Jamaican Plays

Play Review – For Better or Worse

Marcia Rowe reviews Basil Dawkin’s “For Better Or For Worse” play in today’s Gleaner newspaper. “Directed by Douglas Prout, For Better or Worse is a kaleidoscope of clean humour, excellent costumes and some fine acting, wrapped in a shroud of topical and controversial boldness. A variety of reasons have been presented when couples fail to honour [...]

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Overview – Basil Dawkins’ “For Better Or Worse”

Written and produced by Basil Dawkins Directed by Douglas Prout Playing at the Little Little Theatre (4 Tom Redcam Avenue, Cross Roads) This is a story of a couple (Marcia and Alfred) married for approximately seven years, with two daughters. They are experiencing severe financial difficulties due to the fact that Alfred, an engineer, has been unemployed for [...]

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For Better Or Worse – Opening December 27

Basil Dawkins’ “For Better Or Worse” opens on Sunday, December 27 at the Little Little Theatre (4 Tom Redcam Avenue, Cross Roads). Directed by Douglas Prout, “For Better Or Worse” is a story about challenging times when reasonable adults do strange and even crazy things. It stars Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley, Jerry Benzwick, Terri Salmon, Sakina and [...]

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Video – Uptown Bangarang 2

Check out these video excerpts from Uptown Bangarang 2, a Basil Dawkins play that’s basically about about a stereotypical pastor, Edgar Webster – played by theatre veteran Douglas Prout – who neglects his stereotypical gym-fit wife, Veronica, played by Maylynne Walton, for the ‘wickedest ghetto slam’ that’s provided by the nimble domestic helper/his personal assistant [...]

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Which Way Is Out Play

Title: Which Way Is Out Starring: Sakina Deer, Donald Anderson, Jean Paul Menou, Ruth Ho Shing, Maylynne Walton, Jerry Benzwick, Christopher Taylor Written by: Basil Dawkins Directed by: Douglas Prout Basil Dawkins has said his latest play, Which Way Is Out, is about hope, a very loaded word in 2009, with U.S. President Barack Obama seeming to be the [...]

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Telephone is Back for Which Way Is Out

“Which Way Is Out?” canceled performances after opening night at the Little Little Theatre because of telephone problems at their box office, frustrating patrons and potential patrons. Happily, with the kind cooperation of LIME, the producers confirmed that the telephone line to the ticket office, 906-0003 is now working, and an emergency cellular number 805-4847 has [...]

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Uptown Bangarang 2 Comes To Atlanta

Fans of Jamaican plays who live in the Atlanta, Georgia area, should definitely check out Basil Dawkin’s exciting new ‘dramedy’ called Uptown Bangarang 2. It plays from September 6-8. Check out the flyer below.

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