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Concentration
1, 2, 3, Buzz! Count around a circle replacing certain numbers with the word "buzz".
Energy
2 Truths, 1 Lie Get to know the group by learning something about them and about how well they can lie!
Getting To Know You
Group Cohesion 8 Count Shake An energetic physical warm-up that helps to generate energy.
Improvisation About Me Understand more about a group by discovering facts about them.
Listening Boom Chicka Boom This is a camp style game that is great for warming up the voice and developing accents.
Plot
Catch My Name Getting to know everyone in the group by passing a ball or similar soft object
Trust
Change Places If .... Test the listening skills of your group whilst getting to know more about them.
Voice & Dialogue
Circle Story A group creating and telling a story together, one word or sentence at a time.
Connect Me Connect to different words to spark discussions or to delve into characters.
Lists
Count Up, Count Down A team game to encourage patience, turn taking and focus. A great challenge.
A to Z
There's only spare seat in the waiting room and nobody wants you to sit in it! A great energy
Most Read Doctor's Surgery
game promoting teamwork.
Ewy Chewy Toffee A good warm-up before any vocal work - exercise the jaw and facial muscles
Fruit Bowl / Anyone
A classic game than can be adapted and used in a variety of ways.
Who?
Fruit Salad Warm-up with a fun game that is great as a starter but can be developed beyond 'fruit'.
Grandmother's Footsteps A firm favourite of younger players....creeping up on a suspicious Grandmother.
HASH (Happy-Angry-
Focus on the characterisation during quick changing emotions
Sad-Happy)
Hi John, You're Jolly A descriptive name game with a group reaction.
Jumping Jelly Beans! A firm favourite game that is fun and energetic.
Just A Minute The one minute challenge - could you tell when one minute has passed?
Master Master, Who Am
A game to encourage accent, a silly voice or character to disguise your identity.
I?
Mexican Clap Pass a clap around a circle in super-fast speed....whoosh!
Name Gesture A common name game to encourage imagination, physical movement and mime when
introducing yourself.
Nursery Rhyme Action Create an improved version of well-known nursery rhymes with actions.
Park Bench A classic improvisation game based around the characters you might meet on a park bench.
Pass The Emotion Pass emotions around the circle and see everyones smiley face!
Pass The Squeeze Work as a team to pass a squeeze from person to person around the circle.
Pass The Word How many different meanings can a word have based on how it is said?
Personal Advert Create a personal advert to highlight the best and worst of you or your characters personality.
Random Sound Story Use some random sounds as the basis for creating a story.
Sculptor & Clay Mould and create a statue out of the clay of another person
A game of teamwork and concentration where a detective must spot a secret leader also can
Secret Leader
help build dramatic tension.
Shape Shifter Quick thinking game requiring pairs to create shapes called out to them.
Shazzam! A popular large group game where groups go into battle against one another.
Ship Ahoy! A classic game - useful to develop listening skills and spatial awareness.
Sit, Lie, Stand A fun improvisation exercise, and possibly even more fun to watch!
String Tension Bring a scenes energy up and down with a simple piece of string.
Traffic Lights An exercise to focus minds ready for a drama workshop.
An exercise that requires a great deal of trust between the members of the circle and the
Trust Circle
person inside the circle.
Trust Falls Develop pair work with a trust exercise.
Trust Lift Lift a person above your heads with this trust exercise.
Trust Walk Developing pair cohesion with a game where each person needs the support of the other.
Unfortunately /
Create an elaborate story, in pairs or as a group, with many twists and turns.
Fortunately
Wink Murder An old favourite to out-fox the detective and claim as many victims as possible.
Word Ping Pong A great exercise to bring those involved into the Drama thought space.
Yes Let's A twist on 'follow the leader' where everyone has a chance to lead the actions of the group.
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