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37 funny fragments: the UoS comedy and performance art project assemblage (2023)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I., & Talbot, R. (2023). 37 funny fragments: the UoS comedy and performance art project assemblage. Comedy Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2023.2188834

What follows is an account of the ongoing University of Salford (UoS) Comedy and Performance Art Project. This has evolved into a series of staged and recorded ‘Non-Events’ that broadly seek to uncover any interactions between the fields of Comedy... Read More about 37 funny fragments: the UoS comedy and performance art project assemblage.

Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Talbot, R. (2022, September). Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry. Paper presented at Cairo Internation Festical of Experimental Theatre Conference, Cairo, Egypt

This article considers the application of Physical Theatre practices, specifically clowning and puppetry, in participatory performance settings, The project lead, Richard Talbot, has been exploring ways of making these performances accessible through... Read More about Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry.

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

The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht' (2020)
Thesis
Green, P. The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht'. (Thesis). University of Salford

The journey begins with a mapping of the terrain of praxis in a discussion of autoethnography, popular performance and the postdramatic. A parallel discussion on place and class draws on the tradition of Cultural Studies. These provide the framework... Read More about The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht'.

'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.

'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus (2017)
Journal Article
Talbot, R. (2017). 'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus. Performance Research, 22(6), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2017.1412654

Give Me Your Love by Jon Haynes and David Woods, Artistic Directors of Ridiculusmus, is the second in a trilogy Dialogue As The Embodiment of Love, to be presented in 2018, a series of plays investigating innovative mental health therapies. Give Me Y... Read More about 'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus.

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.

Evidence of healing in the eradication of schizophrenia in Western Lapland (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Talbot, R. (2015, September). Evidence of healing in the eradication of schizophrenia in Western Lapland. Presented at Theatre & Performance Research Association; Performance & The Body Working Group: Bodies of Evidence, University of Worcester

The presentation will draw on the documents, traces and evidence from The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland (2012- 2015) based on my experience as a performer throughout the process of making and touring, as well as video, images, and u... Read More about Evidence of healing in the eradication of schizophrenia in Western Lapland.

Clowns do ethnography: An experiment in long-distance comic failure (2014)
Journal Article
King, B., & Talbot, R. (2014). Clowns do ethnography: An experiment in long-distance comic failure. Comedy Studies, 5(1), 64-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2014.905104

This paper examines the role of clowning in practice-as-research, and explores tensions between aspiration and execution in interdisciplinary projects. It draws on documentary assets (video screen grabs, photographs, texts) from a version of Euripide... Read More about Clowns do ethnography: An experiment in long-distance comic failure.

Devising ridiculusmus’ total football: A schematic reading of performance process. (2014)
Journal Article
Talbot, R. (2014). Devising ridiculusmus’ total football: A schematic reading of performance process. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 34(2), 140-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682761.2013.877662

This article critically reflects on a series of drawings created during the devising process for Ridiculumus’ Total Football (2012). Ridiculusmus' production, a narrative of a non-sporty bureaucrat tasked with harnessing the enthusiasm of football fa... Read More about Devising ridiculusmus’ total football: A schematic reading of performance process..

Learning to act like a nurse (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Roberts, D., & Talbot, R. (2011, July). Learning to act like a nurse. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Mr Goodwin (2010)
Exhibition / Performance
Talbot, R. (2010). Mr Goodwin. 1 January 2010. (Unpublished)

The clown who lost his memory : the life and times of Irving Pollard
Exhibition / Performance
Talbot, R. (2020). The clown who lost his memory : the life and times of Irving Pollard. [Microsoft Sway with embedded Youtube and Soundcloud clips]. (Unpublished)

Irving Pollard was an amateur variety entertainer who lived in Primrose Hill Street in the Hillfields area of Coventry. The Clown Who Lost His Memory is a multimedia monograph, created on Microsoft Sway, and presented through the voice and persona of... Read More about The clown who lost his memory : the life and times of Irving Pollard.

A Ridiculusmus virtual trilogy: grief, laughter and the performance. In Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!
Other
In Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

In May 2020, David Woods and Jon Haynes, performers and artistic directors of Ridiculusmus, presented the trilogy ‘Dialogue As The Embodiment of Love’ in the form of a three-day online seminar series, via the online conference platform Teams. It feat... Read More about A Ridiculusmus virtual trilogy: grief, laughter and the performance. In Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!.

‘Høre, at ekko!’: echoes of Odin Teatret’s training in Triangle Theatre’s tribute to Danish celebrity
Presentation / Conference
Talbot, R. ‘Høre, at ekko!’: echoes of Odin Teatret’s training in Triangle Theatre’s tribute to Danish celebrity. Presented at A handful of dust : the praxis and diasporic legacy of Odin Teatret, Contact Theatre

Theatre companies and arts organisations are usually exhorted by their funders to demonstrate the sustainability and legacy of their projects. This article considers an aspect of the legacy of Odin Teatret, one of Europe’s leading companies working i... Read More about ‘Høre, at ekko!’: echoes of Odin Teatret’s training in Triangle Theatre’s tribute to Danish celebrity.