Sheila McCormick is a lecturer in Performance at Salford University, UK. Her research interests include documentary, applied and political theatre.

• Part OneChapter 1: Applied Theatre and Ageing: an Introduction Chapter 2: Social engagement and arts practice with the elderlyPart TwoChapter 3: Playful engagement: exploring the features of applied theatre approaches to engaging Individuals living with dementia, by Professor Michael Balfour, Julie Dunn, Kirsty Martin (Griffith University, Aus)Chapter 4: Improvisational storytelling and the TimeSlips approach, by Professor Anne D Bastings (Wisconsin-Milwaukee University, USA) Chapter 5: Creative well-being for people with dementia, by Dr Beth Luxmoore (Project Manager, Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention Project, Alzheimer Society, UK)Chapter 6: The Care Home as a Creative Space: A Cultural Response to Dementia Care, by Professor Helen Nicholson (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)Chapter 7: The artist as change agent, by Clive Parkinson (Director for Arts and Health, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) Chapter 8: Interview with Professor Mike Pearson, by Dr Sheila McCormick (Salford University, UK)Notes on ContributorsEndnotesBibliographyIndex

Sheila McCormick is a lecturer in Performance at Salford University, UK. Her research interests include documentary, applied and political theatre.

• Part OneChapter 1: Applied Theatre and Ageing: an Introduction Chapter 2: Social engagement and arts practice with the elderlyPart TwoChapter 3: Playful engagement: exploring the features of applied theatre approaches to engaging Individuals living with dementia, by Professor Michael Balfour, Julie Dunn, Kirsty Martin (Griffith University, Aus)Chapter 4: Improvisational storytelling and the TimeSlips approach, by Professor Anne D Bastings (Wisconsin-Milwaukee University, USA) Chapter 5: Creative well-being for people with dementia, by Dr Beth Luxmoore (Project Manager, Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention Project, Alzheimer Society, UK)Chapter 6: The Care Home as a Creative Space: A Cultural Response to Dementia Care, by Professor Helen Nicholson (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)Chapter 7: The artist as change agent, by Clive Parkinson (Director for Arts and Health, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) Chapter 8: Interview with Professor Mike Pearson, by Dr Sheila McCormick (Salford University, UK)Notes on ContributorsEndnotesBibliographyIndex