Example drama dissertation topic 8:

Drama and the barrister: Is it appropriate to equip the Bar with the skills of the showman?

In recent years’ a number of the Inns of Court have’ in an attempt to improve the speaking delivery of their recruits’ run professional drama sessions as part of their education programmes for those wishing to be called to the bar. Encouraged’ within such sessions’ to ‘make a statement’ through dramatic interventions and the announcing of one’s presence’ rather than behaving in a demure and quiet fashion’this dissertation questions whether such drama approaches are appropriate for the professional lives of the next generation of barristers. Interviewing existing barristers’ Masters of the Inns’ pupils’ and law students’ this is a dissertation that critiques a specific aspect of drama career professional development within the UK and considers’ in so doing’ whether drama has overstepped its boundaries.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Jacobs’ J. (2007). Teaching and live performance: Applied theatre in universities and schools. Geelong’ Vic: Deakin University.
• Leiboff’ M. and Nield’ S. (2010).Law’s theatrical presence.Law Text Culture’ 14(1)’ pp. 1-2.
• Scully-Hill’ A.’ Lam’ P. and Yu’ H. (2010). Beyond role playing: Using drama in legal education. Journal of Legal Education’ 60′ pp. 147-152.