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Drama Games: For Those Who Like To Say No

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Description for Drama Games: For Those Who Like To Say No Paperback. Suitable for teachers and workshop leaders working with difficult students, youth groups, young offenders, and all those who take pleasure in saying 'no' to whatever is offered them, this title aims to encourage challenging groups to engage, collaborate, negotiate and develop not just drama but also life skills. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ANC; JNU; YND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 114 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.

A dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book in the Nick Hern Books Drama Games series, this title is for teachers and workshop leaders working with difficult or reluctant students, youth groups, young offenders, and all those who seem intent on saying 'no' to whatever is offered them. 

'This book offers invaluable ways for artists, teachers, workshop leaders and activists to better use the arts to empower young people' Ken Livingstone, from his Foreword.

For these groups, drama games and activities need to be robust and engaging, and the dozens that appear in this book have been devised with this ... Read more

Following the ninety games and exercises aimed at developing core skills, the book offers scenarios for a series of improvisational challenges that test participants' abilities in mediation, communication, negotiation, assertiveness and managing emotions. Also included is a collection of games aimed at preparing teachers and workshop leaders for facilitating challenging sessions.

The ultimate aim is to encourage reluctant participants to engage, collaborate and develop not just skills for drama but skills for life.

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848420496
SKU
V9781848420496
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-7

About Chris Johnston
Chris Johnston (1952-2017) was a writer, performer, director, teacher, and workshop facilitator who championed work in community-based theatre and improvisation. His work with Insight Arts Trust (1988-98) and then Rideout (1999-2016) pioneered a range of theatre and arts-based strategies for working with prisoners and those on probation. His experiments with ensemble work were realised in two companies, ESP and Fluxx. ... Read more

Reviews for Drama Games: For Those Who Like To Say No
'Packed to the brim with bright and breezy ideas - a bargain!'
Total Theatre Magazine
'Each section of the book is well laid out and the games are clearly explained... contains some very interesting exercises'
Youth Drama Ireland

Goodreads reviews for Drama Games: For Those Who Like To Say No


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