Over the years we have collected a wide range of drama strategies. These are familiar tools in teaching. For ease, we have explained each drama activity below. On each page you will find a definition of the strategy, its purpose and a worked example.

All of the drama strategies can be accessed below.

Advice Forum

Advice Forum

Build the Set

Build the Set

Choral Speaking

Choral Speaking

Conscience Alley

Conscience Alley

Create the Character

Create the Character

Doubling or Helping Voice

Doubling or Helping Voice

Eavesdropping

Eavesdropping

Flashback

Flashback

Flash Forward

Flash Forward

Forum Theatre

Forum Theatre

Freeze frame and thought tapping/tracking

Freeze frame and thought tapping/tracking

Hot Seating

Hot Seating

Joint Role

Joint Role

Lead adult in Role

Lead adult in Role

Marking the Moment

Marking the Moment

Mask Work

Mask Work

Meeting

Meeting

Miming

Miming

Mirroring

Mirroring

Modelling

Modelling

Monologue

Monologue

My Talking Shadow or Thought Bubble

My Talking Shadow or Thought Bubble

Narration (Child led)

Narration (Child led)

Opinion Line

Opinion Line

Performance Script

Performance Script

Phone Call

Phone Call

Press Conference

Press Conference

Promenading

Promenading

Reader’s Theatre

Reader's Theatre

Re-enactment of a narrative

Re-enactment of a narrative

Remote Control Technique

Remote Control Technique

Role-on-the-Wall

Role-on-the-Wall

Role-Play (improvised) & Improvisation

Role-Play (improvised)

Soundscape

Soundscape

Story Mapping

Story Mapping

Subtitles

Subtitles

The Coach or Coaching

The Coach

Trailer

Trailer