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A comprehensive collection of games that can be performed in an improv show in front of an audience.

Anette, the nice one

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Anette, the nice one, is an incredibly friendly person who goes for a walk with her pet. Again and again she meets people who have little...

3–6 lively Beginner

Ballad singer

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A player is the ballad singer, who starts to sing with the help of a suggestion from the audience. A second player plays in slow motion e...

2–3 calm Intermediate

Biographical song

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The moderator asks an audience member to enter the stage. This person may sit on a chair. Some biographical data such as name, hobby, fav...

3–4 lively Intermediate

Blind musical

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This is a musical version of the game Whose line: The audience is asked to write a simple sentence on the notes previously provided. Eit...

2–5 lively Intermediate Professional

Call and Reply

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Call and Reply All players form a circle. Then they all make a change of pace together with clapping, which sets the basic beat and is ma...

4–15 lively Beginner

Chorus groove

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In the chorus groove (also known as Conclusion song), 5 to 7 players/singers are placed side by side on stage. The host asks the audience...

5–7 lively Intermediate

Duet

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Duet 1: Two singers look at each other. Singer A sings his four-line verse. B sings his four-line verse. Meanwhile, A sings his again fo...

2–4 calm Intermediate

Irish Drinking Song

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Four players stand in a row, singing a song about a subject given by the audience. The song has a typical Irish-style, one line at a tim...

4–4 lively Beginner Intermediate

Klapphörnchen

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The "Klapphörnchen" is a revue song, which at the end of a show performance shows the best played scenes as sung scenes or the scenes are...

4–8 lively Intermediate

Music-Café

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The director asks the audience for the name of the cafe. In this café 3 or 4 players gather and talk about this and that. As soon as the...

3–6 calm Intermediate

Nightingale

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An exercise to warm up, sing in and keep rhythm. Players are divided into two equal groups. Both groups sing the same song as a choir, on...

6–20 lively Beginner

Prison visitor

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A musical game. The host asks for two suggestions: a country (where the one player is in prison) and a crime the player committed. The ...

3–4 lively Intermediate

Radio Mix

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The players stand in a line in front of the spectators. Each player is assigned a radio station. Now, the channels (players) change...

3–6 lively Intermediate

Replay of the high arts

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Neutral scene, ask for can be a place, an object or a relationship . Scene is repeated. Peculiarity: it is spoken in rhymes. Scene is ...

2–4 lively Intermediate Professional

Serenade

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(For as many people as desired) The first sings the chorus as far as possible simply to denote the text , one, maximum two lines. This ...

3–8 calm Intermediate

Sing a dialogue

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A teams of two players starts a dialogue about something (weather, everyday life...) After a short time the music begins and the 2 player...

2–4 calm Intermediate

That sounds like a song

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It can be played in any scene, with or without suggestions from the audience. When a meaningful sentence is said, the game leader stops ...

2–5 lively Intermediate

Vocal Chain

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This exercice is suitable for a large group. The players stand in a circle. The game master sends two vowels into the circle. Initially ...

5–15 calm Beginner