The St Mary Literary Festival had its successful inaugural staging at the Port Maria Anglican Church hall two Saturdays ago. Doubtlessly, the team organising it breathed a collective sigh of relief as, after months of hard work, which started last.
The Jamaican pantomime has been around since 1941, initially a production of The Little Theatre Movement (LTM), but as of early this year, a Pantomime Company-owned musical. Skoolaz 3.0, the current show, is based on an original pantomime,.
Come December 26, the Pantomime Company will present Skoolaz 3.0, the first full length, face-to-face, Boxing Day production since the pandemic. A reboot that is straight out of the panto guide book, it also sends a signal that pantomime is here.
The theatre landscape in Jamaica has encountered its fair share of challenges, with a number of prominent theatres ceasing operations. These include Phoenix Theatre, The Pantry, The Barn Theatre, all in the Corporate Area, and Carma’s Performing.
In a break from the usual Boxing Day curtain-raising tradition, the 2023 pantomime will shout "action" on Saturday, April 1 with Trash and Hype.
"Coming out of COVID has been challenging, which m.