20 Post-show activities: Exploring the content — Love & siblings As You Like It: Teachers Resouces
Different love Organisation: Pairs Timings: 20 mins Introduction: In pairs, the class is going to convey the subtlety of different types of relationships without using words. They should explore whether, through only their physicality, they can show the nature and complexity of different types of love.
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Introducing the idea Once organised in pairs, explain that they are going to act out a scenario physically in the space using only the numbers 1–10 rather than dialogue. How can they show the situation, who the characters are and what they are experiencing using only body language? It might be helpful to use a volunteer to model the exercise, counting from 1–10 alternately as a pair whilst showing a scenario.
Scenarios to explore in pairs: – A parent disapproving of a new relationship – Unrequited love – Love at first sight – Family – brotherly, sisterly love
Once all the pairs have tried the different scenarios, ask them to practice their favourite to share with the group. Reflect how you could see what was going on with the characters without language. Did any of the situations remind you of characters from As You Like It?