Theatre
Toufann: A Mauritian Fantasy
Toufann
Dev Virahsawmy · 1991
Synopsis
Prospero, a computer genius, and his daughter Kordelia watch a ship run aground on their island, where the séga resounds. On board are King Lir, his brother Edmon, Yago, Prospero's brother, and Prince Ferjinand. Prospero, who seems to be plotting his revenge, uses the robot Aryel and video projections and plans to marry Kordelia to the prince, while the clowns Kaspalto and Dammarro raise laughs, and the young people have plans of their own.
Context
Published in 1991 at Rose Hill by Boukié Banané, under the title Toufann: enn fantezi entrwa ak, the play was translated into English by Nisha and Michael Walling and performed in London, at the Africa Centre, in November and December 1999. Roshni Mooneeram sees in it, in 1999, an adaptation that goes beyond a mere response to the colonial centre, and Mustabshira Siddiqui reads in 2020 an intelligent and creative Kalibann and an Aryel turned machine.
Who it is for
For discovering theatre in Mauritian Creole through a play performed as far as London, a Tempest for the digital age.
Prizes and reception
The 1999 London production quoted the Mauritian International, which hailed a pioneering achievement.
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