Jamaican Plays

Anansi & Goat Head Soup – 2011/2012 National Pantomime

The 71st annual national pantomime “Anansi & Goat Head Soup”, opens at the Little Theatre, 6 p.m. on  Boxing Day, Monday, December 26, 2011 and Tuesday, December 27, 2011. This year’s pantomime sees the return of Anansi, after a period of 13 years. It is fitting, as October 26, 2012 will mark the 100th birthday [...]

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70th Pantomime – Anansi and Goat Head Soup – To Honour Ranny Williams

In its 70th year, the upcoming Little Theatre Movement’s National Pantomime, Anansi and Goat Head Soup, will be paying homage to theatre legend Ranny Williams. Williams, along with the late Hon Louise Bennett-Coverley, played an integral role in the ‘Jamaicanisation’ of the National Pantomime that got its start in 1941 … more here [Gleaner newspaper [...]

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2010 Jamaica Pantomime – Blinga Linga

When the curtains open on Boxing Day for the start of this year’s LTM Pantomime, it will mark the event’s 70 anniversary. This year’s pantomime, Blinga Linga, also marks Barbara Gloundon’s 27th as writer of what has become a cultural tradition. Blinga Linga , like most LTM ‘pantos’ takes a satyrical look at Jamaican life [...]

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2010/11 LTM Pantomime Launched

In today’s Gleaner newspaper, Marcia Rowe has reviewed 2010/11 LTM Pantomime launch event. The selected few who braved the wind-chilled Monday night for the Little Theatre Movement’s (LTM) launch of its 2010-11 production at the Little Little Theatre were treated to samplings of dialogues, dances and songs from the 70th anniversary pantomime. The selections were [...]

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The Jamaican Pantomime Turns 70 & Faces Challenges

Can the annual LTM Pantomime continue down on a path of grandeur? Unable to lure wholesale sponsorship from corporate Jamaica, Jamaica’s theatre industry faces an uphill battle especially in a shrinking economy. Most theatre producers have opted for small casts and at times double settings. Preparation for the 70th pantomime – Blinga Linga – are [...]

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