Michael Etherton has worked for international NGOs in both Asia and Africa in Development since 1988. Before, he worked in universities and colleges in Africa and the United Kingdom. He is the author of The Development of the African Drama, (Hutchinson, 1982); Contemporary Irish Drama, (Macmillan, 1988). He is now a trainer of child rights in development and drama; and lectures in universities on macro-economics, development and rights. His work on Child Rights Theatre for Development is written up in South A9sia’s Child Rights Theatre for Development, in Theatre and Empowerment: Community Drama on the World Stage, [Boon & Plastow, editors] Cambridge University Press, 2004). Michael is the Guest Editor for African Theatre Number 6: Youth and Performance, (James Currey, 2006). He is also the joint Guest Editor for Research in Drama Education Special Issue on Impact Assessment Volume 11 No.2 (Carfax Publishing, June 2006).