Bøger af Philip Begho

In this delightful little play, Philippe thinks he has played his cards right to enjoy a prosperous retirement with his wife Anne. He discovers only too late that he has neglected key elements in the game.

14-year-old Oyinda has picked up the notion that any stunningly beautiful girl must be a mermaid, and she is certain that the exquisitely beautiful Nina is one. Is there a way that Nina can prove she is a normal girl - not only to Oyinda but to other schoolmates who share Oyinda's opinion? Or is she actually a mermaid? A dangerous and terribly shocking caper reveals the truth!

Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African bishop, is a towering historical figure; what could Ant Boy have to do with him? But Ant Boy is Ant Boy, and he rides around on a strange winged ant, and he has a sword with amazing powers - any wonder that he can rescue Ajayi Crowther?

"Smallie 12: True Democracy" is a one-act play featuring the three characters in the Smallie Series. In this episode, Smallie's mind is set on a holiday at the Obudu tourist resort to mark Democracy Day. But can she sell the idea to her parents? She does! Ah, but nevertheless - sparks and fireworks fly! Can it be otherwise? Smallie is an eight-year-old girl locked in the body of a sixteen-year-old. Her mind is sharp, but her language skills are ridiculously poor. What is more, her parents have dodgy moral inclinations, but Smallie is as straight as an arrow. Any surprise then about the sparks and fireworks? Absurd, witty and funny! And very, very telling...

A young teenage girl gets fed up of being reviled because she is stout and ugly. She decides to take her revenge on the world by going bad. A few years later, a young, dashing chap takes a fancy to her, thinking she is beautiful within. He hopes to forge a permanent relationship with her. Is this a dream come true? Or will there be trouble when the young man discovers she is not the saint he imagines her to be?

"Smallie 10: School Daze" is a one-act play featuring the three characters in the Smallie Series. In this episode, Smallie is fed up with conditions in her school and is desperate to switch to a private school, but her parents have different plans. A clash of wills occurs and - sparks and fireworks fly! Can it be otherwise? Smallie is an eight-year-old girl locked in the body of a sixteen-year-old. Her mind is sharp, but her language skills are ridiculously poor. What is more, her parents have dodgy moral inclinations, but Smallie is as straight as an arrow. Any surprise then about the sparks and fireworks? Absurd, witty and funny! And very, very telling...

Fourteen-year-old Chinwe dumps her religious and safe boyfriend for a dashing seventeen-year-old whose flashy car and glittering ways have earned him the sobriquet "Mr. Glitter." All too late, Chinwe discovers that not all that glitters is gold.

Junior knows where the dreaded Aunty Felicia and her cronies are holing up, but no one believes him - not his parents, nor the police. Why isn't he believed? Because Junior made some mistakes earlier that are speaking against him now. Does this mean Aunty Felicia and her evil gang will get away with their wickedness? Not if Junior can help it! So he stirs the stalkers to battle again. But shivering shark-teeth shiver! Has Junior chewed more than he can swallow this time? Has he?

"Smallie 2: When Should I Marry" is a one-act play featuring the three characters from "Smallie" - Smallie, her father Papsy, and her mother Dee Mummy. In this episode, Smallie finds herself in a situation which raises questions about the right time to get married. She joins her parents in the debate - and sparks and fireworks follow! Can it be otherwise? Smallie is an eight-year-old girl locked in the body of a sixteen-year-old. Her mind is sharp, but her language skills are ridiculously poor. What is more, her parents have dodgy moral inclinations, but Smallie is as straight as an arrow. How then will sparks and fireworks not follow? Absurd, witty and funny! And very, very telling...

Gbade is determined to get revenge on Linda for dumping him, so he joins the Club of Vengeance - a cult in his school. "Vengeance is the Lord's," his mother warns, but Gbade is adamant. Will he succeed in exacting revenge? Or is he treading the path of doom?

"Leopard Woman" is a five-act play in which Philip Begho inventively uses a handful of characters to create an atmosphere raging with war-like intrigues and betrayals amid snarls from an army of leopards, impaled all through by the shining light of love undefiled and true, before which the tyranny of oracles and men must fall prostrate.

Can anything terrify Aunty Felicia? Yes! And Junior discovers what it is! It's the stalkers! The stalkers can terrify the dreaded Aunty Felicia! But the stalkers will be of no use unless they can terrify Aunty Felicia into a jail cell or away from her wickedness. Can Junior get the stalkers to do this? If anyone can, he can. Perils and troubles abound, but Junior is no coward. No, not at all!

Is it anything but betrayal when the boy a girl trusts turns round to do her marvellous harm? But can there possibly be an even greater betrayal? This is the question that waits to ambush young Nkiru as she beats her way through the jungle of perilous adolescence.

John Bull Sobo, Junior's schoolmate, is so short - he's a runt. And runts aren't dangerous, are they? Well, John Bull Sobo is! Armed forever with rubber bands and paper pellets, he can scare the living daylights out of an arena of pit bulls! But is that all that makes John Bull So-Short so dangerous? No! Junior catches him one day with Aunty Felicia! He's Aunty Felicia's crony! Or isn't he? Junior tries to find out - and what happens? Sparks and scraggy stars, that's what! And a double dose of Aunty Felicia fireworks!

