Includes indexes.

List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : how to use this book -- Usuing drama games -- warm-up games -- Observation games -- Encounter games -- Improvisation games -- Word and story games -- Devising : creating and presnting your own material -- Talking to strangers ... from first encounter to public presentation -- Guardianship -- Postscript -- Index of games -- Summary charts -- Appendix.

This practical guide presents a wide array of games and exercises designed to develop the players observation, imagination, presentation and self-confidence. This long-awaited new edition has been fully revised and extended, now including example workshops and an index of games to help instructors get the most out of the exercises in rehearsals, workshops and classes.