Debra Ehrhardt visits Brooklyn and the Bronx next on “Jamaica Farewell” US tour
Debra Ehrhardt in "Jamaica Farewell"
It’s an old Caribbean favourite – Jamaica Farewell – and it’s been touring the US starring Debra Ehrhardt. Its next stop is New York City, playing the Bronx and Brooklyn on 21st and 22nd April, having recently sold out performances in Windsor, CT and Somerset, NJ. Read more 
April ONLY: up to 40% off new & renewal Caribbean Beat subscriptions
As a special thank-you, now through 30 April, 2012, we are offering our loyal readers and subscribers up to a whopping 40% off new and renewal subscriptions to the magazine of the true Caribbean! Read more
“Coming Home” by Theresa Awai premieres at Trinidad’s Queen’s Hall
Nikki Crosby, Clifford Learmond, Caroline Taylor and Cecilia Salazar (left to right) stand behind playwright Theresa Awai
It is not often that an award-winning team of local actors are assembled on one stage, led by an award-winning director in a gripping local play by an award-winning local playwright. But that is what audiences can look forward to next weekend as the decorated cast of Theresa Awai’s “Coming Home” take the stage in the play’s Queen’s Hall premiere.
Written by Cacique Award-winning actor and playwright Theresa Awai, “Coming Home” is a provocative, poignant, funny and ultimately heart-warming new work that tells the story of how one family’s decades’ old secrets, jealousies, and rivalries are uncovered when four strong-willed siblings battle over their deceased mother’s will. As the action unfolds, we find that blood is indeed thicker than water… until everyone reads the will.
Cacique Award-winning director Raymond Choo Kong has pushed himself and his cast to dig deep for this challenging work, giving audiences a rare opportunity to see some of Trinidad’s most well-known actors – often best-known for their comedic skills – showing their dramatic chops. Read more
The 20th anniversary of Caribbean Beat, with cover girl Anya Ayoung-Chee
Our exciting new 20th anniversary issue (#114: March/April 2012) of Caribbean Beat is on Caribbean Airlines planes; in the mail to subscribers; and online, where you can also access a complete flip-book of the current issue - free! Here’s what you can find in this anniversary issue! Read more
The return of Miss Miles to Trinidad’s Little Carib Theatre
Tony Hall’s Miss Miles – the Woman of the World was one of the most anticipated and exciting theatrical events of 2011, prompting four extensions after its first run in late October. It’s an exciting project of which MEP has been proud to be a media sponsor. This weekend, the indomitable Miss Miles returns to the historic Little Carib Theatre, Friday 2nd through Sunday 4th March, 2012.
Heralded by audiences and critics alike, the show has played to standing-room-only audiences and nightly standing ovations. Patrons have celebrated the timeliness of this historic new play, which follows the life and tragic death of a true Trini patriot, activist and whistle-blower Gene Miles. Those who knew the dynamic and colourful Miles have praised Cecilia Salazar for her sensitive and masterful portrayal of this Trinidadian heroine.
