House of games
Subtitle: making theatre from everyday life
By: Chris Johnston.
Publisher: Routledge; Nick Hern Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York, N.Y; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Group relations training; Community theater; Drama -- Study and teaching; Acting -- Study and teaching; Teams in the workplace; Group games; Role playing
Description: Full of games and exercises, House of Games is a resource book for drama leaders, facilitators and theatre directors. Whether the drama group is based in a youth club or a theatre, a hospital or a community hall, this book offers strategies for developing improvisations and productions which are rooted in the everyday experiences of group members.

The techniques which are discussed draw widely from the very best of contemporary theatre practice. Following on from Keith Johnstone's Impro and Augusto Boal's Games for Actors and Non-Actors, this book takes the reader into the essential challenges of drama. Several leading facilitators speak of their own approaches, including Phelim McDermott, Lois Weaver, Spare Tyre Theatre Co., Jonathan Kay, Peter Badejo, Wolfgang Stange and John Bergman.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-268) and index.