Anne Frank Play:

It’s 1944. We are in the Secret Annexe and Mr. Dussel and Anne are sleeping.

SCENE 1 – In Anne and Mr. Dussel’s room…

*At Night*

Mr. Dussel is snoring and keeps waking Anne up. Suddenly a bomb drops and they are both woken up. Mr. Dussel is a bit flustered and Anne has a chock.

Anne: ‘What’s happening?’

Mr. Dussel: ‘Go to sleep child.’

Anne walks towards the window and looks out. Mr. Dussel pulls her away.

Mr. Dussel: ‘Keep away from the window.’

Anne: ‘Why?’

Mr. Dussel: ‘Because it is dangerous. The Nazis could see us. And don’t you question me child.’

Anne: ‘I’m going down to the living room to find out what’s happening and don’t call me a child. I’m 14 you know!’

Mr. Dussel: ‘Disobedient child.’

SCENE 2- Meanwhile in the Van Daan’s room…

Mrs. Van Daan is very scared:

Mrs. VD: ‘PUTTI, PUTTI, PUTTI!!’

Mr. VD (In annoyed voice): ‘Yes?’

Mrs. VD: ‘I heard a bomb outside! Is the invasion coming?’

Mr. VD: ‘No, there is no invasion coming, now go back to sleep!’

Mrs. VD: ‘I can’t. I’m going down to the living room.’

She walks out, smacks the door behind her and opens it again.

Mrs. VD: ‘PUTTI!’

Mr. Van Daan groans and follows her.

SCENE 3 – In the living room…

Everybody sits around the table and they turn on the radio…

Mr. VD: ‘There’s nothing about an invasion.’

Mrs. VD: ‘Disappointing…’

Margot: ‘Yes, but hopefully it will come soon.’

Mrs. VD: ‘Until then you Frank’s owe me some yoghurt.’

All the Franks groan.

Anne: ‘You have much more than us!’

Mrs. VD: ‘A bet’s a bet, tough.’

SUDDENLY Mr. Dussel bursts into the room…

Mr. Dussel: ‘SOMEBODY HAS BEEN HERE! They know we’re here!’

Mrs. VD: ‘We’re all going to die!’

Mr. VD: ‘Everybody calm down. What has happened?’

Mr. Dussel: ‘The doors to the warehouse are wide open and our door is broken!’

Margot: ‘Oh no!’

Anne: ‘Burglars.’

Margot: ‘Anything missing?’

Mr. Dussel: ’Yes, Kraler’s portfolio.’

Mrs. VD: ‘All children leave the room, us adults must talk.’

Anne: ‘We live here too!’

Mr. Dussel: ‘Yes, but this is adult talk.’

Margot and Anne leave the room.

Mrs. VD: ‘What will we do if they find us?’

Mr. VD: ‘We don’t know if the burglar saw us.’

Mr. Dussel: ‘Or if he or she will tell the Nazis’

Mr VD: ‘We can’t be sure that the Nazis will find our Secret Annexe. For now we will just have to keep low profile.’

SCENE 4 – Breakfast next day

Anne: ‘I didn’t sleep at all last night. Mr. Dussel kept on snoring.’

Dussel: ‘Because you were moving!’

Margot: ‘Both of you be quiet. I have a bad headache.’

Mr VD: ‘Because of what happened yesterday I don’t think we should flush the W.C’

Mrs. VD: ‘Oh Putti! I’m going to lurch’

Margot: ‘I can’t stand being here.’

Anne: ‘I know. One more month with the Van Daans I’m going to die.’

Both look at each other nodding. They all leave the table and do their things.

                                             THE END