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The Road to Mecca

Queensland Theatre Company presents

by Athol Fugard
Directed by Carol Burns

Performance notes for Educators
Prepared by Mitchell Holmes

Funded with the assistance of Education Queensland

Overview
The purpose of this document is to provide Queensland Educators with information and resources about Queensland Theatre Company 's production of The Road to Mecca. The activities and resources contained in this document are designed as the starting point for Teachers and Educators in developing more comprehensive lessons for this production.

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PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE 4 7 16 19 Introduction Collected Handouts Ideas for the Drama Teacher Collected Handouts

Mitchell Holmes is seconded to Queensland Theatre Company from Education Queensland as an Education Liaison Officer. © Queensland Government (Education Queensland) and Queensland Theatre Company 2002. Copyright protects this publication. Except for the purposes permitted by the Copyright Act, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited. However limited photocopying for classroom use is permitted by educational institutions that have a licence with the Copyright Agency limited (CAL). This material includes work from the Education Liaison Officer and is reproduced with the permission of the owner, Department of Education, Queensland, PO Box 33, Brisbane Albert Street, Queensland, Australia, 4002. Any inquires should be addressed to the Education Liaison Officer, The Education Unit, Queensland Theatre Company, PO Box 3310 South Brisbane Queensland 4002. Produced by Queensland Theatre Company and Education Queensland.

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The Road to Mecca by Athol Fugard

Performance Notes
SYNOPSIS Set in a small village in the semi-desert Karoo region of South Africa, The Road To Mecca is the story of Miss Helen, an artist trying to survive in an isolated community, and her two friends: Marius, the local clergyman, and Elsa, a progressive school teacher from the city.



References: May 31, 1961 South Africa becomes a republic. Nov 12, 1963 U.N Dec 8, 1946 The United Nations adopts a resolution condemning the South African Government’s treatment of its Indian minority. May 26, 1948 The conservative Afrikaner-dominated National Party wins parliamentary elections and begins taking steps toward implementing apartheid (apartness), the national policy of racial separation.

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