Zambezi Puppets

11/06/2021

Elizabeth Norval and the Zambezi Puppets will be performing a puppet show for children at 1:00 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League.
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/187922891427?aff=efbneb

11/03/2021

I will be performing at the SnowCampCAN Americana Roots Music and Community Festival at 2705 Quakenbush Road, Snow Camp NC. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 13, 2021.

01/29/2020

11/03/2019

Elizabeth performs as a puppeteer in an absolutely enchanting manner. Her hand crafted puppets delight and surprise bringing well known fairytales to life. Interactive scripts engage the children and teach them with joy and spontaneity.

Elsa Mondou
Volunteer at the Salvation Army- the Center for Hope

11/03/2019

Homeschool Explorers, a secular homeschool group in Raleigh, had the pleasure of being educated and entertained by Elizabeth Norval and her Zambezi Puppets this fall. Children and adults alike were fascinated by her personal stories and authentic African artifacts. Her puppet show, “Munyaradzi Goes to School in Zimbabwe,” gave us a glimpse into another culture, while delivering the positive message of striving to be a reconciliator; an important lesson for all of us. Elizabeth’s wealth of knowledge about South Africa and Zimbabwe, combined with her rich storytelling and beautifully crafted puppets, kept even the youngest in our group captivated for well over an hour - an impressive feat! The kids were even interested in the workings of her theater, asking about everything from how to manipulate multiple puppets to how to raise the curtain, and were delighted to be given a peek behind the scenes to where the magic happens! We couldn’t be happier with our experience!

Dana Kreykes
Home School parent

10/19/2019

"Elizabeth performs as a puppeteer in an absolutely enchanting manner. Her hand crafted puppets delight and surprise, bringing well known fairytales to life. Interactive scripts engage the children and teach them with joy and spontaneity."
Elsa Mondou wrote this review after she saw the Zambezi Puppet show, Little Red Riding Hood, which l performed at the Judy D. Zelnak Center of Hope on October 15, 2019.

09/23/2019

Peter Rabbit will be appearing in a birthday show on Saturday.

08/19/2019

The children at Cary Towne KinderCare were very engaged with my presentation. They loved the puppet show.

08/04/2019

I used a hat as a stage to perform an excerpt from "Munyaradzi Goes To School in Zimbabwe" at the Puppeteers of America International Festival.

08/04/2019

Birthday party show for a six year old on August 4- was a lot of fun!

06/24/2019

The story of “Munyaradzi Goes to School in Zimbabwe” never ceases to delight audiences both young and old. A sweet tale, it is about two rural Zimbabwean children, the adults who love them, and a cranky and dangerous ostrich.
Today, Zambezi Puppets is delighted to perform (by kind invitation) for folks attending the adult day program of the Ruth Sheets Adult Care Center (Edenton Street United Methodist Church) here in Raleigh, N.C., at 3:30 PM!