Philip on Dec 09 2010 | Filed under: General Theatre, Productions
Stirring, but not much of a dramatic play… by Travis Carroll If you ask any Bahamian on the street who Michael Pintard is, you’ll get a resounding, “He’s one playwright and a poet ya see.” If you ask anyone in theatre who Michael Pintard is, you’ll get a, “He’s one of the most serious and [...]
Ringplay on Aug 07 2010 | Filed under: Festivals, General Theatre, Shakespeare in Paradise
Shakespeare in Paradise 2010 (October 1-11) is well under way. Building on the success of last year, we’ve booked our productions, extended the festival by a weekend, cast our local shows and are beginning to rehearse. Everything is on schedule. The only thing we’re missing? Money. Last year we took a huge gamble. We pulled [...]
Philip on Apr 07 2010 | Filed under: General Theatre
Bel Canto will be presenting its 2010 Music for All Times performances at St. Andrews’ The Kirk on Friday, May 7th at 8:00pm and Saturday, May 8th at 8:00pm. This year’s Affair is to be held under the Patronage of Sir Arthur, Deputy to the Governor General of The Bahamas and Lady Joan Foulkes. Tickets [...]
Philip on Mar 12 2010 | Filed under: General Theatre
Ringplay on Dec 14 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre
Sixty years of forgotten treasures Britain is to get a Black Theatre Archive. Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah relives his role in its creation In Britain, my work is almost exclusively compared to that of Roy Williams. This has always enraged me. Roy is a fine, prolific writer; but even if we were to be compared on [...]
Ringplay on Sep 19 2009 | Filed under: CARIFESTA, General Theatre, R.I.P.
Hard on the heels of Trevor Rhone’s passing comes news of the death of another Caribbean theatre giant: Surinamese director Henk Tjon. If it weren’t for CARIFESTA, we would have never met Henk, nor would we have been exposed to his passion and his eloquence on the subject of the role of the arts in [...]
Ringplay on Aug 17 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre
Were held yesterday beginning at 4 p.m. Turnout was lower than expected, but the voices were pretty good — some exciting new people turned up! Musical Director Adrian Archer and Director Philip A. Burrows heard the hopefuls. All in all, 12 people came out to audition at St. George’s Anglican Church. Rehearsals will begin very [...]
Ringplay on Aug 12 2009 | Filed under: General Theatre, Ringplay Productions, Shakespeare in Paradise
Title: Music of The Bahamas Auditions Location: St George’s Anglican Church, Montrose Avenue Description: Auditions for Music of The Bahamas – looking for singers & dancers Start Time: 16:00:00 Date: 2009-08-15
