Jamaican Plays

The University Players Present TARTUFFE

The University Players present ‘TARTUFFE” by Moliere, for a limited run only – October 8 to 18, 2010 – at the Philip Sherlock Centre, University of the West Indies Mona campus. Directed by Paul Issa, Tartuffe is a five-act comedy where Molière relates the story of an attempt, by an irreclaimable hypocrite, to destroy the [...]

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Letters For Emancipendence To Be Staged This Heroes Weekend

Letters For Emancipendence, the Little Theatre Movement’s play which ran over the Emancipation/Independence (early August) period, will be back at the Little Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive, St. Andrew, on October 16 and 17. Assumedly this is happening because this production, which engages the national heroes, is as suited to National Heroes’ Day as it [...]

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Against His Will Play Review

In today’s Gleaner newspaper, Howard Campbell reviews ‘Against His Will’, the second instalment of the play which first opened 10 years ago and enjoyed a blockbuster run. Sexual harassment at the workplace has been a sensitive global issue with legislators and women’s groups for decades. The thought of a man getting groped (and hating it) [...]

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The Plumber – Showing In Hartford, CT – October 3, 2010

Fans of Jamaican roots plays who’re living in Hartford, Connecticut (CT), USA, can look out for the October 3 showing of the hilarious Jamaican play, The Plumber. Show time is at 8 p.m. at the Weaver High School (Granby Street). For tickets, click here, for more information about The Plumber, click here.

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Scary Tails At UWI – Smoker 2010

From tomorrow, September 16, to September 19, the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) MBBS class of 2013, in their effort to raise vital funds for charity, will be hosting their annual Smoker production, ‘Scary Tails’. Smoker is a longstanding and honoured tradition that dates back decades, where third year medical students produce an annual [...]

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