Theatre Game #7 - Heads Up, Heads Down

From the Drama Menu collection, here is theatre game #7; Heads Up, Heads Down. This drama game promotes concentration, group awareness and is excellent for bringing focus to the start of your drama session. . . If you are looking for ideas for drama / drama lesson plans / theatre games ideas; Drama Menu offers a comprehensive collection of theatre games, drama games, improv ideas, fun warm ups, group warm ups, performance exercises and ideas for acting. The uniquely structured book allows readers to quickly and easily create a drama lesson plan that will enthuse and inspire each performing arts student. Find out more about Drama Menu, "The Three Course Approach To Theatre Games" and find drama lesson plans, theatre game inspiration, energy games, improv ideas, drama games, theatre games and much more at www.dramamenu.com. . . . Keep visiting our Drama Menu You Tube channel for new drama lesson inspiration, theatre games, drama exercises, improv games, drama games and ideas for drama teaching being added each week. . . Drama Menu is written by Glyn Trefor-Jones, founder of The Academy Of Performing Arts (www.theacademyofperformingarts.com) and published by Nick Hern Books. To buy the book visit www.dramamenu.com or www.nickhernbooks.co.uk.

[@ennabbaguisimo5783]

You are a bunch of wonderful people with radiant positive energy .. lucky to find you.

[@PEPratt]

Some awesome games and activities shared here! Thanks so much. Definitely adding these to my go-to's for small group games!

[@alice-ko3zy]

I’m A drama captain so I’m running drama club and this is a great game!

[@LALisaMarie1]

So good...Doing this with 4th grade theatre, not quite so quick but just as fun...Love your videos!!

[@pocketpartyapp]

Yep this is a great game. We have a video teaching this too, but we called it Medusa. A real crowd pleaser. Good to see others teaching games like these too!

[@kavehmahdavi7134]

so useful practice

[@Alex-rr3ku]

Love it! My drama teacher does some of these games

[@nalannalan8352]

give any exercise to overcome shyness when.acting

[@SparkleLearning]

😃Thank you very much for your sharing. What an exciting #game! Will implement this idea in the next #training!

[@riyamathews9519]

This looked fun..they played so well

[@manicamaver3322]

I have the book Drama Menu and also the new book Drama Menu at a Distance. I find these videos very useful, as you can see the game "in action" - it is easier to understand how the games work by watching the video than by reading the instructions. Is there anywhere else where I can find the videos of the other games in the books? If there isn't why don't zou record them? Maybe they should me available only to the owner of the books...

[@Noeliamv1]

buenísimo!

[@cosmic_bobatea]

Now I wanna play that

[@nithinthimothyy]

Epic one

[@Ursulasgf]

My friends are starting dramaclub and these games are GREAT! It helps a lot of new kids with their acting and improv

[@DramaMenu]

Loving that you find the games not good but... GREAT! And I'm really happy that they are helping :)

[@vocationalphysicaleducatio3768]

Nice 👍

[@suthsireesila1598]

Thank you. I love this.

[@DramaMenu]

My pleasure! Loving that you love it :)!!

[@WorkstationEm]

Oh my god! I remember when I took the class back in time at UC. I have never forgotten what my greatest teacher taught me. She is very nice and told me not to feel bad and always believe in myself and that I can do it.

[@brandontrevino535]

Lol my theatre arts teacher showed us this video on google meets

[@ThatGlobalDesi]

i love theatre folks lol

[@robossthinking1056]

Creepy lol I also like how they acted like they was dying lol

[@liangzhao8009]

funny game!

[@bbabaeng]

오 이거 참 재미있겠습니다. 영상 공유하여주셔서 감사합니다.

[@DramaMenu]

천만에요. 게임을 즐기십시오!

[@junebarnes9530]

I recommend this account for my friends)

[@DramaMenu]

Thanks June... it is very much appreciated :).

[@jennifers8260]

I played this in my theatre class!

[@brandontrevino535]

Same

[@MissCraig]

What did it help you improve?

[@pawezygmuntcichosz5411]

Fajne to😅

[@raghavgite8811]

Sir please provide this book in Hindi also,,,,

[@HotRockinAngie]

I love you guys, you're so cheerful, hilarious and creative, wish I could meet you sometime haha :)) greetings from Vienna - Austria

[@DramaMenu]

Greetings right back at you from the UK :)... I'm so glad you're enjoying the videos.

[@emilywatson1304]

Gibt es irgendwelche Variationsmöglichkeiten?

[@bob-kp1hi]

Hello

[@juju.le.toilet]

We played this game before but we called it Medusa

[@lucienduchesne1237]

4 big guys in my room

[@ajovas857]

I didn't get it could you explain me please

[@DramaMenu]

It's about group awareness and sending your focus out to others in the group so; when your head is down, you have to get a feeling for who ISN'T going to look at you when you look up and then, on 'heads up'... if you're right and they're not looking at you, you stay in. If they have decided to look at you and you lock eyes; you're both out!

[@muhadijayadi298]

semoga mamfir kerumah

[@mikecheongx]

how do you determine a winner if there are even members in the group? e.g. 2 people left that are in the game?

[@DramaMenu]

There's a simple solution... if there is an even number of players, you play too! If there are an odd amount of players, you step out of the circle and coach from outside.

[@mikecheongx]

@@DramaMenu thanks! Makes sense

[@SchammlerG]

Kann mir bitte jemand übersetzen, wer derjenige ist, der sich setzten muss? Es sieht lustig aus, würde es gerne mal ausprobieren

[@DramaMenu]

Wenn sich zwei Spieler ansehen; beide müssen sich hinsetzen. Dieses Spiel wird am besten mit einer ungeraden Zahl gespielt, es gibt also immer nur einen Gewinner. Genießen :)

[@SchammlerG]

@@DramaMenu Dankeschön! 💐

[@poojadhanuka7148]

They scream horribly!!

[@DramaMenu]

Maybe watch it on mute!