Introduction Richard Boon and Jane Plastow; 1. The Wedding community play project: a cross-community production in Northern Ireland Gerri Moriarty; 2. Il Teatro Povero di Monticchiello, Italy Richard Andrews; 4. 'What happened to you today that reminded you that you were a black man?': the process of exploring black British masculinities in performance Michael Macmillan; 5. Wielding the cultural weapon after apartheid: Bongani Linda's Victory Sonqoba Theatre Company, South Africa Stephanie Marlin-Curiel; 6. Dance and transformation: the Adugna Community Dance Theatre, Ethiopia Jane Plastow; 7. The day of mourning/Pilgrim Progress in Plymouth, USA: contesting processions: a report on performance, personification and empowerment Ricardo Villanueva; 8. South Asia's Child Rights Theatre for Development: the empowerment of children who are marginalised, disadvantaged and excluded Michael Etherton; 9. Theatre - a space for empowerment: celebrating Jana Sanskriti's experience in India Sanjoy Ganguly.