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"Remembering Pluto Shervington, the Jamaican Reggae Icon - A tribute to the legendary musician, vocalist, and producer, Pluto Shervington, known for hits like 'Ram Goat Liver' and 'Boogie Bump.' Learn about his career, achievements, and the impact he made on the world of music."

The Taiwanese group’s compelling dance and William F Buckley Jr and Gore Vidal’s heated debates are among November’s offerings – plus an interactive theatrical quest

In 2015, I happened to walk past a striking poster with an image of a African man in what appeared to be some kind of high ranking military garb with a glass of dark liquor in one hand and a cigar in the other. I recognised this man. It was the late great Seun Shote.

As The Statesman says, the late Mustapha Matura was “the most perceptive and humane of Black dramatists writing in Britain. His 1981 satire Meetings can be proof of that, first opening Off-Broadway and now making its first major 21st-century UK return to the Orange Tree Theatre. In his directorial debut, JMK Young Directors Award winner Kalungi Ssebandeke’s production proves why this classic remains hilarious as ever.

The production, marking Kalungi Ssebandeke’s directorial debut, runs until 11 November

The addition of songs to Mustapha Matura's canny play just heightens the sense of artifice and intrusion

Trinidad & Tobagos Carnival is reimagined through a "Theatre of Carnival" bringing some of its most colourful traditional "Mas" characters to life on the stage. Come see Jab Molassie, Jab Jab, Midnight Robber, Pierrot Grenade and Jamette spout Shakespeare and sing calypsos as they wreak havoc on the world in this post-colonial post-modern satirical comedy that defines its own theatrical genre. Produced by Louris Martin Lee-Sing for Brown Cotton Theatre, arm of the not-for-profit NGO Brown Cott...

Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 09.35 EDT Tributes have been paid to actor Seun Shote, who has died unexpectedly at 47. Shote was nominated for an Offies award for his blistering performance as a Trinidadian police commissioner in Mustapha Matura’s Play Mas at Richmond’s Orange Tree theatre in 2015. He was also acclaimed for his work with the Jamie Lloyd Company, who said: “We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of our incredibly talented collaborator.” Lloyd, who directed Sh...

The Revenge of King Jab Jab returns The cast of Revenge of King Jab Jab onstage. - Courtesy Saul Ramlal THE Revenge of King Jab Jab – Play Mas with Shakespeare, produced by Louris Lee-Sing, is a socio-political satire that stars Carnival characters as the main protagonists. King Jab Jab and his minions – Jab Molassie, Midnight Robber, Pierrot Grenade, Jamette and Sweeper – are plotting world domination through populism and worldwide dictatorship, part of which includes destroying women�...