Do You Like Your Neighbour? Description Everyone sat on seats in a circle game with one person in the middle. The object of the game for the person in the middle is to find a seat in the circle and therefore have someone else play in the middle. The player in the middle goes up[…]
Danish Clapping Description One of those games that is hard to explain in writing but if you see it played it makes sense honest! This is played in pairs. Stand facing your partner and clap your hands together at the same time. Now choose from one of three positions; arms in the air, arms to[…]
Curveball Story Description This is played in pairs (trios work too). One person makes up a story. As they tell it, the other will call out random words that need to be incorporated into the story. Wait for the last word to be folded in before giving another. Variations Similar to What If? where the[…]
Take a Tour Decription In groups of four or five, get them to hold hands in a line. The person at the front of the line will sweep an imaginary curtain to one side and lead the others through, taking them on a tour of a place (real or imagined). When the tour is done[…]
Come Over Here If… Description Everyone playing it across the whole room. One person holds up their hand and says “Come over here if…” and finishes the sentence with something true about themselves like “Come over here if you’re watching Game of Thrones”. Anyone who watches Game of Thrones would go over near them. People[…]
TED Talks Description Two improvisers are given an obscure subject in the field of technology, entertainment or design. They present about it in the style of a TED talk to the audience. Additional Tips for Playing Players should imagine they have head mics and that they’re playing to a big room. Imagine you have all slides[…]
Overload Description One person volunteers to play the game. One person stands in front of them. The player must follow the physical moves of this person, like a mirror. This is the most important focus. Get this going first. On one side have a group asking personal questions (what’s your favourite item of clothing? Where[…]
Character Mirror Circle Description One person stands in the middle of a small circle and does a monologue in character. Everyone on the outside attempts to speak and move along with them at the same time. Not echoing, but doing it at the same time. They attempt to copy their body language, tone of voice,[…]
Change Description In pairs (a trio will work fine too) have one person tell the other about a holiday memory. After a short while, clap your hands and shout ‘change’. Their partner will need to carry on the story even though it didn’t happen to them. Keep clapping and shouting ‘change’, speeding up the gap[…]
People go pair by pair and improvise scenes with three lines in total. Either actor says the first line, then there is a response, then a response to that. Whatever is said is then wildly applauded. A nice way to introduce performing scenes for the first time and helps to get people get used to improvising[…]
Character dial-up Description Everyone stood in a big circle. Someone starts things off by taking a small character quirk and saying a line of dialogue as that character. The person next to them copies the character and dialogue, and cranks it up by 1%. The person next to them copies them, and again cranks it[…]
Category Tag Description This is basically a game of ‘It’ or ‘Tag’ like you played at school with a little twist. One person is It and their job is to touch someone in order to make that person It. The person that is It calls out a category before the chase begins. It can be[…]