Dr Georgia Bowers

Dr Georgia Bowers is an applied theatre practitioner, theatre maker, producer and educator. Her professional engagements include the Royal Opera House, Chichester Festival Theatre, Brighton People's Theatre, Spare Tyre, Young Carers: Bucks, London Bubble, Hampstead Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Centre Point, Watford Palace Theatre and Theatre Royal Windsor. 

Georgia's applied theatre practice and research examines how theatre with older adults can be used as a tool to combat ageism, negotiate ageist induced shame and encourage shame resilience. Her artistic work occurs in care homes, day centres, sheltered housing accomidation, hospitals and via online video platforms. Her practice and research has been shared throughout North America and Europe. 

Georgia is a graduate of the University of Chichester (BA Hons, Performing Arts and Music) and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA Applied Theatre: Drama in the Community and Drama Education). Georgia completed her PhD at the University of Portsmouth, where her research examined how applied theatre can challenge ageism and decrease ageist induced shame, by stimulating shame resilience through what she coined as Pro-Ageing Praxis.

Before joining the Guildford School of Acting, University of Surrey, Georgia taught at the University of Chichester and the University of Portsmouth. She currently serves as a member of the Portsmouth Dementia Action Alliance and is a trustee of London Bubble Theatre Company. Georgia is also the Focus Group Representative for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education: Wellness, Community and Ageing Focus Group (North America).