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 clicking on the tabs below.

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A simple and effective game which is ideal for closing a session.
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Bill and Ben

A daft song and action game that is designed to catch people out!
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Catch My Name

A fun way of learning names by throwing a ball around a circle from one person to another.
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Count To 20

One of the simplest, yet most challenging drama games where the group tries to count to twenty.
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Crossing The Line

A physical game played with a partner - dare you let your partner win?
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Follow Your Nose

Encourages awareness of different ways of moving as an individual in a group
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Grandma’s Footsteps

One person is Grandma. The others in the group try to creep up and tap her on the shoulder.
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Jumpstart! Drama

A dip-into book, containing over 40 approaches to using drama with well-known stories.
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One Word At A Time

A story is told by the group or in pairs, with each person adding one word at a time.
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Random Sound Stories

Small groups tell or perform a story which incorporates random sounds.
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Sculptor and Statue

Partners take it in turns to "mould" each other into a living statue.
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Siren

A good humming warm up for exploring and extending the vocal range.
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Sound Pictures

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

In pairs, create a still image where one of you has a higher status than the other and let others
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Ten Second Objects

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

A psychological but fun group dynamics game from Augusto Boal where players have to guess who was chosen.
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Two Truths, One Lie

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

A quick and effective drama warm-up which involves juggling imaginary plates like a waiter.
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What Are You Doing?

Say one thing but do another!
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Where Do You Stand?

A fast and effective way of discovering everybody’s opinions about a subject.
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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 clicking on the tabs below.