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Sculptor and Statue

Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement

Students work in pairs and one mould the other’s body into a character, shape or emotion.

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What If?

Drama Games, Improvisation, Storytelling, Writing

Quick ways to revamp a fairy tale – or any story – through improvisation and discussion.

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Status Pictures

Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement

In pairs, create a still image where one of you has a higher status than the other.

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Two Truths And A Lie

Drama Games, Icebreakers, Speaking and Listening

Tell your partner three things about yourself – two of which are true and one of which is a lie!

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Three Word Sentences

Drama Games, Improvisation, Language, Speaking and Listening

Players improvise a scene and they always speak in three-word sentences.

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Fruit Salad

Concentration, Drama Games, Warm Ups

A fun game encouraging fast reactions and verbal dexterity by saying the names of fruits.

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Pecking Order

Drama Games, Improvisation

Can you work out where you stand in the pecking order?

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Story Orchestra

Drama Games, Language, Speaking and Listening, Storytelling

Conduct a story like a piece of music, in this fun drama game!

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Poetry in Motion

Drama Games, Mime and Movement, Speaking and Listening

Groups explore short or long poems through drama and movement.

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Daft Definitions

Drama Games, Speaking and Listening

Think up random words to invent impossible objects! Great storytelling warm-up.

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