There are many examples of educationists, social workers and development agencies turning to theatre in order to convey a message simply because it is inherently an entertaining medium and will therefore make the message more palatable. In this respect, I take issue with those - such as Marion Frank (1995) in her otherwise powerful justification of the use of popular theatre forms in development work in Africa"": who imply that the primary reason for using theatre to convey important messages is that it is popular, unthreatening and easy to digest: