• Suresh Chandra Das R S
• Dr. K.R. Rajaravivarma

Abstract: Man is a social animal as well as pleasure seeking one. The existence of harmonious social relations also based on the balance of the pleasure and pain. The way to pleasure is many folds, may or may not desirable, for sustainability and progress of both individual and society. The substances are one of the ways for pleasure or happiness, a non-desirable one. So, for the sake of the individual and society need to correct them, those are in wrong path of pleasure. Applied theatre is umbrella term that cover the wide applications of theatre, such as in education, in organizational development, in community development etc…And theatre can use an intervention tool in de-addiction programmes. While one in addiction the personality of the individual and his interaction with society should not be in normal pace, that should affect in his social roles and duties, his behaviour should be collapsed. The making up of his personality and bring back the individual to the society is very primary end of deaddiction programmes. Theatre based therapy or activities are proved, as a tool to improve and change behaviour of the individual. This paper discussed why and how theatre can use as an intervention tool, based on the various reported studies on applied theatre and art-based therapy programmes.

Keywords: theatre intervention, alternate theatre, theatre for de-addiction, theatre for CBT

"THEATRE AS A PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION TOOL FOR DE-ADDICTION PROGRAMMES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.215-217, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904I35.pdf

"THEATRE AS A PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION TOOL FOR DE-ADDICTION PROGRAMMES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp215-217, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904I35.pdf