What If?

From ‘101 More Drama Games and Activities’

What If?

From ‘101 More Drama Games and Activities’

“A superb way of making new stories in writing or drama!”

– David Farmer, Director of Drama Resource.

Age: 7 to adult
Players: Small Groups
Time: 30 minutes
Tags: Improvisation, Devising

Quick ways to revamp a fairy tale – or any story

Ask groups to choose a fairytale and then to take a few minutes to compile a number of “What if?” questions, such as:

What if… Jack’s Mum climbed the beanstalk
What if… Rapunzel cut off her hair
What if… the Ugly Duckling had turned out to be a turkey

The groups should choose their favourite question from the list (or combine one or two of them) and prepare a short improvised piece to perform to the other groups.

Director’s Tips

  • You can ask students to bring a fairytale up to date.
  • Who would the Three Bears be if the story was transposed to a modern setting?
  • What contemporary object or device could you use to represent Jack’s beanstalk?
  • Give students free rein to have fun with the stories!

“What If” can also be used in other parts of the curriculum:

What if…

  • Sea levels rose by half a metre?
  • Dinosaurs had not been wiped out?
  • There was no gravity?
  • There was no electricity?

These questions can be answered using drama, writing or art!

Age: 7 to adult
Players: Small Groups
Time: 30 minutes
Tags: Improvisation, Devising

Quick ways to revamp a fairy tale – or any story

Ask groups to choose a fairytale and then to take a few minutes to compile a number of “What if?” questions, such as:

What if… Jack’s Mum climbed the beanstalk
What if… Rapunzel cut off her hair
What if… the Ugly Duckling had turned out to be a turkey

The groups should choose their favourite question from the list (or combine one or two of them) and prepare a short improvised piece to perform to the other groups.

Director’s Tips

  • You can ask students to bring a fairytale up to date.
  • Who would the Three Bears be if the story was transposed to a modern setting?
  • What contemporary object or device could you use to represent Jack’s beanstalk?
  • Give students free rein to have fun with the stories!

“What If” can also be used in other parts of the curriculum:

What if…

  • Sea levels rose by half a metre?
  • Dinosaurs had not been wiped out?
  • There was no gravity?
  • There was no electricity?

These questions can be answered using drama, writing or art!

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This game is from: 101 MORE Drama Games and Activities

‘This book cheered me up. Buy it and smile. There will be a lot of laughter in your classroom.’ – Drama Magazine.

Lively warm-up games and vocal exercises to develop concentration, focus, team building, storytelling, mime and movement. The activities are particularly useful for rehearsing and devising scenes as well as drama lessons and workshops.

This game is from:
101 MORE Drama Games and Activities

 

101-More-Drama-Games

Lively warm-up games and vocal exercises to develop concentration, focus, team building, storytelling, mime and movement. The activities are particularly useful for rehearsing and devising scenes as well as drama lessons and workshops.