This is a two act play first presented in Cort Theatre, New York, New York on October 5, 1955. The husband-and-wife authors of this book dramatized Anne Frank's story based on the book Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.

Simply a tender dramatic composition. I was picturing myself in the audience of this play. I kept myself alert and focused. I wanted all my senses functioning. This book delivered. I saw and felt much... fear, anxiety, hope, laughter, innocence, loyalty, desires, friendship, tolerance, madness, humanity, and so forth. A bitter sweet taste of what would be found in the book it's based on --a young girl's memoir of her days of hiding from the Nazis in World War II. Moreover, this play was successful in bearing one of Anne's last observations in her diary: "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.". For the most part, Anne's smiling spirit was showcased.

Anne's story doesn't get old and continues to be heartwarming. But don't worry, this was tenderly written so you'll only need one tissue ... maybe a Brawn kind of paper towel for some.

One day I'll read Anne's book. I'm just not ready right now ... no paper towels in the house.

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Overall, this play just makes me sad. I think it's a good representation of what took place in the Secret Annex based on Anne's diary, but the reality of the situation saddens me. I wonder what a girl like Anne, who as a 13 year old wrote a diary that has been published around the world, could have accomplished as an adult. I don't like seeing the reality of the characters of the Van Daans and Dussel, but I very much like seeing the heroism of the characters, Mr. Frank, Mr. Kraler, and Miep. So having both together makes it very realistic. This play does what it's intended to do - cause one to ponder the events of the past in order to better the future.

Personally, reading is not one of my favorite things to do. But when I do read I prefer non-fiction books, this is why this book stood out to me. I cannot say that I relate everything in this book, but one of the main attractions to me when reading was the different quotes that she used to describe how she feels. Some of the quotes that she said I felt that I could relate to, and the way that she said that she uses writing as a tool to let out how she feels but sometimes it is still hard to do, reminds me of how sometimes I will do the exact same thing . Many times when reading a book I will get lost because I'm unfortunately not able to play the book out like a movie in my mind, but this books and it is also nonfiction it gave me a way better picture in my head when reading it. I think that this was because of the way the writing was, and it was coming from a girl our age point of view. You are necessary for us to read but this book is a book that I would definitely recommend at our age when we are learning about different things in history about the Holocaust in about different things relating to this subject.

In the beginning of the book I found it interesting how she almost feel self-conscious about writing to herself, so she acted like she was going to be writing to a girl named Kitty. I found this interesting because it wasn't just her writing to herself, which she wasn't because we later all are reading her story, which she did not know was going to happen, but she wrote to someone else instead of just keeping a diary. When it comes to characterization I personally believe that kitty is a very important role because she's not actually a real person but it kind of makes it feel like she was already writing to us, in a way. The style of the writing to me, always is what makes a book. Adn this style was sometimes hard to read, because of the grammar she would sometime use, but over all, the quotes that she used and the way she described how her life was, was relatively easy to follow.
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It really takes you into her mind, everything she was thinking about what she was going through. It felt like reading letters from a long distance friend.

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No one should take ones freedom or right to live because of their religion, nationality or ethnic background.
Such a tragic story but Anne Frank had never lost her hope, one of her last writing was 'In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.'

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I really enjoyed reading this book because it had a catchy story to it. I like to read books holocaust and this book was one of the better books I read. This is a great book for boys and girls from middle school up and it taught me a lot about what Jewish people had to go through during the holocaust. The book is very detailed and enthralling. The context was good but the book went to fast at the end when they went to the concentration camps and right before that. The book was based on a true story and realistic.


It was about a girl named Anne frank who lived in a building with her family and they all had to go through a lot. They had to stay quit, there was not much entertainment, they could not throw trash up the window ect.. Life was challenging for them put they still managed to get most of the way threw the holocaust but they were soon found. In the beginning of the book she and her brother were always fighting and thought it way a joke until it starting getting scary for them.


This is a dramatic book and has brother sister interaction and sister sister. Anne Frank learns to like her mom more towards the end and there are two Christian friends they have that help the family during the book. There was no exotic or weird actions during the book and I recommended it for middle school and up. This is also a boy and girl book so if you read it I hope you enjoy it.

The Diary of Anne Frank was a new genre that I never touched on before: Diary. The reading experience was extremely unique, but I came to detest the overall writing style. Although this was written in a time of tragedy, her writing is similar to a modern 13 year old's. We understand what she is explaining, but everything is dull; there aren't many metaphors, similes, or any writing tools. Personally, I found the adventure slightly interesting, especially the going into hiding in the Secret Annex and her personal feelings, but I would enjoy it much more if she could weave a little more 'pop' into her writing. I recommend this to anyone interested to the personal feelings of a Jew going through the holocaust. But for readers seeking for great writing, I wouldn't say this is the best piece.

This book(diary) represents the hardships of jewish living during the holocaust. Since anne wanted to be a writer her book was published by her father. anne was an amazing writer, and it shows in this book. it shows the ups and the downs yet it also shows the daily life not just the exciting parts...... She didnt hide any of her emotions, this was clearly stated in the book" i must learn to open up to you because you may be the only one who can understand me while im stuck in here. this book is clearly amazing and should be given an award....... It has all of the things a good book longs for and so much more... Kudos anne frank.... kudos

Lauren Fariss:

"Diary of Anne Frank: the play" is a great text to use with middle school students when learning about the Holocaust. The play is easier to read than the novel, and also allows students to practice reading aloud and taking on the roles of different characters.

I would relate this text to the study of identity, by asking students to think about how our individual experiences can shape our sense of identity. I would have students look at the life experiences of Anne Frank in the novel and then examine the ways in which they must have shaped who she was. I would ask students to read aloud the play and practice taking on different perspectives and using voice. I may ask students to try role-playing and write letters from the perspective of Anne Frank or other characters in the play (Spandel 152).

I would also use this text as a lead-in to using the strategy "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" (Gallagher 27). I would ask students to create a list of their own experiences (including the good experiences and obstacles they have faced) that have shaped their sense of identity.