Tokoloshe, A Zulu Folktale - Softcover

Pieter Scholtz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876023642 ISBN 13: 9780876023648

Publisher: Anchorage Pr, 1998

Synopsis

Play script. Tokoloshe Is a ubiquitous and mischievous river sprite who can become Invisible by swallowing a pebble. He is central in most African folk-tales and legends, as he is In this one, a modern yet magical story revolving about a young girl named Thandi. Space stage. Costumes may range from uniform jumpsuits or dungarees, to imaginative and fanciful as desired. 3 women, 4 men + Narrator and two Stagehands who may be of either gender, or 10 in all.

The heroine is Thandi, a young girl who catches a strange and wonderful fish - no less than Tokoloshe himself, with the powers of shape-changing. In return for his freedom the river sprite vows to serve Thandi. He saves her from the clutches of a malevolent Go-Go (her grandmother) and an unwelcome suitor. He also aids her search In the city for her long-lost father. The play ends with a magical and unexpected climax - as delightful to Western audiences as it is to Zulu children.

About this title

About the Author

Pieter Scholtz was head of the theatre department at the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. He is a director as well as playwright, having written more than 16 plays for young audiences. He received the AMSTEL playwright of the year award in 1979. More information may be found through SPOTLIGHT a South African publication of the University of Natal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Anchorage Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0876023642
• ISBN 13: 9780876023648
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 58