ABSTRACT
Drama activities can include movement, mime and improvisation; puppets and masks; and text and story work. Creative drama groups have potential with many sorts of people, whatever their age and circumstances. Those who venture into drama work with groups naturally hope that their approach will produce creative results and encourage expression, while also perhaps bringing about new insights and enabling members to accomplish tasks. In a group of the nature, the behaviour and skills of everyday life can be rehearsed and refined or modified through the medium of drama in a variety of activities such as role play. Some skills develop as a by-product of creative drama work; other programmes must be specifically designed. The work planned for a group with a focus on 'skills' is likely to form one part of an overall programme of training or education; and in such a group, the leader's role as 'model' is especially important.
