals to examine their own behaviour and as a catalyst for promoting personal development and change.

Geese Theatre Company is the trading name for Albatross Arts Project which is a registered charity (327563). If you would like to contact Geese Theatre Company then please use the contact details below or alternatively send us an email.

What others have said : "The impact of the work you do and the profound effect it has on people can not be overstated. Both the audience and participants were impressed by your relaxed and supportive attitude. You undertake your task with a quiet professionalism that speaks volumes." Mike Conway, Governor, HMP Maidstone "It gave me confidence. I never had confidence before. It gave me strength and made me realise a lot of things... This is the first time I've had this experience in my whole life. It was perfect, more than perfect... It was an amazing job you've done. You don't understand how much I appreciate it. It has so much meaning to me. Brilliant. Brilliant." Particpant on Re-connect, HMP The Verne