Playwrights and their stage works 

Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin

Ethiopian playwright. Born in Boda, Showa. 17 August 1936.

Stage Works

  1. Belg (Autumn) (produced Addis Ababa, 1957). Addis Ababa, Berhanena Selam, 1962.
  2. Yeshoh Aklil (Crown of Thorns) (produced Addis Ababa, 1958). Addis Ababa,
    Berhanena Selam, 1959.
  3. Askeyami Lijagered (The Ugly Girl) (produced Addis Ababa, 1959).
  4. Jorodegif (Mumps) (produced Addis Ababa, 1959).
  5. Listro (Shoe Shine Boy) (produced Addis Ababa. 1960).
  6. ¡gni Biye Metahu (Back with a Grin) (produced Addis Ababa. I960).
  7. Chulo (Errand Boy) (produced Addis Ababa, 1961).
  8. Kosho Cigara (Cheap Cigarettes) (produced Addis Ababa, 196I ).
  9. Yemama Zetegn Melk (Mother's Nine Faces) (produced Addis Ababa, I961).
  10. Tewodros (in English; produced Addis Ababa. 1962).
  11. Othello, adaptation of the play by Shakespeare. Addis Ababa,
  12. Tartuffe, adaptation of the play by Molière (produced Addis Ababa, 1963).
  13. The Doctor in Spite of Himself, adaptation of the play by Molière (produced Addis Ababa, 1963).
  14. Oda Oak Oracle: A Legend of Black Peoples, Told of Gods and God, Of Hope and Love, Of Fears and Sacrifices (produced Addis Ababa, 1964).
  15. Azmari (in English ; produced Addis Ababa, 1964). Published in Ethiopia Observer
    (Addis Ababa), 1965.
  16. Yekermo Sew (The Seasoned) (produced Addis Ababa, 1966). Addis Ababa,
    Berhanena Selam, 1967.
  17. King Lear, adaptation of the play by Shakespeare (produced in part, Addis Ababa, 1968).
  18. Kirar Siker (Kirar Tight-Tuned) (produced Addis Ababa, 1969).
  19. The Cry of Petros at the Hour (produced Addis Ababa, 1969).
  20. Macbeth, adaptation of the play by Shakespeare. Addis Ababa 1972
  21. Hamlet, adaptation of the play by Shakespeare. Addis Ababa 1972
  22. Ha Hu Besidist Wer (A-B-C in Six Months) (produced Addis
    Ababa, 1974). Addis Ababa, Berhanena Selam, 1975.
  23. Enat Alem Tenu (Mother Courage), adaption of the play by Brecht (produced Addis Ababa, 1975). Addis Ababa, Berhanena Selam, 1975.
  24. Atsim Beyegetsu (Skeleton in Pages) (produced Addis Ababa, 1975).
  25. Collision of Altars. London, Rex Collings, 1976.