All the world’s a stage in prison drama workshops
A reader reflects on the positive impact of Shakespeare drama workshops in prisons, citing a personal experience at Brixton prison. The letter argues that arts programs are essential for prisoner rehabilitation and coping mechanisms.
Why it matters
The piece highlights the role of arts education in the criminal justice system and its potential for social rehabilitation.
0 Mark Rylance in Hamlet at Shakespeare’s Globe in June 2000. Dr Alan Clarke experienced one of his Shakespeare workshops in Brixton prison. With regard to the article about Mark Rylance’s Shakespeare workshops in Brixton prison ( ‘That’s what saved me’: Darren Raymond and Mark Rylance on the prison drama workshop that brought them together, 30 August ), I was lucky enough to experience one of them, which had a profound impact on me. It was my first time inside a prison, and after passing through security it was a real surprise to find myself in a proper drama studio. Thanks to the initiative of Bruce Wall and the London Shakespeare Workout, a former canteen had been converted into a drama space.
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