The play is the result of drama (process-workshops) with over 300 convicts serving time in two Serbian prisons. Their testimonies were used to prepare a forum play – an interactive theatrical form enabling the active participation of the audience and discussion. The cast includes several ex-convicts. The “PRISON SPA” has so far been performed in theatres in Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac and Belgrade and in three penitentiaries and will be staged in three other penitentiaries, subject to the Penal Sanctions Enforcement Administration’s consent. The play aims to acquaint the general and expert public with how the prison population lives and the problems they face. (more…)