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Books > Children's & Educational > Language & literature > English (including English as a school subject) > English literature texts > Drama texts > Plays for children
Tim Supple's adaptations of Grimm Tales and More Grimm Tales have been universally acclaimed. With the help of David Tushingham, he has adapted Salman Rushdie's classic children's novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories for the stage. Set in an exotic eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Rushdie's novel inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. Haroun sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way he encounters many foes, intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers.
Umbango wefa likababa kaMenzi waqhubeka sewuqhutshwa nguyise omncane kanye nobabekazi wakhe. UMenzi waphuma owakhe umuzi. Unina omkhulu wakhe nendodana yakhe benza icebo lokumbulala, kepha kwagcina sekufe yona indodana nobabomkhulu. After Menzi's parents died, he had to stay with his grandparents who became jealous about his parent's estate. A fight erupts between the family members.
Batho ba tswa merabeng le dinaheng tse fapaneng, ba bang motho ha a ile a behwa foromane e ba o se a ipona e le yena mookamedi. Dialoma o ne a kgohlahetse hoo a bileng a bolaya Kotopo. Sometimes when one is appointed a foreman, he abuses others and reckons himself their boss. A man called Dialoma was a very cruel foreman who even killed Kotopo.
Heyi bugu I sumbedza khudano vhukati ha matshilel a tshikale na a musalauno. Khosi Vho-Maanda a vha tevheli ndila dza tshikale, vha hana u diisa ngoma dza vhatannga na vhasidzana, vha dovha vha hana u mala vhafumakazi vhanzhi. Vha tevhedza matshilele maswa ngauri vha dzia matshilele a tshikale sa a si na mushumo, naho hu na vhathu vhane vha kometshedza u tshila tshikale.
Umdlalo omfutshane otshatshele ngonxunguphalo olunamandla olungunozala wongquzulwano olusiphula izicithi. Umtshato ufaniswa nqwa nAmaza asisihloko sale ncwadi. A gripping short drama, filled with suspense and conflict. Problems in marriage are metaphorically referred to as Amaza.
Drawing together the work of 10 leading playwrights, this National Theatre Connections anthology features work by some of the most exciting and established contemporary playwrights. Gathered together in one volume, the plays collected offer young performers between the ages of 13 and 19 an engaging selection of material to perform, read or study. Each play has been specifically commissioned by the National Theatre's literary department with the young performer in mind. The anthology contains 10 play scripts; notes from the writer and director of each play, addressing the themes and ideas behind the play; and production notes and exercises for the drama groups. This year's anniversary anthology includes plays by Suhayla El-Bushra, Anders Lustgarten, Robin French, Tim Etchells, Patrick Marber, Kellie Smith, Lizzie Nunnery, Harriet Braun and Alistair McDowall.
An anthology bringing together a selection of Claire Dowie's plays for young people, which are ideal for performance with a large cast. The anthology includes the following plays and an introduction by the author. Why Is John Lennon Wearing A Skirt? (Stage2 version, large cast) portrays a 14-year-old girl who dresses like a boy and would rather play football than anything else. This version can be performed by a cast of up to 100. Arsehammers (Stage2 version, large cast) is about a boy's relationship with his grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer's (or "Arsehammers", as the boy hears it). He believes his grandad to have superpowers on account of his routine disappearances. A brilliant tale of living with, and understanding, mental illness. It has been reimagined for a cast of around 20. The Year of the Monkey (Stage2 version, large cast) shows a mother dreaming of injecting some excitement into her humdrum life. The play has been revised the play for around 25 young people. Hard Working Families (original version, large cast), which hasn't previously been published, is a satirical play with music that exposes the true impact that earning a living has on young people in modern-day society. It is a response to politicians' visions of 'ordinary people', set against the reality of earning a living and the way this impacts on young people's lives. It can be performed by a cast of up to 50.
