DRAMA GAMES

Drama Games for breaking the ice, physical warm-ups, group dynamics and encouraging creativity. These activities are drawn from a wide range of sources, including traditional games, as well as exercises developed by directors, actors and teachers. View each category by selecting from the drop-down menu – or use SEARCH.
1-2-3

1-2-3

A concentration game using counting and actions - tough but fun!
Best Bits

Best Bits

An amazingly easy and quick way to share group work in Drama without wasting time.
count-to-20

Count To 20

A classic concentration and focus exercise, where the group tries to count to twenty.
Daft Definitions

Daft Definitions

Put random words together to invent new concepts! Great storytelling warm-up.
Drama Games for Story Books

Drama Games for Story Books

Two amazing drama activities for bringing story books to life through drama!
Family Portraits

Family Portraits

Groups make family portraits by striking funny poses.
Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad

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

Grandma’s Footsteps

This classic playground game is perfect for exploring dramatic tension. Plenty of fun, surprise and cheating!
Guess Who I Am

Guess Who I Am

A fun way of creating characters from any picture.
Imaginarium

Imaginarium

An exciting and completely unpredictable way to brainstorm ideas.
Night Watchman

Night Watchman

The museum is closed for the night. The watchman is making his rounds. But something strange is going on...
One Word At A Time

One Word At A Time

A story is told by the group or in pairs, with each person adding one word at a time.
Open and Close

Open and Close

A brilliant method of performing a series of freeze-frames to tell a story in a drama lesson.
Pecking Order

Pecking Order

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

Poetry in Motion

Groups explore short or long poems through drama and movement.
Random Sound Stories

Random Sound Stories

A story is told by the group or in pairs, with each person adding one word at a time.
sculptor and statue

Sculptor and Statue

Students work in pairs and one mould the other's body into a character or shape.
Shoe Shuffle

Shoe Shuffle

Develop imagination and mime skills using everyday objects
Siren (Voice Warm-Up)

Siren (Voice Warm-Up)

An effective and easy humming warm up for exploring and extending the vocal range.
Soundscapes

Soundscapes

The group is conducted to create a sound picture or “soundscape” using their voices and bodies.
Status Pictures

Status Pictures

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

Story Orchestra

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

Ten Second Objects

Drama game - groups make the shape of an object using their bodies - in only ten seconds!
There Is Only One Liar

There Is Only One Liar

A psychological but fun group dynamics game from Augusto Boal.
Three Changes

Three Changes

An observation and getting to know you game - with online version
Three Word Sentences

Three Word Sentences

Sometimes three words are just enough.
Two Truths And A Lie

Two Truths And A Lie

Play online or live - tell your partner three things about yourself – two of which are true and one
What Are You Doing?

What Are You Doing?

Quick thinking and action is essential in this funny mime and spoken language drama game.
What If

What If

Quick ways to revamp a fairy tale – or any story - through improvisation and discussion.
Where Do You Stand? (inc Online Version)

Where Do You Stand? (inc Online Version)

A fast and effective way of discovering everybody’s opinions about a subject - online or offline.

I find ‘Poetry in Motion’ a great way to teach lines from Shakespeare!

Martha O'Shaughnessy Martha's Speech and Drama
Martha O'Shaughnessy

Love the Guess Who I Am game – had great fun choosing lots of famous paintings and can’t wait to try it out on Y4 in Zoom time on Thursday!

Laura Rogan Solefield School, Sevenoaks, Kent
Laura  Rogan

Thank you David Farmer !!! I love your Drama Games and they inspire me greatly!

Sara Christoffersen Argentina
Sara Christoffersen

I loved this game, the students were extremely spontaneous and that made it more enjoyable. I often use all the drama games that you send and believe me it’s made my classes fun!

Nishi, Mumbai, India 
Nishi, Mumbai, India

Thank you for sending me the suggestions for the parents’ workshop. The parents loved those sessions and could understand how their children are learning and why their kids say that drama is so much fun. They really loved it!

Marika, Kenya 
Marika, Kenya

I find ‘Poetry in Motion’ a great way to teach lines from Shakespeare!

Martha O'Shaughnessy Martha's Speech and Drama
Martha O'Shaughnessy

Love the Guess Who I Am game – had great fun choosing lots of famous paintings and can’t wait to try it out on Y4 in Zoom time on Thursday!

Laura Rogan Solefield School, Sevenoaks, Kent
Laura  Rogan

Thank you David Farmer !!! I love your Drama Games and they inspire me greatly!

Sara Christoffersen Argentina
Sara Christoffersen

I loved this game, the students were extremely spontaneous and that made it more enjoyable. I often use all the drama games that you send and believe me it’s made my classes fun!

Nishi, Mumbai, India 
Nishi, Mumbai, India

Thank you for sending me the suggestions for the parents’ workshop. The parents loved those sessions and could understand how their children are learning and why their kids say that drama is so much fun. They really loved it!

Marika, Kenya 
Marika, Kenya

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