Theatre

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (for Primary Schools)
From the book of One Thousand and One Nights comes the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves! Ali Baba, a poor woodcutter was in the forest one day when he accidently discovered a cave that belonged to forty thieves. To his delight he found lots of treasure inside. Realising that someone else knew about their cave the thieves tracked Ali Baba down. Fortunately, with the help of a clever slave girl called Morgiana, Ali Baba successfully defeated the thieves – she tricked them into killing two of their own, then took down thirty-seven thieves by pouring boiling oil into the jars where they were hidden, and finally stabbed the leader of the thieves to death while dancing in front of him. Ali Baba was saved and lived happily ever after. He rewarded Morgiana by marrying her to his son.

Androcles and the Lion (for Secondary Schools)
Androcles was a Roman slave who escaped from his oppressive master and started living in the jungles. There, he saw an injured lion with a thorn stuck in his paw. Kind Androcles plucked out the thorn and put the lion out of pain. They lived together until the emperor’s men found Androcles and took him back. As a punishment for fleeing, Androcles was thrown inside a ring to be eaten up by lions. Lots of people, including the emperor gathered to watch this spectacle. The lion came. But instead of eating him up, it stroked and caressed Androcles. It was the same lion that he had helped in the forest! Shocked at this strange behaviour, the emperor demanded an explanation. When Androcles explained what had happened, he was pardoned and the lion was set free.