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White Witch Is On At Fairfield Theatre In Montego Bay
‘White Witch’, is the latest offering from the Fairfield Theatre in Montego Bay. On Saturday, February 6, it enjoyed a packed house for its gala world premiere, and it reportedly left many patrons offering rousing spontaneous applause, and singing high praises for the overall quality. It will continue, on weekends only, until some time next [...]
Continue reading...Aston Cooke Wins Best Play Award – 2009 National Literary Competition
12. November 2009
Playwright, Aston Cooke, recently won the Best Play award for his entry – a full-length manuscript called Jonkanoo Jamboree – in the 2009 National Literary Competition that was staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). He was presented the award at a ceremony held recently at the Rex Nettleford Hall at the University of [...]
Continue reading...Wycliffe Bennett Has Died
6. October 2009
Pioneer producer/director and former Chairman of the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC), Wycliffe Samuel Bennett, reportedly died yesterday afternoon at the University Hospital of the West Indies following a long illness. He was 87 years old, and his death comes less than a month after the sudden passing of another Jamaican theatre stalwart – [...]
Continue reading...Bashment Granny Shebada Picture
6. October 2009
Keith ‘Shebada’ Ramsay stars in Bashment Granny. Here’s a picture of one of the hilarious scenes from that play.
Continue reading...Trevor Rhone Has Died
15. September 2009
Trevor Rhone, one of Jamaica’s best known playwrights and screenwriters, died earlier today in Kingston, Jamaica; he had reportedly suffered from a heart attack and was being transported to the hospital, but died while in-transit. He was 69 years old. Born March 24 1940, Rhone is best known for his co-writing role in the movie “The [...]
Continue reading...Oliver Samuels Joins Big Yard Cast
21. August 2009
Popular Jamaican comedian Oliver Samuels has joined the cast of “Big Yard”, a play that has been getting rave reviews in Canada. Samuels plays the lead character who operates a business from his handcart, and he is also the source of food supplies and gossip in the ‘big yard’. The “Big Yard” comedy/drama is set in [...]
Continue reading...Jamaican Plays Struggling
16. August 2009
According to a report in today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper, Jamaican plays – despite a call to “come laugh out the recession” – are feeling the pinch and seemingly struggling. The box office receipts for plays are not publicly available but Dahlia Harris (a star of several plays and a marketing executive at the Jamaica Cultural [...]
Continue reading...LTM National Pantomime Honours The Spirit Of Emancipation
11. August 2009
For three nights last weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday night), the LTM National Pantomime Company honoured the spirit of Emancipation with tributes to the ancestors, involving music, drama and discussions. Each night, there were songs from the classic Augus Mawnin, followed by on stage conversations with guests from the community who discussed the meaning of Emancipation [...]
Continue reading...Bashment Granny Movie Coming Soon
9. August 2009
The Bashment Granny play has been a phenomenal success, so much so that a movie spin-off is in the works. Angel, Shebada, Mr Bashment, Half-a-Dog and the rest of the gang will all be featured in the Bashment Granny movie, which should be in cinemas by the end of 2009. In addition to all the [...]
Continue reading...Big Yard Play Enjoying Success In Canada
29. July 2009
Today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper carries a feature on Jamaican-born playwright Devon Haughton, who is currently enjoying success with his latest play in Canada called Big Yard. Part of the reason for its success is that the play gives Jamaicans there a chance to enjoy the ‘yard vibes’ right there in Canada. Big Yard is a [...]
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