James Thompson is Professor of Applied Theatre at the University of Manchester. He has run theatre projects internationally and has written widely on applied theatre and socially-engaged arts. His most recent books are Performance Affects (2009), Humanitarian Performance (2014) and edited with Amanda Stuart Fisher (2020) Performing Care. His new book Care Aesthetics was published in summer 2022.
At a time characterized by polarization and distrust, the need for approaches that humanize others through narrative and empathy has never been greater. The Lab is dependent on outside funding in order to make our work possible.
