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A peaceful village, long ago, was besieged by deadly swordfish. The villagers were terrified of these fish and looked to their Rajah for a solution. But the Rajah had none. Then a young boy named Abdul came up with the idea of using banana tree trunks and saved the village from its plight. Instead of being rewarded, Abdul was arrested as the Rajah perceived a greater threat to his reign.

This programme offers students a chance to acquaint themselves with one of the more well-known local legends. Through role-playing, as farmers, fishermen, hunters and carpenters, they will interact with the main character of the story, Abdul. When he is accused of trying to take over the Rajah's throne, they will make decisions that will affect his fate.

Students will learn responsibility and empathy. This highly interactive programme builds self-esteem and encourages students to express their opinions confidently and coherently.

Macbeth, a talented general under King Duncan in medieval Scotland and married with Lady Macbeth, is a bright and ambitious man, who is already honoured with the title Thane of Glamis.

He meets three witches who forcaste his destiny. Not only will he become Thane of Cawdor, he will also be King. When his desire and ambitious are manipulated by his wife, they set up a plan to kill King Duncan and fulfil his destiny in a murderous way.

But, being King, he is haunted by his deeds. He loses control over his mind and life and in the end he loses everything; his wife, his kingdom, his life, his honor.

Adapted from the popular local novel of the same name, The Teenage Textbook will take you on a journey through some of life's greatest moment during puberty and adolescence.

The life and death of a pimple, the gut-wrenching, heart-rending experience of trying to make a phone call to your "crushee", the jerks, the jocks, the babes, the nerds. The Teenage Textbook is a universal directory that will guide you through the torrid tunnels of teenage trials and tribulations.

Owned by all students regardless of age, language, religion or faculty, it will bring true, lasting, more-permanent-than-Revlon-Colourstay-lipstick love to you if you follow its rules. Or will it?

Shakespeare's dramatic meditation on the evil in human nature, a literature text for most secondary schools, will be brought to life by The Necessary Stage. Directed by Ms Ann Meijer, a professional dramatist from the Netherlands on special visit, Macbeth will show students and adults alike the depth and dynamism of Shakespeare. Additionally, participants are given the opportunity to pose questions to the characters themselves. Staged at the Drama Centre, this play promises to be a memorable experience.

“My grandmother is the BEST. What about yours?"
"She loves to tell lies and she doesn't pass messages. She's grumpy and she's fussy. She's also slow. Troublesome. Forgetful."

Devised with a cast of 10, this 20-minute play confronts the perceptions young people have of their grandparents and elderly people in general.

Waiting is about what happens when three lonesome waiters bond together as a family to combat cold soups and demanding diners.

Nine kids play in a playground, oblivious to the fact that their games mirror some of life's harshest realities. Their little fanciful ideas and colourful whims vanish when confronted with the prejudices that adulthood has to offer them.

Fighting is a play about the struggle for existence; a battle for one's personal identity through the spasmodic eyes of an 18 year-old retard or the mourning ones of a mother who has lost her son.

Four kids are on their way home when unfortunate circumstances force them to stop and think about matters they have never thought about before. Wrenched from their world of ice-cream Paddle-Pops and pink pencil cases, they are abruptly propelled towards a dismal and uncertain future. In that moment when the harsh realities of life are slammed in their faces, dreams burst like bubbles and are blown away. and when that moment has passed, the kids are forced to decide how to go on.