Toju and Tosan, two seven-year-old friends, are able to travel to Bible times, using the time caps Toju's scientist father invented. In this adventure, they feel cheated when they are suddenly yanked off their school play, and they decide to visit the disciples of Jesus who felt the same way when they encountered a surprise storm. But out of the storm comes the awesome thrill of seeing Jesus and Peter walk on water!

Chika's teenage heart pants for the dashing 17-year-old Ben - and Ben likes the gorgeous girl every bit as much as she likes him. Is this a dream come true? The answer lies in the boomerang of Chika's tale-bearing ways - a boomerang whose deadliness grows with each passing moment as it draws nearer and nearer to the return target.

Chuma, the thirteen-year-old village terror, has no plans to mend his ways. But one day, he gets stuck in leopard country and must decide whether to keep being bad or to be good for once and obey an old man who wants to help. Is Chuma too far gone in wickedness to choose right? The decision he takes will lead to escape or disaster. What will Chuma choose? The leopards are waiting, snarling...

In this developmental play for children, Toju and Tosan, along with other child-hawkers, go through harrowing experiences that include being run over and kidnapped. But there are songs and dances aplenty, and by this fun-train the children instruct each other as well as the adults who control their world.

Nduka has become very girl-conscious. He has taken a shine to mangoes and oranges - the sort that grows on young girls' chests. His friend, Deji, warns him of the dangers of this brand of foolishness, but he is adamant. Then a grapefruit comes into his life. Is this heaven or hell? Nduka must discover it alone.

Aunty Felicia is as tricky as she is devilish, and no one knows this better than Junior. So when she sends a note to school suggesting a soccer match, Junior doesn't fall for her tricks. But the other kids think it's a super idea - and the girls are sure they would trounce the boys' team. "It's a trick! It's a trick!" cries Junior. But no one listens. They think he's just being a spoilsport. But is he? Doesn't Aunty Felicia strike? Doesn't bedlam run loose on the playing fields of Festac Foundation School? Doesn't disaster run riot?

King Jemide believes that he needs to eat the soup of wisdom if he is to lead his people well. Little does he know that the soup of wisdom comes with a very high price!

Prince Gallant is in search of his dream princess, but he can't leave Lalila captive in the dungeons of Castle Sathanka. Lalila is the ugliest of the Yooglians but Prince Gallant still rides to her rescue! Perils abound but the Prince is valiant and ready for any trouble. But is he ready for the surprise that greets him? The mind-boggling surprise?

Toju and Tosan, two seven-year-old friends, are able to travel to Bible times, using the time caps Toju's scientist father invented. In this adventure, they ask questions about the earth's fastest creatures and discover that the fastest sprinter that ever lived was Prophet Elijah! What a thrill they have as in King Ahab's chariot they watch Elijah outrun the king's fastest horses!

"Jael" is a three-act play inspired by the biblical story of Jael. It drives powerfully home the irony that Jael, an outsider to God's covenant with Israel, had a strong and eager faith that won her timeless honor, while Barak, at the center of the covenant and for whom destiny was crying, balked in his faith and as a consequence ceded grounds of honor.

17-year-old Tolu is careful about casual sex. But when he meets the stunningly gorgeous Lara, he throws all caution to the wind. Is Lara worth the sacrifice? Only Gbenga, Tolu's best friend, is capable of answering that question.

When a ravishing schoolmate takes a romantic interest in a fifteen-year-old church boy, the boy decides that it is time to enjoy his life. But will dating the voluptuous Salome really bring enjoyment? Will it?

"Smallie 9: World Peace Day" is a one-act play featuring the three characters in the Smallie Series. In this episode, Smallie is determined to have peace at home on World Peace Day and does all she can to make this happen, still - sparks and fireworks fly! Can it be otherwise? Smallie is an eight-year-old girl locked in the body of a sixteen-year-old. Her mind is sharp, but her language skills are ridiculously poor. What is more, her parents have dodgy moral inclinations, but Smallie is as straight as an arrow. Any surprise then about the sparks and fireworks? Absurd, witty and funny! And very, very telling...

Toju and Tosan, two seven-year-old friends, are able to travel to Bible times, using the time caps Toju's scientist father invented. In this adventure, they find themselves outside the gates of Jericho 2,000 years ago and feel the excitement as Jesus heals Blind Bartimaeus.

What is the secret behind palace walls so towering that looking up at them makes Princess Wura's neck ache? The secret turns out to be one that will bring war between King Amana and King Oti. But King Oti is the father of Roli - the adorable six-year-old friend of Wura's. Wura speaks up in defense of King Oti - and what happens? She ends up in chains in a dungeon! Can Wura escape and stop the war? Is she indeed the Amazing Amazon?

Wura's father, King Ola, is set against his daughter's intentions to go in search of the fabled Barbie. So he seeks to use the cunning of Ugo, his chief bodyguard, to thwart Wura's plans. But Ugo is not as loyal as the king thinks, and he hatches a plot to kill Wura. Can Wura - the Amazing Amazon - live up to her name and outwit the treacherous Ugo? Can her scarf - which has mysterious powers - subdue the crafty villain? And what help can Open Skies - a beautiful winged horse - give the princess?