Noddy

Noddy is a fictional character created by English children's author Enid Blyton (1897-1968). He is depicted as a wooden toy with a childlike view of the world.

Translations and adaptations

A number of theatrical productions have been created based on Blyton's Noddy characters and books. Noddy first appeared on stage in Noddy in Toyland at the Stoll Theatre in Kingsway, London, in 1954.

In 1993, a stage production of Noddy opened at the New Wimbledon Theatre, followed by a long British national tour, including a holiday season in London at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and was released on home video in 1994. The production was presented by Clarion Productions. The production was written and directed by David Wood. Wood adapted a successful sequel to the play entitled Noddy and the Tootle which opened at the Wimbledon Theatre and endured on a long British national tour in 1995–96.

The first television adaptation of Noddy called The Adventures of Noddy was first broadcast in 1955, which was narrated by Enid Blyton.

There was a radio serial adaptation broadcast on SABC in 1963.

A stage version called Welcome Home Noddy was written by Alfred Rietmann in 1986.

Performance history in South Africa

1962: Noddy presented by the Dramatic Society of East London.

1986: Welcome Home Noddy presented at the Nico Malan Theatre Foyer, directed by Cindy Just.

1988: Noddy produced by Children's Theatre Productions at the Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg, directed by Jill Girard and Joyce Levinsohn.

Sources

Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noddy_(character)

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