'This book makes important contributions in developing understandings about the dramaturgy of truth claims and testimonial theatre.' Rand Hazou, Research in Drama Education
'Performing the testimonial is not only an innovative work of performance philosophy regarding truthfulness in verbatim and testimonial theatre, it is a must read for anyone interested in contemporary discussions of epistemic and testimonial injustice as such.' Maurice Hamington, Professor of Philosophy at Portland State University
Introduction: Performing the 'promise' of truthfulness: the hybrid practices of contemporary verbatim and testimonial theatre
Part I: Verbatim theatre and its histories
1 Germany and the pre-histories of contemporary verbatim theatre: Piscator, Hochhuth and Weiss
2 The genealogy of contemporary verbatim theatre: shifting dramaturgies and performances of truthfulness
Part II: Towards testimonial theatre
3 Theatre of witnessing: Towards the decolonisation of testimonial theatre
4 Testimony as speaking out: Performing the ethico-political imperatives of witnessing
Conclusion: Performing witnessing in a post-truth era
Bibliography
Index