Focusing mainly on case studies from Australia and the United States of America, this book considers how people with Dementia represent themselves and are represented in \'theatre of the real\' productions and care home interventions, assessing the extent to which the \'right kind\' of Dementia story is being affirmed or challenged.
It argues that this type of story -- one of tragedy, loss of personhood, biomedical deficit, and socio-economic \'crisis -- produces Dementia and the people living wit.
Focusing mainly on case studies from Australia and the United States of America, this book considers how people with Dementia represent themselves and are represented in \'theatre of the real\' productions and care home interventions, assessing the extent to which the \'right kind\' of Dementia story is being affirmed or challenged