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One Word At A Time

Drama Games, Language, Speaking and Listening, Storytelling

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

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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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Open and Close

Drama Games, Improvisation, Mime and Movement

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

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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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Drama Games for Language Teaching (teenage to adult)

Download - Secondary

14 easy to use drama games and activities suitable for a range of ages and language levels.

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Adverb Game

Drama Games, Improvisation, Language

Guess the emotion/action and adverb in this hilarious mime guessing game

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What Are You Doing?

Concentration, Drama Games, Language, Mime and Movement, Warm Ups

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

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Introducing Augusto Boal (12 years to adult)

Download - Secondary

3 full-length practical sessions introducing the work of the revolutionary Brazilian theatre maker.

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Soundscapes

Drama Games, Sound, Speaking and Listening, Storytelling

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

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Imaginarium

Drama Games, Mime and Movement, Speaking and Listening, Storytelling

An exciting and completely unpredictable way to use body shapes to brainstorm ideas.

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