Eksperyment społeczny „Unspoken” – wykorzystanie sztuki teatralnej w celu zmiany postaw wobec jąkania
“Unspoken”: A social experiment in changing theatre audiences’ attitudes to stammering

Author(s): Trudy Stewart
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: stammering/stuttering; theatre; play; attitudes; change;society;
Summary/Abstract: This article is a report on the writing and staging of a play about an ordinary man who stammers. Its importance is in the context of educating and changing public attitudes to stammering using the medium of theatre. The play was written in collaboration with an experienced speech and language therapist and with input from the stammering community in the UK. It was first performed in 2017 in Leeds, England and data on a number of parameters were collected from a small random sample of those who attended. Details of the post show discussion and written responses from the audience are reported. The findings shed light on a possible role theatre can play in changing understanding and attitudes towards stammering in particular and disabilities more generally.

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