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Appetizer 03 Splat! Secondary Appetizer 02 Spaghetti Starter 119 Emotionally Torn Main Course 146 Build To Blackout Dessert Additional Comments Although it is a Main Course, I used exercise 119 (Emotionally Torn) as my Starter and it worked really well and set up the final pieceRead More

Appetizer 22 Pressure Point Secondary Appetizer 38 Bubbles Starter 66 Object Circle Main Course 116 The Letter Dessert Additional Comments The combination of OBJECT CIRCLE and THE LETTER worked really well . . . The students had been given a very clear lesson in truthful actingRead More

Appetizer 32 The Boxed Coin Secondary Appetizer 29 Machines Starter 60 Set Positions Main Course 118 Motivation Maps Dessert Additional Comments All these exercises encourage the players to be more aware of the playing area and their place within it and this combination of gamesRead More

Appetizer 03 Splat Secondary Appetizer 20 Character Circle Starter 63 Speed “Hate”! Main Course 111 Trash TV Dessert Additional Comments When playing CHARACTER CIRCLE, I found that the students were a little reluctant to begin with so after the first round, we playedRead More

Appetizer 03 Splat! Secondary Appetizer 14 Frog In The Pond Starter 78 The Toy Maker Main Course 157 The Magic Object Dessert Additional Comments A great combination of theatre games and exercises for younger students. Very energetic, very physical, extremely creative and lots ofRead More

Appetizer 05 Energy Circle Secondary Appetizer 26 Hands Of Power Starter 51 Chain Argument Main Course 125 3 Physical Levels Dessert 157 Lie, Sit & Stand Additional Comments Great for focusing the energy of a particularly rowdy bunch or for drawing a physically connected andRead More

Appetizer 04 1-10 Secondary Appetizer 38 Bubbles Starter 64 Bus Stop Main Course 102 Silent Start Dessert 158 Last Letter Additional Comments I used this combination of theatre games with my older students. The BUS STOP exercise took some coaching before they were trulyRead More

Additional Comments This is a great combination for allowing players to experiment with a wide variety of characters and is great for enabling younger drama students to play status. The Spaghetti games gets the students acting ‘in their bodies’ . . . I had toRead More

Additional Comments I teach a VERY excitable group of young performers and this combination of theatre games offered the perfect balance of hectic, high octane energy release and focused, fun filled, character based improvisational exercises. They used up a great deal of energyRead More

Additional Comments I used exercise 26 HANDS OF POWER after WINK MURDER in order to get the class on its feet and physical before moving on to the slightly more focused CHARACTER CARPENTRY. We had a great group discussion after IMAGINARY JOURNEY, the students were SO keen toRead More