15 Nov 2012 - Theatre at The Drum
MAT and Sister Tree are currently touring their acclaimed production of The Good Person of Sezuan. Alongside the tour, to celebrate Jamaica 50 the companies are working with two scriptwriters to develop ideas for new plays. The writers "Cindy Claes and Angela McNab" have taken well-known ‘classics’ by Shakespeare and Moliere, and adapted them to reflect aspects of Jamaican history and culture. This special event will present scenes from the new plays.
Cindy Claes is a choreographer who tells stories through dance. She has led dance-theatre projects with artists in Jamaica. She is also a Dancehall lover. The play that Cindy has chosen to adapt is The School of Wives "Moliere’s comedy of manners, inna Dancehall style!
Angela McNab is based in Birmingham. She has adapted Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice" now retitled The Merchant of Port Royal. The play is set at the time when Port Royal was a base of operations for privateers such as Henry Morgan, and reflects the place of the Jewish community in Jamaican history. As Angela says: “The Jewish community of Jamaica is probably the oldest Jewish settlement in the New World. In the early 18th Century, there were more Jews in Kingston than there were in London!”
http://livebrum.co.uk/the-drum/2012/11/15/new-plays-for-jamaica-50
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