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Hat Snap! (2021)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R., & Dormann, C. (2021). Hat Snap!. In L. Postlethwaite (Ed.), The treasury of arts activities for older people (33). London: The Baring Foundation

'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care (2020)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R., & Dormann, C. 'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care. In R. Austin, & M. Hopfenbeck (Eds.), The Practical Handbook of Dementia. Monmouth: PCCS Books. Manuscript submitted for publication

Playful interaction with clowns can be understood as a form of relief from the daily exigencies of living with dementia. For us, clown performance is a mode of dialogic meaning-making in which absurd juxtapositions can carry affective sense. So, cre... Read More about 'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care.

Reflections on The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland : a conversation between David Woods and Jon Haynes of Ridiculusmus with commentary by Richard Talbot (2019)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R. (2019). Reflections on The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland : a conversation between David Woods and Jon Haynes of Ridiculusmus with commentary by Richard Talbot. In N. Shaughnessy, & P. Barnard (Eds.), Performing Psychologies : Imagination, Creativity and Dramas of the Mind (167-187). London: Bloomsbury

This is a collection of eight short sections of dialogue taken from a longer reflection on the creative process, of Ridiculusmus Theatre Company. The sections predominantly focus on the making and touring of The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Wester... Read More about Reflections on The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland : a conversation between David Woods and Jon Haynes of Ridiculusmus with commentary by Richard Talbot.

She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract (2016)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R. (2016). She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract. In J. Frieze (Ed.), Reframing immersive theatre : the politics and pragmatics of participatory performance (171-191). London: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-36604-7_13

The four performances discussed in this chapter were presented together as part of the InOnTheAct festival produced by The Lowry Theatre, Salford, in Autumn 2012. Advertised (in the festival flyer) as ‘intimate’ and ‘risk-taking’, they can be broadly... Read More about She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract.

Give me your love (introduction) (2016)
Book Chapter
Woods, D., Haynes, J., & Talbot, R. (2016). Give me your love (introduction). In M. Theocharidou (Ed.), Give Me Your Love (6-8). London: Oberon Books

Introduction to the playscript of Haynes, J & Woods, D (2016) Give Me Your Love. London: Oberon. A discussion of the connections between MDMA-assisted therapies in the treatment of PTSD, psychedelic experiences, theatre experiences and the play.