The book provides the first sustained critical enquiry into applied theatre practice with women affected by the criminal justice system. It offers a clear methodological and critical framework to examine a range of international practices, the material conditions of their production and what these reveal of the representation, experience and 'value' of women affected by the criminal justice system. Drawing on a range of international case studies, interviews with practitioners and participants and original documentation from applied theatre projects, the book articulates new understandings...