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101 Drama Games and Activities 101 Drama Games and Activities by David Farmer is a collection of highly effective games and exercises suitable for children, young people and adults - available in paperback or e-book format.

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I'm Really Sorry...

...The first person (A) begins by saying "I'm really sorry...." and then adds, "... I've crashed the car", for example. B replies with something reassuring like, "Don't worry, I've decided to travel by bike."...

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Guest Game

I'm Really Sorry...

Learning Objectives:

  • To develop verbal improvisation skills
  • To learn to apologise - and to accept apologies (in a fun way)
  • Good for language learners

Age Group:  Children, young people and adults

Recommended time for activity: 10 minutes

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Learn to direct

Explore extracts from contemporary scripts, including Pool, No Water by Mark Ravenhill (Frantic Assembly), Too Much Punch For Judy by Mark Wheeller and Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker.  These scripts and others will be explored using a variety of approaches including drama games, mime, physical theatre, storytelling and voice exercises to help develop characters and scenes and to understand blocking and sub-text.  This all takes place at the Developing Directing Skills course on Saturday 25 October in London.

Find out more about this autumn's other drama courses.

 

 
Frog Stories

Storytelling and Drama in schools with David Farmer

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What is it?
Storytelling and practical drama sessions for schools based on the popular 'Frog' books by Max Velthuijs.  As well as being beautifully written and illustrated, the stories relate to many themes in PSHE.
   
Who is it for?
Key Stage 1 (Years 1-2)
   
When?
Autumn '08 and Spring '09 including Book Week (6-12 October) and National Storytelling Week (31 Jan – 7 Feb).

Why?
The programme supports the drama strand of the Primary Framework for Literacy as well as PSHE themes.
   
How much? 
£125 for a half-day or £185 for a full day, plus travel expenses

How do I book?
Contact David Farmer on 01603 465973 / 0797 321 7876 or send an email here

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Plays by David Farmer

David Farmer's plays have appeared in the West End, in theatres and schools across the UK, at international festivals and tours of Germany, Norway, Canada and the USA to half a million children, young people and their families. These plays were originally performed by Tiebreak Theatre Company and are suitable for performance by theatres and Theatre in Education (TIE) or Young People's Theatre (YPT) companies.  Further information and scripts are available from the author on request. David Farmer now undertakes playwriting commissions on a freelance basis.

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  • 06:47 - 01.07.2008

    This is the first part of an article detailing the successful story behind the publishing of 101 Drama Games and Activities.

    Sad but true – as soon as I received the first copy of my self-published book, I popped down to my favourite book shop and sneaked it onto the shelf in the Drama section - just to see what it would look like next to all the others. Of course, I took it home again.  Just one year later I am selling over 100 copies a month, quite a healthy figure. As I published the book myself my royalty is five times higher than I would have earned if I had gone down the traditional publishing route. 

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  • 10:44 - 27.06.2008

    Changing the text size

    You can adjust the size of text throughout this site by using the A A A links at the top of each page. Note that this question's text is larger anyway by default to ensure you can read these instructions. If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, most browsers allow you to alter the text size by holding down 'Ctrl' and moving the wheel.

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    Yes, I run drama workshops for children and young people in schools as well as with other groups ranging from CPD training for teachers to acting, directing and improvisation skills for youth and adult drama groups.  You can see a list of recent clients and find out about forthcoming courses.

    Can I book you to visit my school, drama group or theatre company?

    Yes - you can contact me (David Farmer) by email via the Contact Page or telephone 01603 465973/0797 321 7876. You can find out more about the types of sessions I can run from the Courses Page .

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    The Forum Page is a free resource that gives visitors the opportunity to contact each other, ask for suggestions or discuss issues to do with drama games, teaching and so on. Anybody can read posts but you will need to create a User Name and password to write messages. It's nothing to do with forum theatre!

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  • 11:31 - 19.06.2008

    Here is a list of 66 emotions which you could use in improvisations, for example in the still image activity Emotions.

    afraid, amazed, amused, annoyed, angry, anxious, ashamed, bored, cautious, cheerful, confident, confused, defeated, dejected, delighted, depressed, disgusted, distressed, eager, elated, embarrassed, enraged, excited, fearful, frightened, furious, grumpy, guilty, happy, homesick, hopeful, hopeless, hurt, insecure, jealous, joyful, lonely, mischievous, miserable, nervous, panicky, passionate, proud, pleased, sad, scornful, shocked, shy, surprised, suspicious, tense, terrified, unhappy, upset, wondering, worried
     

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  • 12:44 - 17.06.2008

    The UK National Curriculum sets out the core subjects children should study at school. It is organised into age groups called 'Key Stages'.

    The Key Stages are as follows:

     Age Key Stage 
    Year 
     3-5  Foundation  Preschool and Reception
     5-7  Key Stage 1  Years 1-2
     7-11  Key Stage 2  Years 3-6
     11-14  Key Stage 3  Years 7-9
     14-16  Key Stage 4  Years 10-11



        
     
         
             
         

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  • 17:01 - 13.06.2008

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