Dr Richard Talbot's Outputs (46)

Ridiculusmus Virtual Trilogy Session 1: The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland (2020)
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The recording of the first session presented as part of a 3 Day Virtual Seminar Series with Ridiculusmus Theatre Company, about The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland.

This play is inspired by the radical treatment for psychosis ‘Open... Read More about Ridiculusmus Virtual Trilogy Session 1: The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland.

Ridiculusmus Virtual Trilogy Session 2: Give Me Your Love (2020)
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The recording of the second session presented as part of a 3 Day Virtual Seminar Series with Ridiculusmus Theatre Company. This session is about 'Give Me Your Love'.

SATURDAY 23RD MAY 2020, 2PM – 3:30PM
The second show in the trilogy explores pos... Read More about Ridiculusmus Virtual Trilogy Session 2: Give Me Your Love.

Ridiculusmus Virtual Trilogy Session 3: Die! Die! Die! Old People Die! (2020)
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The recording of the first session presented as part of a 3 Day Virtual Seminar Series with Ridiculusmus Theatre Company, about Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

SUNDAY 24TH MAY 2020, 2PM – 3:30PM
In this final instalment, Ridiculusmus strive to rec... Read More about Ridiculusmus Virtual Trilogy Session 3: Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!.

Ridiculusmus Project_Research_Timeline (1).docx (2020)
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A timescale and summary of Richard Talbot's involvement with Ridiculusmus in the development of the trilogy of Socially Engaged productions, The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland, Give Me Your Love and Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!, co... Read More about Ridiculusmus Project_Research_Timeline (1).docx.

'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care (2020)
Book Chapter

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.

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'.

British Academy Project Report - Modelling interactive clown practices for virtual game design applications in dementia care (2019)
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Project report submitted to British Academy o completion of the research phase. The report details laboratory activities and outcomes over the period of the funding. The research, undertaken in the form of creative practice-research and supported by... Read More about British Academy Project Report - Modelling interactive clown practices for virtual game design applications in dementia care.

300 Word Statement Ridiculusmus Portfolio (2019)
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A 300 summary of the approach, content and themes presented in this Practice as Research Portfolio/Collection

Ridiculusmus Trilogy Project Timeline (2019)
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A timeline overview of the development of Practice as Research Project including outputs.

Telly Service: A Virtual Clowning eBook (2019)
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A Prototype eBook introducing Telly Service, an online interaction designed for older people to use on digital tablet interface, such as an iPad. The prototype will go forward to the programming and user testing stage before publication as an eBook.... Read More about Telly Service: A Virtual Clowning eBook.

300 word statement (2019)
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A 300 word summary of the research project aims, questions and findings.

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

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

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

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

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 Contribution

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..

Triangle's Immersive Museum Theatre : performativity, historical interpretation and research in-role (2012)
Book Chapter

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