exercise · all tools
Look up, look down
Also known as: Deadly Look, Skrik och dö
Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★any
Disclosure · what is sharednone
The circle looks at the floor. On 'look up' everyone raises their eyes and looks directly at one other person. Two people who find themselves looking at each other both scream, die theatrically, and leave the circle. The circle tightens as it empties.
Hold with care
- Mock death and screaming on a shared cue — energising in most rooms, and not something every group or setting will want
- Players are eliminated and sit out while the game continues
Practical
- Time
- 10 min
- Group
- ?–∞ · large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- 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) · DramaTips · Dramaövningar.se
status: checked · added 2026-08-31