Drawing together the work of ten leading playwrights - a mixture of established and emerging writers - this National Theatre Connections anthology is published to coincide with the 2015 festival, which takes place across the UK and Ireland, finishing up at the National Theatre in London. The programme offers young performers between the ages of thirteen and nineteen everywhere an engaging selection of plays to perform, read or study. Each play is specifically commissioned by the National Theatre's literary department with the young performer in mind. The plays are performed by approximately 200 schools and youth theatre companies across the UK and Ireland, in partnership with multiple professional regional theatres where the works are showcased. The anthology contains all ten of the play scripts, and notes from the writer and director of each play, addressing the themes and ideas behind the play, as well as production notes and exercises. The National Theatre Connections series has been running for twenty years and the anthology that accompanies it, published for the last five years by Methuen Drama, is gaining a greater profile by the year. This year's anthology includes plays by Jamie Brittain, Katherine Chandler, Elinor Cook, Ayub Khan Din, Katie Douglas, Cush Jumbo, Ben Ockrent, Eugene O'Hare, Stef Smith and Sarah Solemani.
An hilarious sequel to "Alex and The Warrior." Incorporating the themes of friendship and what it means to belong, "Alex and the Winter Star" is not only play jam packed with adventure, danger and magic, but is underlined by important concepts and issues. Ideal for young actors and schools, Alex's new adventures are sure to capture the imagination of young readers, sending them spinning into a mystical world of possibilities.
Tokologo Afrika Borwa e fetositse maphelo a bontsi bja rena. Go bao ba nago le sa bona go bose ka ge ba khunamelwa ke ba basehlana. Bangwe ba soboletsa diatla ka merabeng go reka bahloki gore ba ba belegele bana. This work illustrates the changes that followed the new order, and the power that those with money now have over the poor.
Written by Sophocles around 425 BCE, ""Oedipus Rex"" is a classic Greek tragedy that depicts the struggle between man and fate. Oedipus' story forms the foundation for the symbolic conflict between sons and fathers, a theme that has lost none of its dramatic punch in the ensuing centuries. The meticulous scholarship presented in this new ""Bloom's Guides"" title offers its readers fresh insight into this time-honored classic.
Rhukanani, un'wana wa vatlangi, u vula leswaku 'ku tlula nawu nkarhi wun'wana swa hanyisa'. Marito lawa ya komba miehleketo ya Rhukanani, ni ku byala mbewu, leyi emakumu a nga ta kucetela Kupulani ku dlaya nuna wa yena. Rhukanani asserts that the transgression of rules is at times justifiable in order to survive. This sets the stage for encouraging and assisting Kupulani with planning the murder of her partner.
Indaba exoxa ngokuhlukunyezwa kukamama nendodakazi ngokocansi ngubaba wekhaya ongumshayeli weloli lamabanga amade, obuya ekuhambeni esenegciwane lengculazi. A story of the sexual abuse of a mother and her daughter. The husband, a long distance truck driver, comes back with the AIDS virus and infects his wife and step-daughter.
Umdlalo wesihloko esithi, 'Kanti Ngewakabani?' utlolwe nguSkosana NE ngommongo-ndaba wethando. UNcema mdlali ophakathi, obangwa nguMadzela noMkhethwa osirhole begodu obelethwa ebukhosini, kwaMabena. Uyena sithandwa sakaNcema nguMadzela kodwana umfowabo lekosi, uMkhethwa, ufuna bona ende kuye ngekani. Lombango ugcina wenze uNcema athethwe masotja ngombana amsindisa ekuthathweni mabutho wekosi ngekani. Bobabili akekho othatha uNcema. Madzela and Mkhethwa, the brother to chief Mabena, are both fighting to win Ncema. Ncema's lover is Madzela, while Mkhethwe is using his traditional social status to try to marry Ncema against her wish. Then Ncema is snatched by soldiers in order to save her from the fierce warriers of the chief, Mabena.
Umcebo Ofihliwe ngumdlalo obhalelwe ukudlalwa emoyeni ngolimi lwesiZulu. Le ncwadi izoba ngolukhulu usizo ngoba izokwazi ukuncelisa abafundi ngolwazi lolimi lwesiZulu, ihlonze amakhono ezokudlala umdlalo womoya ngokucubungulisisa ulwazi oludingekayo uma kubhalwa noma kuzodlalwa umdlalo womoya. Le ncwadi izowacija amakhono abafundi bethu. A fascinating drama title for a radio play. It uses entertainment to inform learners about issues they might have to deal with in life.
Lo ngumdlalo weshashalazi osuselwe embangweni wezinsizwa kubangwa izintombi nemingcele, kuze kulwe izigodi ngenxa yezinqumo ezijulile zothando nokujula kothando lwezithandani. Two young men compete for the love of a maiden. This results in faction fights between neighbouring clans with the two factions drawing boundaries and taking sides. |
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