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Anyone who...

Also known as: Cross the Circle, Alla som, Jag har aldrig

Depth · what it can open○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharedoptional

The group sits in a circle of chairs with one person standing in the middle, who calls out something they might have in common with others — 'anyone who has a dog'. Everyone it is true of has to move to a different chair while the caller takes one, leaving somebody new in the middle. What the group shares becomes visible through who stands up.

Hold with care
  • Players choose their own statements, so the depth is set in the room; Trinity's and Improv Encyclopedia's statements of the game give no way to sit out a call that is true but private, while dramaövningar's does — it allows anyone who finds a question too private to stay seated, and that is the version to run
  • Fast scrambling between chairs — not neutral where mobility or a recent injury makes that unsafe

Practical

Time
5 min
Group
8 · large-group
Settings
in-person
Materials
Chairs in a circle, one fewer than the number of players
Mechanisms
dialogic-encounter, attention-training
Change scope
state · repeatable

Instructions

Where
resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Trinity%20Drama%20Games%20… Drama Games (Trinity College London), open
Availability
Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.

Origin

Trinity College London, 'as suggested by drama teachers' — Drama teaching

In this directory via Drama Games (Trinity College London) · Improv Encyclopedia · Dramaövningar.se

status: checked · added 2026-08-31