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Time Jump Description Players do a scene, and someone from off stage shouts times to move to e.g. “5 years on, 10 minutes later” etc. Scene moves through time and space. Example Location: Fancy restaurant Freddie: I’ve counted, and this is the 5,000th potato I’ve peeled since I joined this restaurant: The Grande Velouté. Other[…]

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Alphabet letters

The Alphabet Game Description Players do a scene where each line starts with the next letter of the alphabet. Example Location: Sweet Shop Improviser A: Can I help you? Improviser B: Do you sell flying saucers? Improviser A: Excitingly we just got in these giant ones! Improviser B: Fantastic I just love the sweet sweet[…]

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Audio mixer control panel board, cinematic tone. Music technology, concert event, or DJ instrumental equipment concept

Sound Effects Description Two improvisers play a scene, while two players off stage provide the sound effects. Can also be done with audience members doing the sound effects. Teaching Purpose This is a great listening game as everyone has to listen to offers coming from different directions. The improvisers on stage have to listen to[…]

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Household Olympics Description The players get a suggestion of a household task. Two of the players act out that activity as if it were an Olympic sport, in extreme slow motion. The other two players commentate on the action. Can involve cheating and sabotage. Example 2 players stand centre stage and start warming up. The[…]

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Slideshow A couple have been on holiday, based on suggestion from the audience. They are showing the audience a slide show of their holiday. The photos from the holiday are played by the rest of the cast making poses and holding that position. Each photo is justified and explained by the couple. The photos frequently[…]

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Sit Stand Lie Lean Description 4 improvisers do a scene. Throughout the scene one must sit, one stand, one lie, one lean. When they move (e.g. the person sitting stands up) they change places and must justify the movement. Teaching Purpose Focus. There are lots of things going on and you have to carry on[…]

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Poetry Corner Description A host interviews a poet in the style of a late night Radio 4 arts show called Poetry Corner, with the poet’s name given by the audience. They discuss poems from the poet’s recent book. The rest of the cast take it in turns to read (improvise) poems from the book in[…]

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Oscar Winning Moment Description The players perform a scene from a movie title given by the audience. Each plays gets given an Oscar winning reason  e.g. “best kung fu moves, best dramatic exit”, and at some point each actor will they do their Oscar winning moment. Teaching Purpose Commitment. This game is great for committing[…]

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One Voice Description The players are telling a story as one person, and they all talk at exactly the same time. Teaching Purpose For this exercise players need to listen and slow down. There’s no leader, everyone should be following and supporting each other. Additional Tips for Playing Keep looking at each other, with eye[…]

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Faculty Rectangle

Last Text You Sent Description Get the audience to write down the last text they sent on pieces of paper. Throughout the scene players read out the texts and try and justify them in the scene. Same as Written Lines, with texts instead of lines of dialogue. For more details please see the Written Lines[…]

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Faculty Rectangle

Job Interview Description Get a suggestion of a job the players will be interviewing for. They play a three headed person and answer the interview questions one word at a time. Origin Played by The Comedy Store Players. Subscribe to Our Newsletter If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter containing helpful improv resources,[…]

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Faculty Rectangle

Is It Is It Wiki’d Description This is one of our favourites! Why oh why don’t we play this all the time? The Wikipedia home page is projected on to the back wall. The audience pick an number between 1 and 10, which is the number of times “random page” is clicked. That page inspires[…]

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