Jamaican Plays

Me and Mi Chapsie Review

Today’s Gleaner newspaper features a review of ‘Me and Mi Chapsie’ by Keiran King. Thinking of the world as a stage is a good place to start. In Aston Cooke’s world, to be Jamaican is to be a performer. His new play, Me and Mi Chapsie, is a humorous treatise on that idea. The chapsie is [...]

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Everaldo Creary Is The ‘CHAPSIE”

Everaldo Creary plays the role of Donald, a sound system selector who is the “Chapsie” in Aston Cooke’s romantic comedy about cougars and cubs called “Me And Mi Chapsie” – which opened last month at the Pantry Playhouse in New Kingston. In Jamaica it has always been socially acceptable to see older men with younger women, [...]

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Me & Mi Chapsie – Opening October 7

Aston Cooke’s latest play is a romantic comedy about ‘cougars’ and ‘cubs’ (women over 40 who sexually pursue younger men) called “Me and Mi Chapsie”. It opens on Wednesday, October 7, at the Pantry Playhouse in New Kingston, and follows hot on the heels of Cooke’s previous successful productions – “Concubine” and “Jamaica 2 Rahtid [...]

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The Hilarious Pupalick Returns August 1

Aston Cooke’s multi award-winning play, Jamaica 2 RAHTID – PUPALICK, fresh from its overseas tour, returns to the stage for a limited run at the Pantry Playhouse, starting tomorrow – August 1 – at 8:30 p.m. Undoubtedly one of Jamaica’s most popular and appealing comedy revues, Jamaica 2 RAHTID – PUPALICK returns with the same familiar [...]

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Pupalick Goes To South Florida

A cast of Jamaica’s finest actors will light up the stage at Coral Springs Center for the Arts on Sunday, March 15 in Aston Cooke’s much anticipated all new satirical revue, Pupalick. Directed by Michael ‘Stringbeans’ Nicholson, Pupalick boasts an outstanding cast, which includes the 2007 Best Actress, Dahlia Harris; Comedy Bus creator Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley; [...]

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