From "The Persians"
"Defeat is impossible
Defeat is unthinkable
We have always been the favorites of fate.
Fortune has cupped us
In her golden palms.
It has only been a matter
Of choosing our desire. Which fruit
To pick from the nodding tree."

This chilling passage is from Ellen McLaughlin's new adaptation of "The Persians "by Aeschylus, the earliest surviving play in Western literature, an elegy for a fallen civi-lization and a warning to its new conqueror. As Margo Jefferson wrote in the "New York Times," "The play is a true classic: we see the present and the future right there, inside the past. And when writers give us a 'new version' (a translation or adaptation) of a classic, they both serve and use it. They serve the playwright's gifts by refusing to simplify. But they can't just imitate. Every age has its own rhythms and drives. The classic must make us feel the new acutely. Ellen McLaughlin serves and uses "The Persians "with true power and grace."

Also included in this volume: "Iphigenia and Other Daughters "(from Euripides and Sophocles); "The Trojan Women "(Euripides); "Helen "(Euripides); and "Lysistrata "(Aristophanes), all powerfully realized and as relevant today as when they were first performed.

Ellen McLaughlin's plays include "Days and Nights Within, A Narrow Bed, Infinity's House" and "Tongue of a Bird," which have been widely produced. She is a past finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was the co-winner of the Great American Play Contest. Also an accomplished actor, Ms. McLaughlin is most known for having originated the part of the Angel in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America," appearing in every U.S. production throughits Broadway run.

This dramatisation for schools of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel is presented in the form of a tv documentary involving expert witnesses trying to get to the bottom of the strange case. The story is reconstructed and the audience is taken back to Victorian London... What happened to Dr Jekyll? 'Strange Cases', the investigative television documentary programme, tries to solve this puzzle using up-to-date know-how. Key events are reconstructed and expert witnesses examine the evidence to reach a chilling conclusion. This play provides an accessible, exciting approach to the novel, as well as numerous opportunities for media work. Its language and atmosphere are true to Stevenson's story and make comparison work easy. The large cast, including a chorus, makes the play suitable for reading in class, acting in drama lessons or school productions. The resource material investigates transformation, drugs and genetic engineering, as well as providing stimulating drama, media, speaking and writing activities.

This isiXhosa drama is about the role that students played in the struggle for political freedom in South Africa. The main character, Mpembelelo, is strong-willed and believes that no matter how gloomy things can look, freedom is near. A highly acclaimed work of art that has made a name for itself.

For the best children's books, reach for the stars!. Play a part is a collection of plays and fables that are enjoyable to read as well as fun and easy to perform in class. In the play 'The Science Experiment', things go terribly wrong and in 'The Iron Pot' tempers flare. A loyal pet saves the day in 'The Storm' and a young man decides to devote his time to helping others in 'Francis from Langa'. 'Walukaga, the blacksmith of Buganda' and 'The Hen and the Apple Tree' are two wonderful fables with valuable lessons that are also great fun to act out.

Hierdie bundel eenakters, handel oor die lief en leed in alledaagse situasies soos dit in die huisgesin en by die skool beleef word. Die keuse het geval op tekste wat jong lesers sonder moeite sal kan verstaan en geniet.

Everybody loves the BFG. Now children can bring him to life! Children will have a phizzwizardly good time - and their friends won't believe their gogglers! David Wood has created seven short plays to read and perform. With notes on simple staging, props and costumes, the plays can be produced with the minimum of experience and resources. Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his death in 1990, and worldwide booksales are over 100 million!

Adapted from Andy Griffiths' and Terry Denton's phenomenally successful Treehouse book series, Richard Tulloch's play - The 13-Storey Treehouse - is action-packed, full of laughs...with a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of man-eating sharks and a lemonade fountain! Imagine living in a 13-storey treehouse that includes a secret underground laboratory, self-making beds, a vegetable vaporiser and a marshmallow machine that shoots marshmallows into your mouth? Well Andy and Terry are lucky enough to live in one, where they have a series of completely mad adventures. And today Andy and Terry manage to get their dates all mixed up. They thought that they were going to rehearse their new play, The 13-Storey Treehouse, except they forgot to write it! And to make matters worse, they need to find flying cats, a mermaid, a sea monster, an invasion of monkeys, and a giant gorilla! Despite not having any of these things, they do have a box of costumes and props, some pretty awesome technology and friends to help out! Includes illustrations by Terry Denton from the book of the same name Part of the bestselling Treehouse publishing phenomenon Author has adapted original stage production to increase total number of parts - there are some fifteen individual speaking parts, with scope for an ensemble to play the stage crew and invading monkeys, as well as operating puppets

Six Plays for Children by Aurand Harris brings together a variety of dramatic forms that have enormously enriched the literature of children's theatre in this country and around the world. These works by this respected children's theatre playwright show Harris's great versatility: in the commedia dell'arte of Androcles and the Lion; the musical melodrama Rags to Riches; the sober, absurd comedy Punch and Judy; the realistic historical drama Steal Away Home; the farce Peck's Bad Boy; and the musical review Yankee Doodle. Each of the six plays exhibits a vital theatricality which is sure to win a child's attention and response.

Editor Coleman A. Jennings traces Harris's development as a playwright in a biographical study based on interviews with Harris. This enlightening section treats Harris's philosophy and teaching methods, as well as his creative process.

Based on the historical record of Bessie Dunlop's 'confession' to witchcraft in sixteenth-century Scotland, Bessie Dunlop, the Witch o Dalry is a three-act play for schools suitable for BGE and S3-S4 students. The language of the play introduces students to different levels and varieties of Scots and English, and the book also contains teaching notes, suggestions for classroom activities, and questions for discussion or writing.

