Jamaican Plays

Review Of A Gift for Mom

Today’s Gleaner newspaper carries a review of Basil Dawkins’ “A Gift for Mom” play. In a society where the idea of a single parent is not strange, Basil Dawkins created an intriguing story, A Gift for Mom. While the source of his inspiration is common to the Jamaican society, the playwright’s characters are not your [...]

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Kieran King Launches Eight Seven Six Theatre Company

Today’s Gleaner newspaper carries an item on the recent launch of Kieran King’s Eight Seven Six Theatre Company. Kieran King chose last week Thursday to present the Eight Seven Six theatre company at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (PSCCA) … more here

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Review Of ‘Letters for Emancipendence’

Today’s Jamaica Gleaner newspaper carries a review of the annual ‘Letters for Emancipendence’ musical docudrama. ‘Letters of Emancipendence’ could be best described as a musical docudrama, offered in motifs. There were seven motifs, each featuring one of Jamaica’s National Heroes. While the content may be familiar, the format of each motif varied, from a classroom [...]

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Review of Blakka Ellis Live, Un …

Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries a review of Blakka Ellis Live, Un … It was non-stop laughter from the get-go, well, almost, except when the comedian performed a poem that silenced the audience, just for the duration of the piece. Then laughter reclaimed its prominence. So it was at Centrestage Theatre in New Kingston on what [...]

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Gleaner Review Of Family Remedy

Today’s Sunday Gleaner newspaper carries a review of Fabian Barrack’s FAMILY REMEDY play: There is much to be expected from a production that is described as “vivacious comedy” and presented as a “remedy for the family”. But alas, Family Remedy the production currently being staged at the Theatre Place, in New Kingston, does not live [...]

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