Since 2021, Dr Bowers has published extensively on Applied Theatre, Creative Ageing, and ageism, with articles in Research in Drama Education, Performance Research, and Theatre Topics. Her research explores COVID-19’s impact on care-homes and it's relationship with theatre, Anti-Ageism Praxis, wellness and community in later life, and LGBTQ+ inclusive housing/care, with contributions to the British Society of Gerontology, the Baring Foundation, and the International Longevity Centre UK. Combining rigorous scholarship with practical insight, Bowers advances social justice for older adults through theatre, research, and public engagement.
Current publications are listed below:
Articles:
“An autoethnographic exploration of the presence of death and grief within applied theatre with older adults”, Bowers, G. G., (2024) Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2024.244270
“Creative Ageing SIG SPOTLIGHT on Practice: Internalised Ageism in the Arts”, Bowers, G. G., and Flourishing Lives. Ageing Issues: British Society of Gerontology, December 2024, https://ageingissues.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/creative-ageing-sig-spotlight-on-practice-internalised-ageism-in-the-arts/
“Wellness, Community, and Aging: Refocused and Renewed”, Gaines, A., Hughes, E., & Bowers, G.G., (2024), Theatre Topics https://doi.org/10.1353/tt.2024.a920476.
“Invading Capitalist Ageism in Applied Theatre through Anti-Ageism Praxis”, Bowers, G.G., (2024) Performance Research https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2023.2272511
“How COVID-19 & UK Government Policy Shaped the New World of Applied Theatre in British Care Homes”, Bowers, G.G., (2022) Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2022.2052831
Blog Posts:
"The Life House Project: Storytelling for LGBTQ+ inclusive care and housing", Bowers, G. & Vickers, M. The Baring Foundation, October 2025, https://baringfoundation.org.uk/blog-post/the-life-house-project-storytelling-for-lgbtq-inclusive-care-and-housing/
“Creative Ageing SIG SPOTLIGHT on Practice: Internalised Ageism in the Arts”, Bowers, G. G., and Flourishing Lives. Ageing Issues: British Society of Gerontology, December 2024, https://ageingissues.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/creative-ageing-sig-spotlight-on-practice-internalised-ageism-in-the-arts/
“Spotlight on ageism – how theatre challenges our ageist attitudes – internally and externally”, Bowers, G.G., International Longevity Centre UK, November 2024, https://ilcuk.org.uk/spotlight-on-ageism/
“Why housing for LGBTQ+ people later in life matters”, Bowers, G.G., Green, B., and King, A. The Housing Learning and Improvement Network, June 2024, https://www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/Why-housing-for-LGBTQ-people-later-in-life-matters/
“Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz: Reflections on being a care worker from the car park”, Bowers, G.G., (2021) Care Talk, https://www.caretalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/caretalk-nov-2021.pdf
Book Review:
Applied Theatre: Creative Ageing, Youth Theatre Journal, 2020, 34:2, 172-173, DOI: 10.1080/08929092.2020.18611503