1. Learning Objectives: To learn the importance of non-verbal communication in drama. To experiment with movement and gesture to convey meaning.

2.  Walk around the space.  One person in the room is your best friend.  Without letting them know that you have picked them stay as close to them as possible.  One person in the room is your worst enemy.  Make sure you stay as far away from them as possible.  Your best friend now becomes your protector.  Make sure your protector is always between you and your enemy.

3.  In groups of 4/5;  Create the following tableaux concentrating on facial expressions, gesture, and stance.  Use the space well.  Use your bodies to create objects within the tableaux. ▪ Childhood ▪ Fear ▪ Ambition ▪ Rejection

4.  Now practise these 4 tableaux until you can move seamlessly from one to the next.

5.  Look at the situation on the sheet.  On your own run it through conveying the change from anxious control to all out panic.

6.  Which ones were most effective?  Why?  Was their focus good?  Suggest some changes to gestures that would improve the piece.

7.  Focus is all important. Look at this example of how a simple gesture can convey meaning:  Moment: The man gets ready for the interview.  Gesture: With the tips of their fingers they brush hairs from their jacket whilst looking in the mirror.  Meaning: Conveys concern with appearance.

8.  This can be developed further:  Gesture: The person moves away from the mirror, looks down at their jacket, stops before they have gone three paces, returns and brushes the same spot again.  Meaning: Conveys an over-anxious nature that can be played on later in the scene.

9.  The range of simple everyday movements that we take for granted become all-important on the stage. Each of the following are gestures or movements we do every day:  Sitting down on a chair  Standing up again  Getting out of bed  Using a knife and a fork  Drinking from a cup or a glass  Opening a door  Closing a door  Walking from one spot to another

10.  Apply some or all of the movements listed to the roles or characters below: 1. A prisoner on their first day in prison 2. A top personality being followed for the day for a fly on the wall documentary 3. Someone arriving in a hotel after travelling a long way

11.  ‘Actions Speak Louder Than Words’. To what extent do you think this statement is true? Give justified examples of what you have done today in class.