RAISE
WORK SCHEME
by
MANON WYN WILLIAMS
DATE
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Workshop 3
ACTIVITY
1
Welcome. Short
introduction to
myself and the
Rules. Name
Game, then add an
action and say
something
interesting.
Name Game and
say something
starting with the
same letter as the
name
Moving Game with
particular parts of
the body only
touching the floor.
Game: ‘Simon
Says...’
ACTIVITY
2
Walking Game –
through water,
fire, treacle,
glass etc. String
attached to
different parts of
the body.
ACTIVITY
3
Workshop: actor’s tools. The parent’s
work – what tools do they use? The
actor’s tools – voice and body. Loud
voice, large movements. Each to
choose an animal. Body = imitate
animal’s motion/stance. Audience to
guess the animal. Voice = imitate
animal’s noise. Audience to guess the
animal.
Game: Traffic
Explain ‘still pictures’. Groups of six.
Lights.
Create three still pictures on the
Each group
theme of friends, then three on the
member to finish theme of bullying. Give out
the sentence ‘If I questionnaires.
was Prime
Minister...’
ACTIVITY
4
Groups of five (various
schools).
Create spider chart on
theme: friends
Perform their work to the full
group.
Game: Splat
‘Response’
workshop.
Using the body
to convey
response to a
house on fire,
shark in the
water, receiving
a present,
seeing a ghost,
the bus being
late etc
Evaluation. The audience,
whilst watching the scenes,
to think of the scene’s better
qualities and what could be
improved
Game: Wink
Murder
Workshop: ‘Acting Rules’. Explain the
‘rules’ when acting e.g. don’t turn your
back on the audience, listen to the
other characters and respond to them,
no standing in front of others
(blocking), using the arm/leg furthest
from audience. Groups – create scene
on the theme of friends, bearing in
mind the rules discussed.
CLOSE
Game: Splat
RAISE
WORK SCHEME
by
MANON WYN WILLIAMS
Workshop 4
Workshop 5
Workshop 6
Game: Master and
Servant
Game: All
Aboard’
Workshop: ‘Silent Movie’. What is a
‘silent movie’? No talking – movement
only – actors must convey the story
through large movements only. In
pairs, create a scene on a theme of
their choice. Think of location, who
they are, and a story. Rehearse two
versions – one as a ‘silent movie’, the
other with dialogue.
Perform the wordless version
to the full group, with them
guessing the story. Then
show the version with
dialogue – how accurate
were they?
Game:
Master and
Servant
Game: Master and
Servant
Game: Train
Stations
Bring an object
– (no talking)
members must
pretend the
object is
something else
by e.g. stroking
it. Audience to
guess the
object’s identity.
In groups, create a special machine,
with the children pretending to be
different parts of the machine. Must
consider the work of the machine,
how the different parts move and work
together, and think of the noise
different parts make. Whilst groups
work on this, one group at a time
starts to rehearse parts of the script
under my direction. (Share scripts to
groups.)
Each group given chance to
perform their machine.
Game: Wink
Murder
Game: Fruit Salad
Game: send a
pulse, clap or
action around
the circle. The
action/clap to
become
increasingly
complex.
In groups, create an advert. Tell them
the product they will be advertising –
they must think of a good idea to sell it
and to persuade people to buy. Think
of a jingle for the advert.
Whilst groups work on this, one group
at a time starts to rehearse parts of
the script under my direction.
Each group given chance to
perform their advert.
Game:
Chinese
Whispers
RAISE
WORK SCHEME
by
MANON WYN WILLIAMS
Workshop 7
Game: Stuck in the
Mud
Game: Splat
Workshop 8
Workshop 9
Workshop 10
Game: Traffic
Lights
Game: Splat +
Chinese Whispers,
to relax
Game: Who’s
on the phone?
Each member to
think of
someone
famous to be on
the phone. Give
clues to the rest
of the group,
who must
guess.
Finish the
sentence: ‘I’m
so happy, I
could...’
Split into two
groups ‘I went to
the shop and I
bought...’
Last rehearsal
of the
performance
In pairs, A + B, think of two short,
Each group given chance to
simple stories. For the first story, A will perform their work.
be telling the story to the audience
and B acting it out at the same time.
For the second story, swap, with B
telling the story and A acting.
Whilst groups work on this, one group
at a time starts to rehearse parts of
the script under my direction.
Game:
Sausage
(answer
every
question by
saying
‘Sausage’!)
In small groups, create a scene on a
theme of their choice, but containing
the words “Why did you do that?”
Create the story around those words.
Whilst groups work on this, one group
at a time starts to rehearse parts of
the script under my direction.
Rehearse the whole performance at
least twice. All get a chance to watch
the other groups perform.
Each group given chance to
perform their work.
Game: Wink
Murder
Run through the notes made
whilst watching the
rehearsals – how to improve
by next week, any advice etc
Evaluation: what have they
learnt over the past weeks?
Have they enjoyed? What did
they enjoy most/least?
Share out questionnaires.
A game of
their choice.
Small audience invited to see final
performance, and record the
performance.
A game of
their choice