I’ve got some news...

Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational

Holding · facilitation1 — host

Trust · group readiness★any

Disclosure · what is sharednone

Two people stand in the middle of the circle; one gives the other a piece of news — you got the job, your holiday is cancelled — and the other simply reacts. No scene has to follow. When the reaction has run its course the reactor rejoins the circle and somebody else steps in.

Practical

Time: 10 min
Group: 3–∞ · small-group, large-group
Settings: in-person
Mechanisms: creative-expression, behavioral-rehearsal
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

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Origin

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

In this directory via Drama Games (Trinity College London)

status: checked · added 2026-08-31