O tshabe maemo! Bontsi bo a tle bo ikane gore fa bo ka neelwa maemo, bo ka ikoba. Gantsi fa motho a simolola go ntsha tlhogo, a neetswe maemo, a sotle batho ba ba mo thusitseng go bona maemo ao.Life is full of surprises! People often say that if they could be given good and respectable positions, they will behave in suitably humble ways - but talk is cheap.

Raletollo Reuben Setshogoe o belegetswe kwa Tlhakong (Mabeskraal) ka ngwaga wa 1945 Ngwanatsele a tlhola 20. O simolotse sekolo ka 1949 kwa Mabeskraal Primary a le mmotlana thata. Ka 1961 a falola mophato wa borataro. O ne a falola Lokwalo borobedi ka 1964 kwa Rakoko High. Ka 1965 o ne a ya go dira kwa Matlosane (Klerksdorp) le ba ga Hunt Louischers & Herbun Mine Poles Department. Ka 1966 o ne a ya go ithutela borutabana kwa Bethel Training College mme a folola H.P.T.C. ka 1967. Ka 1968 o ne a ya go ruta kwa Tswelelang Primary mo Meadowlands.

Thuto e totobetseng dipapading tsena e nngwe feela, mahana a jwetswa o bona ka madi ho rotha. Baphetwa kaofela ba ne ba sa mamele, ke ka hoo e mong le e mong pheletso ebileng e bohloko. Motho wa teng a sala a lla sa mmokotsane. These short plays share the same objective: they remind us that if one does not listen, the fruit is bitter. We can not do as we please without sometimes hurting others.

When Theatre for Youth: Twelve Plays with Mature Themes was published in 1986, it met a need for plays that could help young people deal with some of the more difficult realities of life. Responding to the sweeping changes in society over the succeeding thirty years, Coleman A. Jennings and Gretta Berghammer have assembled a new collection of plays that reflects not only on themes such as aging, death and dying, friendship, courage, conformity, maturation, sexuality, and struggles with moral judgment but also on gender identity, poverty, diversity, and discrimination. Theatre for Youth II: More Plays with Mature Themes presents twelve plays, nine of them new to this anthology, that offer a rich variety of original stories (The Tomato Plant Girl, The Arkansaw Bear, Super Cowgirl and Mighty Miracle), compelling adaptations (The Afternoon of the Elves, Broken Hearts, Courage!), historical drama (Mother Hicks, Johnny Tremain), diverse themes (La Ofrenda, The Transition of Doodle Pequeno), friendship (The Selfish Giant), and future societies (With Two Wings). As these plays explore some of the most challenging themes for today's youth, including the difficulties of single parenthood, divorce, race relations, sexuality, and gender discrimination, they share messages fundamental to us all: open your imagination and dare to dream; embrace life; honor your personal passion, beliefs, and creativity; take a risk; and love with all your heart.

Ke mo go e nngwe ya dipolase tse batho ba Bantsho ba nang le tetlelelo ya go di reka mo tikologong ya Tlhabane (Rustenburg). Go eme ntlo e ntle ya dipota tsa ditena le marulelo a masenke, le difensetere tsa digalase. Ke lona legae la ga Jakopo Radipitse le mosadi wa gagwe Lobisa. Gaufi le ntlo e ntle e, go eme ntlwana ya dipota tsa mmu le marulelo a bojang. Ke ntlwana e Jakopo Radipitse a e agetseng monnawe, Lorole, le batlhanke ba gagwe ba ba tona.

Four Greek Plays aims to introduce younger readers for the first time to Greek tragedy through the medium of "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone," and to comedy through Aristophanes' "Acharnians" and "Peace." McLeish produces an adaptation of the plays which is intended to remove many of the immediate barriers to understanding by the beginner.They are written to be accessible for use in schools and for performance, and contain no Greek text.

Eno ke kokoanyo ya diterama tse di farologaneng. Bakwadi ba diterama tse di mo bukeng eno ba re tlhagisetsa ka ditiragalo tse di diragalang letsatsi le letsatsi mo matshelong a rona. This anthology of short plays covers a range of everyday subjects and concerns that are of universal interest and relevance.

This is NZ's first 'Graphic Play', presented as a series of full colour drawings and text, and designed to be imaginatively interpreted for the stage. It tells the story of an airplane, who, when it realises it shouldnt physically be able to fly, begins plummeting to its death. It is up to one of the passengers, to convince the airplane that there is a point in continuing to fly or else he, and hundreds more, will die when the plane crashes. It's as ideal for a skilled, professional ensemble as it is for a collective of young, intelligent, adventurous devisers hungry for an extremely unusual and exciting challenge. It will hold equal audience appeal for small children and cynical old adults.

Marangrang o ikopela boitshwarelo mo go Leapeetswe mme fela Leapeetswe o eme ka la gore di sa itsaneng di a welana. Ka ntata ya botlhogo e thata jwa gagwe o feleletsa a tlhabilwe ka lerumo mme a balelwa le badimo. Marangrang pleads for forgiveness from Leapeetswe, but Leapeetswe is not forgiving. Because Marangrang is a difficult person, the consequences are disastrous for Leapeetswe.

Terama ena ya boqhekanyetsi le boiphetetso e bua ka ntwa pakeng tsa bahlankana ba Disebo, Tefo le Ntjheme. Kgotleng la dinyewe, ntata Disebo o mo qobella ho paka mashano ka Tefo, e le ha a rata ho iphethetsa. This drama of treachery and vegeance is about a hostile encounter between Disebo, Tefo and Ntjheme. Their fathers also become involved and, at the traditional council, Disebo's father forces her to lie about Tefo.