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Michael Arthur Gilkes (5 November 1933 – 14 April 2020) [1] [2] was a Caribbean literary critic, dramatist, poet, filmmaker and university lecturer. He was involved in theatre for more than 40 years, [3] as a director, actor and playwright, [4] [5] winning the Guyana Prize for Drama in 1992 and 2006, as well as the Guyana Prize for Best Book of Poetry in 2002.
Joseph-Hackett died in 1988 in Barbados. In 1991, the Queen's Park Theatre was renamed in her honor. [9] The theatre closed in 2005, but was renovated and reopened in 2017. [10] Annually, during the National Independence Festival of Creative Arts, the top honor in dramatic performance is given the Daphne Joseph-Hackett Award For Excellence in ...
The English Renaissance theatre or Elizabethan theatre was the theatre of England from 1558 to 1642. Its most prominent playwrights were William Shakespeare , Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson . Background
The Keskidee Centre, or Keskidee Arts Centre, was Britain's first arts centre for the black community, founded in 1971. [1] [2] Located at Gifford Street in Islington, near King's Cross in London, it was a project initiated by Guyanese architect and cultural activist Oscar Abrams (1937–1996) [3] to provide under one roof self-help and cultural activities for the local West Indian community.
Pearl Connor-Mogotsi, née Nunez (13 May 1924 – 11 February 2005), was a Trinidadian-born theatrical and literary agent, actress and cultural activist, who was a pioneering campaigner for the recognition and promotion of African Caribbean arts. [1]
The Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) was an influential cultural initiative, begun in London, England, in 1966 and active until about 1972, [1] that focused on the works being produced by Caribbean writers, visual artists, poets, dramatists, film makers, actors and musicians.
Una Marson was born on 6 February 1905, at Sharon Mission House, Sharon village, near Santa Cruz, Jamaica, in the parish of St Elizabeth, as the youngest of six children of Baptist parson Solomon Isaac Marson (1858–1916) and his wife Ada Wilhelmina Mullins (1863–1922). [1]
Theatre Location Opened Capacity Current Management Key Theatre, Peterborough Peterborough 1973 360 Landmark Theatres (part of Selladoor Worldwide) King's Lynn Corn Exchange: King's Lynn 1854 733 King's Hall: Herne Bay, Kent: 4 April 1904 250–500 The King's Theatre Newmarket 1955 123 Newmarket Operatic Musical And Dramatic Society Ltd (NOMADS)