This is part of a suite of self-guided exercises developed for Level 5 undergraduates taking a module on World Drama 1880-1960. The resources were developed as part of a project on "Developing Independent Learning", funded by an English Subject Centre grant: a fuller description of the project is at http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/publications/newsletters/newsissue8/hopkins.htm.

A series of papers which explore: the formation of alternative narratives beyond neoliberalism; the functions of carnival within theatre and suggests playful applications in contemporary politics; the possibilities for performance to intervene in culture to effect change.