Is there a "trick" to make my hands shake?!

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I'm rehearsing in a play at the moment and at one point, for a few minutes my hands need to visibly shake.
I'm struggling to do this without tensing up and wondered if there was a pressure point or something that i could use to "make" them shake?
I realise that this is an odd question so any tips welcome!

Can you not just you know shake them?

27 espressos?

Concentrate by look at the part of your hand you need to shake whilst relaxing your arm and practise shaking - tiny little movements. When you can do it by concentrating try doing it whilst doing something else.

Apparently holding them above your head for ages beforehand? Dunno if it works, I saw it on orange is the new black, might be worth a shot!

Imagine your hands have accidentally dipped into something icky and you are shaking it off?

Who else has read this thread and been shaking their hands in different ways?

Mine shake at will. And sometimes against my will. I have to work hard to stop them.

It's counter intuitive, but try making them stay steady. Focus on the little finger. I think it's the wrist that twitches.

As Olivier said to Hoffman, "Try acting dear boy, acting".

I tried shaking my hands and my dh asked what was the matter. I told him why I was doing it and he said "phew I thought a trip to the hospital was going to be our new day out plans"
I guess I just have a natural ability to make my hands shake uncontrollably

Palominoo, I think op means trembling hands indicating that they are shocked or ill. I should imagine that they are aware of how to move their hands about in a shaking motion.

Shake it like a Polaroid picture.

I can make mine shake by tensing my elbows.

I think mine have trembled after lifting something heavy.

are you holding a cup and saucer? an ill-fitting cup and saucer could demonstrate your hands shaking

perhaps you will be nervous on the night op

The movements are tiny, so would an audience even be able to spot that your hands are actually shaking from a distance? I think it’s more about your other reactions, and less about actually making your hands shake — concentrating on your hands, or trying to make it look like you’re not concentrating on them, trying to hold them very still, a stiffness about your posture... etc

I was doing a play recently where my character goes from quiet to flying into a rage and attacking someone and shaking with anger. I just sort of managed to make my hands shake with rage at will by really thinking how I would feel in her shoes. (In my case, finding out her best friend was having an affair with her husband). Also had to be able to turn on the tears for that one too. Holding something makes it easier to make it look realistic I think, but as someone else suggested, tension in your elbows will help.

Thanks all - as Hyacintharehighersincelasttime says perhaps nerves will be sufficient

Stretch your fingers out as wide as they will go and hold them out, tens your forearms as well. If you really focus on tensing and stretching they should shake a bit- but may not be visible to a distant audience.

Try imagining you've just washed your hands and you need to shake fine drops of water off the ends of your fingers.

If I press a point of my wrist against the table, my hands shake.

The audience won’t see it. Concentrate on the rest of your performance instead to convey the emotion.
If it was film, yes, you’d need to crack it but not for live theatre.

I’ve never ever seen a stage direction that says something like this? Is it an inexperienced/over-zealous director?