`The text unfolds in such a way that the central feature of psychodrama as an action therapy is spontaneously made manifest. The book is good for students of this method and would be a challenging refresher for practitioners in the field. All the special terms used by psychodramatists are defined in a succinct glossary so that the uninitiated will not be bewildered on first encountering "auxilliary egos", "surplus reality", "social atoms" or even the titillating idea of "act hunger"! The "Guide to further reading" and the section on psychodrama and the internet ensure that old-fashioned book- and journal-worms are as well catered for as cybersleuths' - New Therapist

Locus, Matrix and Status Nascendi
The Birth of Psychodrama
Setting the Stage
Instruments and Techniques of Psychodrama
Warming Up
Laying the Foundations of Practice
Scene Setting
Getting Started
The First Scene
Moving into Action
The Second Scene
Enactment
Scene Three
Completing the Action
Sharing
Psychodrama in Context
Processing
A Critical Look at Psychodrama

Paul Wilkins was Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Human Communication, Manchester Metropolitan University. He publications include Personal and Professional Development for Counsellors (London, SAGE Publications) and Psychodrama (London, SAGE Publications).