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David Grant is a Senior Lecturer in Drama in the School of Creative Arts at Queen’s University, Belfast, where has worked since 2000. A former Managing Editor of Theatre Ireland magazine, Programme Director of the Dublin Theatre Festival, and Artistic Director of the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, he continues work as a theatre director alongside his academic work, having recently directed revivals of Owen McCafferty’s Mojo Mickybo for Bedlam Theatre Company, Patrick McCabe’s Frank Pig Says Hello! For An Grianan Theatre, and Oscar Wilde at Home, a site-specific event in Florence Court House in Enniskillen for the Wilde Weekend. He has a long association with youth and community-based arts, most recently devising Days in the Bay with the Tiger’s Bay Men’s Group in Belfast. Publications include Playing the Wild Card for the Community Relations Council, and The Stagecraft of Brian Friel for Greenwich Exchange Books. He was director of the 1st Brian Friel Summer School, which took place in August 2015 in Redcastle, Donegal.
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He has a special interest in the Image Theatre techniques of Augusto Boal, with whom he was privileged to work in Derry in 1992, and whose ideas have influenced his applied drama practice ever since. In addition to image theatre work in Northern Ireland, he was also invited by the Peres Peace Institute to give drama workshops for Israeli and Palestinian school teachers in Jerusalem in October 2005. He did similar work at the Al Midan Theatre in Haifa in 2007, and at the Sarajevo Acting Academy in 2009.
Research Statement
David Grant's academic career has built on his twenty years experience in professional theatre in which he balanced mainstrem practice with work in youth and community contexts. Since coming to Queen's he has developed a strong reputation in applied drama, through work in the prisons and health sectors. He has also continued to work as a director, with a particular interest in Irish theatre. Recent projects have focussed on revisiting small cast multi-roling performances of the 1990s such as Frank Pig Says Hello! and Mojo Mickybo.
Teaching
David has taught both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Applied Drama, Theory and Practice of Acting and Directing, and Arts Management and Policy. He has also directed a number of theatre productions as part of the undergraduate curriculum, including Gogol's The Government Inspector, The Old Lady Says No! by Denis Johnston, and Catchpenny Twist by Stewart Parker.
He received a Queen's Teaching Award, 2005; was a Queen's nominee for a National Teaching Fellowship in 2006 and 2008; and received a Student Nominated Teaching Award from Queen's in 2013.
He served as Director of Education in the School of Creative Arts from 2011-2015.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R1312LAW: ESRC ES/K007432/1 "Applied Drama and Mental Health in North Belfast"
Shirlow, P. (PI) & Grant, D. (CoI)
01/08/2012 → …
Project: Research
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R3139NUR: Reducing unintended teenage pregnancy and HIV rates in South Africa and Lesotho: Adaptation of a gender-transformative educational intervention targeting adolescent men
Aventin, Á. (PI), Clarke, M. (CoI), Grant, D. (CoI), Lohan, M. (CoI), Lohfeld, L. (CoI), Thurston, A. (CoI) & Tomlinson, M. (CoI)
13/05/2019 → 30/06/2020
Project: Research
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R1481NUR: Relationships and Future Fatherhood Programme for Young Incarcerated Men
Lohan, M. (PI) & Grant, D. (CoI)
09/01/2018 → 29/02/2020
Project: Research
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R1837AEL: 'The Art of Reconciliation: Do Reconciliation-Funded Arts Projects Transform Conflict?
O'Rawe, D. (PI), Durrer, V. (CoI) & Grant, D. (CoI)
13/12/2017 → 28/04/2021
Project: Research
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“Feeling things happen”: evaluating the Playhouse Theatre and Peace-building Academy (2018–2020)
Grant, D., 14 Jun 2024, (Early online date) In: Cultural Trends. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights with men in prisons: co-production and feasibility testing of a relationship, sexuality and future fatherhood education programme
Robinson, M., Templeton, M., Kelly, C., Grant, D., Buston, K., Hunt, K. & Lohan, M., 05 Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Prisoner Health. 19, 3, p. 322-339 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Men’s mental health and the arts: perceived benefits and dynamics of engagement
O’Donnell, S., Lohan, M., Oliffe, J. L., Grant, D., Richardson, N. & Galway, K., 17 Aug 2023, In: Health Promotion International. 38, 4, 12 p., daad092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The acceptability, effectiveness and gender responsiveness of participatory arts interventions in promoting mental health and Wellbeing: a systematic review
O'Donnell, S., Lohan, M., Oliffe, J., Grant, D. & Galway, K., 04 Mar 2021, (Early online date) In: Arts & Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collapsing time: LGBTQ+ rights in Northern Ireland, A Queer Céilí at the Marty Forsythe
Durrer, V. & Grant, D., 01 Dec 2020, In: Scene. 8, 1-2, p. 105-120 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Origin 1st Irish Festival New York Award for Best Special Event 2016
Grant, D. (Recipient), 03 Oct 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Public Launch: Recovering the Art of Reconciliation online database
FitzGibbon, A. (Invited speaker), Grant, D. (Invited speaker), Mawhinney, K. (Invited speaker), Haughey, A. (Invited speaker), McKeown, L. (Invited speaker), Walker, A. (Invited speaker), Hadaway, P. (Organiser) & Coupe, A. (Organiser)
29 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Image Theatre Workshops
Grant, D. (Lecturer)
20 Aug 2017 → 25 Aug 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Objects with Objectives
Grant, D. (Organiser)
17 May 2017 → 21 May 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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SUPI School Workshop
Grant, D. (Contributor)
09 Jun 2016Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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All the World's a Stage
Grant, D. (Organiser)
07 Jun 2016 → 28 Jun 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Impacts
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Being Human - a festival of the humanities (Northern Ireland Hub)
Schroeder, F. (Participant), Grant, D. (Participant), Taroff, K. (Participant), McLaughlin, C. (Participant), Lehner, S. (Participant), Murray, A. (Participant), Barber, S. (Participant) & Murphy, P. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Societial Impact