arepp:Theatre for Lifeis a creative educational theatre organisation which produces repertory tours that travel throughout South Africa providing interactive, social life-skills education to school-going youth. The organisation seeks to encourage self-esteem as well as provide information that will help learners make sound, informed lifestyle choices.

These performances address the issues inherent in sexuality and the development of self image and self esteem. Each show is carefully crafted to highlight and encourage thought and debate around the issues of relationships, pregnancy, gender, discrimination, sex, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and all forms of abuse.

This publication is a guide that offers puppetry techniques for people interested in carrying out similar work. It provides illustrated, step-by-step guidelines on choosing puppets, making puppets, and setting up educational entertainment plays with puppets.

Topics include:

• What is puppetry
• Types of puppets and their uses
• The use of puppetry in education
• Teaching with puppetry
• Learning through puppetry
• Puppetry in therapy and counselling
• Making a simple mouth puppet from a sock
• Break down for writing an educational script
• Staging and booths