Jamaican Plays

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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Pirate Jack Overview In The Gleaner

‘Pirate Jack’, the up coming LTM Pantomime for the 2009/10 season, is featured in today’s Gleaner newspaper. Like the anticipated Christmas breeze, the annual Little Theatre Movement (LTM) Pantomime provides a fresh air in Jamaican theatre. Usually the titles are catchy, the humour and language wholesome and the spectacle, breathtaking. Pantomime lovers should expect no [...]

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History Of LTM Theatre In Jamaica

Jamaica Gleaner newspaper feature on the History of LTM Theatre: The theatre is one of the world’s oldest institutions. It’s man’s way of reflecting on life, a projection of our mores and values, or the lack thereof, onstage for introspection and entertainment. Right here in Jamaica, our own history is replete with theatre; it’s a [...]

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Pantomime – A Christmas Tradition

It’s a Jamaican tradition – Christmas and Pantomime, opening Boxing Day, December 26. This year the tradition goes on with Runner Boy which will take to the stage of the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive as usual, curtain rising at 6p.m. sharp. The production stars the 26 member Pantomime Company under the guidance of Bobby [...]

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