October 4, 2020 – Page 2

October 4, 2020 in Black Theatre

Deportee – Stage Play – Starring Charles Tomlin Lavern Archer Nyanda Commock Ricky Rowe

Dat a Gwaan Jamaica reopens at the Phoenix Theatre, New Kingston, on November 17. The fast-moving sketches are written and directed by actress and broadcaster Dahlia Harris. Currently referred to as the dancehall comedy revue for its content and image, Dat a Gwaan Jamaica also features Orville Hall, Chris McFarlane, Maylnne Lowe, and Kadeem Wilson. “The thing about the revue format is that it is usually very current, about significant issues, and raises these occurrences from over the past year in a light way – as Jamaicans would say, tek bad tings mek joke. So from Audley Shaw’s phone bill,

October 4, 2020 in Black Theatre

Gully Side(Full Jamaican Comedy)

Gully Side is an irresistible Category 5 journey into Jamaica’s brutal urban jungles. Fell the tribulations of preacher mother, Ms Mas as she battles with her blind passion for the church whilst her own son,gang leader Scribble,the Gully God and daughter turn to a life of crime. Watch in awe as Bounty Killa and Beenie Man wage a war of words over D’angel

October 4, 2020 in Black Theatre Don Kinch Productions

Margins to Mainstream: The story of Black Theatre in Britain (trailer)

Margins to Mainstream: The story of Black Theatre in Britain is the latest documentary film produced by Nu Century Arts, Birmingham in partnership with the Octavia Foundation with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Don Kinch, Director of Nu Century Arts says “The 1978 publication of “The Arts Britain Ignores” by Naseem Khan lifted the lid to reveal a hive of theatrical activity taking place across Black Communities. The 1990 production of Amani Napthali’s “Ragamuffin” was another seminal moment when a confident black theatre found the courage to tell its’ story in its’ own way. I hope that the making