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Big Yard Comedy Is A Hit In Canada
The Big Yard comedy has reportedly been the talk of the town for the last three weeks in Toronto, Canada. The play, which stars Oliver Samuels and Terri Salmon (among other talents) has been playing to sold out venues. Big Yard provides a bellyful of laughter, and is for many Jamaicans who flock to watch it, [...]
Continue reading...Oliver Samuels Joins Big Yard Cast
Friday, August 21, 2009
Popular Jamaican comedian Oliver Samuels has joined the cast of “Big Yard”, a play that has been getting rave reviews in Canada. Samuels plays the lead character who operates a business from his handcart, and he is also the source of food supplies and gossip in the ‘big yard’. The “Big Yard” comedy/drama is set in [...]
Continue reading...Dream Merchant Comes To A Close
Sunday, July 12, 2009
The much acclaimed comedy/drama Adrian Nelson’s Dream Merchant closed the weekend of July 4, 2009, bringing to an end one of the biggest drama productions for 2009. Written by Adrian Nelson and produced by the King of Comedy, Oliver Samuels O.D. and Adrian Nelson, Dream Merchant has for the past two months played to packed houses [...]
Continue reading...Dream Merchant – An Absorbing Production
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
It is a common occurrence at staged comedies to see some members of the audience reacting with uncontrollable laughter and boisterous comments towards the antics of one cast member or another, but Adrian Nelson’s Dream merchant has taken it even further. This as almost at every performance, some patrons are so engrossed with the story [...]
Continue reading...Dream Merchant Wows Patrons
Monday, April 20, 2009
Its been described by patrons as “ a hilarious comedy”, “fun-filled drama”, “a nice uptown roots play”, “a beautiful love story”, “a subtle Christian play”, and even “a dream come through”, in a recent review from a prominent local newspaper. Whichever way you interpret the current hit comedy/drama one thing is certain; Adrian Nelson’s Dream [...]
Continue reading...Dream Merchant Opens This Thursday
Monday, December 15, 2008
St. Andrew High School will be buzzing with theatre goers over the next few weeks, as the much anticipated comedy/drama, Adrian Nelson’s DREAM MERCHANT, premiers on Thursday, December 18. Following up on the success of the summer hit, Moon River, Adrian Nelson’s DREAM MERCHANT is another presentation of the ‘King of Comedy’ Oliver Samuels who is [...]
Continue reading...River Bottom Review
Friday, March 14, 2008
Marcia Rowe (of the Gleaner newspaper) reviews ‘River Botttom’: At 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, when The Gleaner took a look at River Bottom, the almost filled Centerstage Theatre was abuzz with anticipation. When the lights went up the cast and crew delivered and the audience duly responded. It was a festival of laughter [...]
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
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