Jamaican Plays

13 Questions For Stede ‘Jooky Jam’ Flash

This item appeared originally in the Jamaica Observer’s Chat magazine. Stede Flash has been doing commercial theatre for over two decades. He was first introduced to theatre by actor Ronald Goshop who was his drama tutor in high school. Stede’s first big break came in 1985 when he starred in Hyacinth Brown’s Boopsie and since [...]

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Feature – Douglas Prout

Popular play director, Douglas Prout, is featured by Mel Cooke in today’s Sunday Gleaner. “In previous years, Douglas Prout had taken many a scrap of paper to the Actor Boy Awards Ceremony – but had never had a chance to reach into his pocket and reel off his mandatory ‘thank yous’. Prout told The Sunday [...]

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Delcita Feature

In today’s Sunday Gleaner, Sadeke Brooks does a feature on Andrea ‘Delcita’ Wright, star of numerous hilarious Jamaican plays over the years, with her most recent appearance being in The Plumber. “Wright said she grew up in North Western Clarendon and attended Edwin Allen High School. She said she has been living with her grandmother [...]

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Profile – Michael Nicholson (The Plumber)

Michael ‘Stringbeans’ Nicholson stars in the latest roots play to hit the local entertainment scene, The Plumber. Today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper features an overview of Nicholson’s role in The Plumber. Although recognised as one of the most sought after directors in Jamaica today, Michael Nicholson is also an accomplished actor, having starred in 11 pantomimes [...]

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Oliver Samuels Enjoying Puppy Love

Veteran comedic actor, Oliver Samuels, is reportedly enjoying his stint in Patrick Brown’s romantic comedy Puppy Love, though admitting that the role has been one of the most challenging he has played to date. “Truth be told, I have not done many naturalistic pieces over the years, and as such, Puppy Love represented a real [...]

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