{"id":5701,"date":"2018-12-24T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=5701"},"modified":"2019-07-19T15:48:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:48:11","slug":"agony-aunt","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/agony-aunt","title":{"rendered":"Agony Aunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Agony Aunt<\/h1>\n<h2>Description<\/h2>\n<p>A word-at-a-time game. Ask the audience what problems they are having. The players respond to the problem a word at a time, as one Agony Aunt.<\/p>\n<h2>Example<\/h2>\n<p>Problem: &#8220;My housemate won&#8217;t clean their dishes, they just leave them in the sink!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Improviser A: Dear<\/p>\n<p>Improviser B: Derek,<\/p>\n<p>Improviser C: Your<\/p>\n<p>Improviser A: housemate<\/p>\n<p>Improviser B: sounds<\/p>\n<p>Improviser C: annoying<\/p>\n<p>Improviser A: but<\/p>\n<p>Improviser B: perhaps<\/p>\n<p>Improviser C: he<\/p>\n<p>Improviser A: is<\/p>\n<p>Improviser B: busy<\/p>\n<p>Improviser C: or<\/p>\n<p>Improviser A: scared<\/p>\n<p>Improviser B: of<\/p>\n<p>Improviser C: water.<\/p>\n<p>Improviser A: Try<\/p>\n<p>Improviser B: taking<\/p>\n<p>Improviser C: him<\/p>\n<p>Improviser A: swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Improviser B: Love,<\/p>\n<p>Improviser C: Betsy<\/p>\n<h2>Teaching Purpose<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Listening and being in the present moment with each other.<\/li>\n<li>Storytelling.<\/li>\n<li>Accepting and building on offers.<\/li>\n<li>Being obvious.<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork and support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional Tips for Playing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Listen<\/li>\n<li>Support the other players, you&#8217;re working with them<\/li>\n<li>You are one character, so remember to say &#8220;I&#8221; instead of &#8220;we&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Match the voice\/physicality of the other places<\/li>\n<li>Remember the names of the person with the problem, and the name of your agony aunt!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Origin<\/h2>\n<p>This came out of a Hoopla workshop.<\/p>\n<h2>Variations<\/h2>\n<p>See other word at a time games like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/complaint-letter\">Complaint Letter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/word-at-a-time-story.html\">Word at a Time Story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Show Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;This is called Agony Aunt. Our lovely agony aunt is going to help you with some of your problems. Could we get a name for our agony aunt?&#8221; &#8220;Betsy Dandelion&#8221; &#8220;Great, do any of you have a problem you&#8217;d like Betsy&#8217;s advice on? What&#8217;s your name?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Categories<\/h2>\n<p>This exercise is in the following categories:<\/p>\n<p>Listening.<\/p>\n<p>Yes And.<\/p>\n<p>Short-Form Games.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gcAdyf\">Subscribe to Our Newsletter<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you would like to receive our monthly newsletter containing helpful improv resources, casting calls for new shows and news about the UK improv scene please <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/gcAdyf\">subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow us on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/161372030694784\/\">facebook group<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hooplaimpro\/\">facebook page,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hooplaimpro\">twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hooplaimpro\">instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hoopla are the UK\u2019s first improv theatre and the UK\u2019s biggest improv school with fun and friendly improv <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-comedy-club-london-bridge.html\">shows<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\">classes<\/a> every day of the week in London and across the UK. 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