Passings
Nico on Apr 10 2007 | Filed under: General Theatre, R.I.P.
Viveca Watkins (featured here on the cover of the Music of The Bahamas CD)
died April 9, 2007, aged 55
Calvin Lockhart
died March 30, 2007, aged 73
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Passings
Nico on Jan 07 2007 | Filed under: General Theatre, R.I.P.
2006 was not a good year for the Bahamian cultural community, and especially for the Bahamian theatrical community. The deaths of Leo Roberts and Sean Hanna at the end of 2005 were harbingers of things to come; if we were paying attention, we might’ve noticed that the raven was hoarse back then.
2006 began with [...]
Tribute to Winston by The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie
Philip on Dec 10 2006 | Filed under: General Theatre, R.I.P.
Visit the “In Memoriam” pages to find the Prime Minister’s tribute.
Or simply read it here.
Philip & Winston
Philip on Dec 09 2006 | Filed under: General Theatre, R.I.P.
My friend died last week and I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye.
My first recollection of Winston Saunders goes back to 1973 during rehearsals for the Independence Celebrations. He was the writer and director of that production and I was a member of the choir. Our next encounter came when he was about to [...]
Memorial for Winston
Nico on Dec 02 2006 | Filed under: Annoucements, R.I.P.
The Memorial Service for Winston Saunders will be held:
Friday December 8, 2006
10 a.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
Tribute to Winston Saunders by Rex Nettleford
Nico on Dec 02 2006 | Filed under: General Theatre, R.I.P.
TRIBUTE TO WINSTON V SAUNDERS, CMG
By Professor Rex Nettleford Vice Chancellor Emeritus
Every society throws up in each generation persons of immense talent, intellectual energy and creative excellence. Winston V Saunders, legal luminary and cultural activist was such a person with talents ranging from playwriting and acting to musicianship and the sort of vision about [...]
R.I.P. WINSTON VERNON SAUNDERS C.M.G.
Nico on Nov 26 2006 | Filed under: Annoucements, General Theatre, R.I.P.
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead,
Put crépe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear [...]
Angela Scott has passed
Philip on Aug 15 2006 | Filed under: Annoucements, General Theatre, R.I.P.
It is with great deal of sorrow that I report that Angela Scott, a wonderful actress and friend, passed away this afternoon at around five o’clock.
As some of you may know, we dedicated our final performance, of the recent run, of “You Can Lead A Horse To Water” to Angela. She was the actress who [...]
Kayla Lockhart Edwards, March 21, 1946 – May 21, 2006
Philip on May 21 2006 | Filed under: Annoucements, General Theatre, R.I.P.
And, when she shall die,
Take her and cut her out in little stars,
And she will make the face of Heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.
Romeo and Juliet, III.ii
Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely [...]
R. I. P. George Mackey
Nico on Jan 02 2006 | Filed under: R.I.P.
George William Mackey, a true Bahamian gentleman, passed away this morning. We were saddened to hear about his passing and we offer condolences to his family.
The following bio was obtained from the website of Cable Bahamas, where Mr. Mackey served as a director:
“Mr. Mackey was a resident of Nassau and had a distinguished public services [...]
