Learning from our fish out of water: Drama therapists adapting across culture

This exploratory research is interested in learning about some of the different ways drama therapy is taught and practised across national cultural contexts. It involves interviews with drama therapists who were trained in one country but have worked in one or more others. The underlying assumption is that therapists with cross-cultural experience may be especially perceptive to cultural differences in drama therapy practices. The research outlines the numerous adaptations therapists must make when working across cultures. Highlighting the discrepancy between training and practice in different cultural contexts, the article concludes with pedagogical recommendations for drama therapy training programmes.