For the Stage (2006 Edition): Grade 12

This exciting new collection of plays has been written for use in classrooms and will help to make play-reading, acting and producing possible in all South African schools. The plays have been adapted from short stories, a novel and an autobiography by leading African writers, including Njabulo Ndebele, Bessie Head, Chinau Achebe and Nelson Mandela. This collection gives learners the chance to explore drama as a genre, to enjoy performing plays and to deepen their knowledge of the literature of great African writers.