Exercises

Walking with motivation – a short drama exercise

Young or inexperienced performers often forget that they shouldn't move around the stage without a reason - and "because the director/teacher said so" or because it's a stage direction isn't a good enough reason! There might be a specific reason they're ...
Warmups

Silent shapes & Silent tableaus – quiet drama warm-up games

Silent Shapes (and the more advanced Silent Tableaux/Tableaus) are great games for encouraging students to think physically as a group & as individuals, to encourage different methods of non-verbal communication and to get them in the mood for a more ...
Exercises

Vocal projection/breathing exercises: considering lung capacity

The ability to project your voice is (obviously) an essential skill for an budding actor – or anyone who ever needs to talking in public (including teachers!). Voice projection should be stressed throughout all drama lessons and exercises – but it’s ...
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Closing games

Practise vocal projection with the Shakespeare Insult Generator

There are various versions of the Shakespearean Insult Generator around the internet - probably because it's a lot of fun. It can used as a vocal projection exercise - a fun cooldown or "reward" after the other vocal projection exercises perhaps ...
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Yee-ha! A fun warm-up game for drama groups

Yee-ha! is a fun warm-up game in the vein of Zip Zap Boiiing, which encourages focus, quick thinking and silliness! Cowboy hats are optional ;) The group should stand in a circle facing inwards and someone starts passing a "yee-ha!" around ...
Warmups

Fake word definition – a name-learning drama game

Fake word definition is an alternative to the usual movement-based association games used to learn names in a new drama group (or indeed, in any other type of group!). Standing in a circle, each person in turn says their name, then ...
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