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Drama Games for Exploring Shakespeare / Alanna Beeken ; Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation, issuing body.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beeken, Alanna, author.
- Series:
- Drama games.
- Drama Games Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acting games.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Nick Hern Books Limited, [2023]
- Summary:
- Dozens of games to help bring Shakespeare's plays to life in the classroom or rehearsal room - making them fun and accessible to actors, students, directors and teachers.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title page
- Contents
- Foreword by Paterson Joseph
- Introduction
- How to Use This Book
- Notes and Glossary
- Acknowledgements
- Part One: WARM-UPS AND GENERAL GAMES
- 1. I Am…
- 2. The King's Coming
- 3. The Clapping Game
- 4. Who's the Leader?
- 5. Shakespeare Sign Names
- 6. Zounds!
- 7. Clap, Stamp, Shimmy
- 8. Venga Venga
- 9. Ban Ban Caliban
- 10. Character Swaps
- 11. Who's the Boss?
- 12. Can I Stay at Your House?
- Part Two: STORY AND WORLD-BUILDING
- 13. Round Here We…
- 14. Ten Events
- 15. Moodboarding
- 16. See It, Be It
- 17. Character Cards
- 18. Story Bag
- 19. Once There Was…
- 20. Tell It, See It, Map It
- Part Three: INTRODUCING SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE
- 21. Double Double
- 22. Diddly Dee
- 23. One-line Express
- 24. Tactics Circle
- 25. One Word Add
- 26. Iambic Pentameter Made Easy
- 27. Don't Stress, Just Stress
- Part Four: ACTIVATING SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE
- 28. Mapping
- 29. Chair Swap
- 30. Punctuation Walk
- 31. Sentence Types
- 32. Antithesis
- 33. Most Rare Vision
- 34. Image-Makers
- 35. Ghosting
- 36. This is for You
- 37. Yes It Is, No It Isn't
- 38. Punching the Line
- 39. Improv Layers
- 40. Barriers and Posse
- 41. Last Word Repeat
- Part Five: CHARACTER
- 42. Mystery Party Guest
- 43. Archetypes
- 44. Wants and Fears
- 45. Leading with Body Parts
- 46. Role on the Wall
- 47. Floor Surfaces
- 48. Shakespeare Zoo
- 49. Shakespeare Status Games
- 50. The Court Makes the King
- 51. Reaction Box
- 52. Oh Yes!
- 53. Strings
- 54. Character Profiles
- Part Six: STAGING
- 55. The Game of Power
- 56. Attract/Repel
- 57. Stop-Go
- 58. Three Gestures
- 59. Mirroring
- 60. Round, Across, Under
- 61. Join the Dots
- 62. Flock of Birds
- 63. Shakespeare's Footsteps
- 64. Cat and Mouse
- 65. Sound Orchestra
- 66. Hot Spots
- Appendices.
- Ten-point Summary: Macbeth
- Character Cards: Macbeth
- Index of Games
- Skills
- Alphabetical List
- About the Authors
- Copyright Information.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Beeken, Alanna Drama Games for Exploring Shakespeare
- ISBN:
- 9781788506472
- 1788506472
- OCLC:
- 1405943212
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