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A career on the stage was something Stede Flash eyed since childhood when he performed in Christmas plays at church. That interest in theatre grew during his...

"Renowned Jamaican actor Oliver Samuels has been honored with the Living Legend Award by Red Stripe at the Little Theatre. Celebrating his iconic contributions to Jamaican comedy and theatre, the award ceremony featured a performance of his latest play, 'Teet an Tung.'"

“This award is wonderful ... marvellous,” veteran actor Oliver Samuels said as he received the Red Stripe Living Legend Award from the company’s brand manager, Nathan Nelms, on Friday night. The event took place at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam...

A-list actors converge on Douglas Prout’s hit play,

“It’s gripping from beginning to end.” That’s one patron’s feeling about Basil Dawkins’ latest play, Once Upon a Watch Night, playing at the Little Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive. The prolific playwright-producer, who has been staging plays at...

TO residents of Mount Providence in Clarendon, Agatha Biggs McLeod is a local treasure. It was not surprising, therefore, that on September 15 when she celebrated her 100th birthday the reserved...

A number of individuals who have played pivotal roles in the development of roots theatre were honoured ate last month at the second Roots Theatre Awards. Staged at the Anglican Church Hall in O...

The Everton Dawkins-led Jamaica Roots Theatre Foundation held its second annual Roots Theatre Awards on Saturday in Ocho Rios, inducting four stalwarts into the newly created Roots Theatre Hall of Fame. Garfield ‘Bad Boy Trevor’ Reid, Daphne ‘Mae’...

The thearte fraternity, as well as many family, friends and well-wishers said farewell to Keith "Ginger" Knight on Thursday at a thanksgiving mass held at Christ Church (Anglican), Vineyard Town. ...

It's been almost 30 years since Stede Flash made his first appearance in theatre, his declared love. But he notes that he knows a good script when he sees one. So, with that type of experienc...