"Making People's Theatre is a practical and accessible guide to the theatre process from forming a group through choosing a script, directing, lighting and set design to performance and touring. As a fascintaing supplement to the general guide, Kavanagh uses the text of an existing play to offer specific examples of the steps in the play-making process. Robert Kavangah (McLaren), who lectures in the drama department of the University of Zimbabwe, has a long history of practical involvement in popular theatre in South Africa, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe. In addition to the general guide, McLaren uses the text of an existing play to offer more specific examples of the techniques and skills required in the making of popular theatre." (Publisher description)