Jamaican Plays

Big Yard Comedy Is A Hit In Canada

The Big Yard comedy has reportedly been the talk of the town for the last three weeks in Toronto, Canada. The play, which stars Oliver Samuels and Terri Salmon (among other talents) has been playing to sold out venues. Big Yard provides a bellyful of laughter, and is for many Jamaicans who flock to watch [...]

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Bashment Granny Movie Update

Update on the Bashment Granny movie carried in today’s Gleaner newspaper – Stages Films’ Bashment Movie is four months in the making, and its recently completed first trailer is a mix of drama and comedy (it ends with an overhead shot of Keith ‘Shebada’ Ramsay saying in his inimitable gap-toothed style “anybody make it out [...]

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“Like Father Like Son” In Queens, New York – November 7

“Like Father Like Son,” the witty play which features the cast of “Bashment Granny,” plays at York College in Queens, New York on Saturday, November 7. By popular demand, IrieJam Radio’s DJ Roy will lace the venue with dancehall classics prior to the play and during intermission. A genuine Jamaican Comedy guaranteed to keep the [...]

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Pirate Jack – The Upcoming 2009/10 LTM National Pantomime

Jamaica Observer newspaper feature on the upcoming 2009/2010 LTM National Pantomime – For Pirate Jack, the upcoming 2009/10 LTM National Pantomime, the main settings are a fishing beach and a pirate ship at sea. To get the feel of the seaside environment, the Pantomime Company last weekend went on location to the fishing beaches at [...]

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Olde Tyme Country Wedding – An Original Home-Grown Canadian Pantomime

The Heritage Singers present – Old Tyme Country Wedding, an original home-grown Canadian pantomime. It tells the story of Toronto resident Babs Spencer, who is compelled by a desire to visit to her birthplace – Uphill in rural Jamaica – after a 10-year absence. Opposed by her overly protective parents, the assertive young woman makes [...]

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