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A Bibliography of Drama in English by Caribbean Writers, to 2010 Compiled By A bibliography of drama in English by Caribbean writers, to 2010 compiled by George Parfitt and Jessica Parfitt This bibliography is inevitably incomplete. A note of principal sources used will be found at the end. Corrections, gap-fillers, and additions, preferably by e-mail, are welcome: [email protected] AUTHOR BIRTH TITLE Earliest Perf Place Pub’n Publisher Place of Radio Notes PLACE known venue date pub’n /TV/ perf. or Film written date Aaron, See Steve Hyacinth Philbert Abbensetts, Guyana Alterations 1978 New End Hampstead 2001 Oberon London R Revised 1985. Michael Theatre London Produced for BBC World Service 1980. In M.A.Four Plays Abbensetts, Guyana Big George 1994 Channel TV Michael Is Dead 4 Abbensetts, Guyana Black 1977 BBC TV TV Michael Christmas Abbensetts, Guyana Brothers of 1978 BBC R Michael the Sword Radio Abbensetts, Guyana Crime and 1976 ITV TV Michael Punishment Abbensetts, Guyana Easy Money 1982 BBC TV TV First episode of BBC Michael ‘Playhouse’ Series Abbensetts, Guyana El Dorado 1984 Theatre Stratford 2001 Oberon London In M.A.Four Plays Michael Royal East, London Abbensetts, Guyana Empire 1978 - BBC TV Birming- TV First black British T.V. Michael Road 79 ham soap opera. Wrote 2 series Abbensetts, Guyana Heavy F Michael Manners Abbensetts, Guyana Home 1975 BBC R Michael Again Radio Abbensetts, Guyana In The 1981 Hamp- London 2001 Oberon London In M.A.Four Plays Michael Mood stead Theatre Abbensetts, Guyana Inner City 1975 Granada Manchest- TV Episode One of ‘Crown Michael Blues TV er Court’ Abbensetts, Guyana Little 1994 Channel TV 4-part drama Michael Napoleons 4 Abbensetts, Guyana Outlaw 1983 Arts Leicester Michael Theatre Abbensetts, Guyana Roadrunner 1977 ITV TV First episode of ‘ITV Michael Playhouse’ series Abbensetts, Guyana Royston’s 1978 BBC TV Birming- 1988 Heinemann London TV Episode 4, Series 1 of Michael Day ham Empire Road. In Living Together Abbensetts, Guyana Samba 1980 Tricycle London 1980 Eyre London Michael Theatre Methuen Abbensetts, Guyana Summer 1985 BBC R ‘Monday Play’ Michael Passions Radio Abbensetts, Guyana Sweet Talk 1973 Royal London 1974 Eyre London R Also BBC Radio 1974 Michael Court Methuen Upstairs Abbensetts, Guyana The Dark 1981 BBC R Michael Horse Radio Abbensetts, Guyana The Fast 1980 BBC R Michael Lane Radio Abbensetts, Guyana The Lion 1993 Cochrane London Produced with Talawa Michael Theatre Co. Abbensetts, Guyana The 1973 BBC TV TV Season 8, Episode 36 of Michael Museum BBC’s ‘30 Minute Theatre’ Attendant series Abbensetts, Guyana The Record 1998 BBC TV TV ‘Windrush Season Still Michael Collection Here’ Abbensetts, Guyana The Street 1988 Heinemann London In Living Together Michael Party Abbensetts, Guyana The Sunny 1977 BBC R Michael Side of the Radio Street Abbensetts, Guyana Vanessa’s 2001 BBC TV Birming- TV ‘Doctors’ Series, Episode Michael World ham One. Adams, Antigua Founder/playwright Rio Eleston Revealers. Allegedly author ‘Namba’ of some 14 plays, but no details found Agard, John Guyana Beauty and 1995 Oval London 1995 Oval House London Babel the House Beast Agard, John Guyana Go Noah 1992 Picture Seven- With Judy Brown Go! Knight oaks, Kent Agard, John Guyana Great 1993 Ginn London Snakeskin Agard, John Guyana Odessa and 2000 Faber London In Helen Rose (ed.) Plays the Magic for Children Goat Agard, John Guyana Petrushka 2009 Little London Angel Ali, Patti-Ann See Joey Clarke Alladin, M.P. Trinidad Brainser 1970 Self- Port of One Act and Tobago published Spain Alladin, M.P. Trinidad Hosay 1970 Self- Port of One Act and Tobago published Spain Alladin, M.P. Trinidad The P.S. 1970 Self- Port of One Act and Tobago published Spain Allen, Antigua See Jermilla Kirwan Howard Allen, Lillian Jamaica Art and 1985 Motherhood Allen, Lillian Jamaica Love and 1991 Dub poet Other and Strange 1993 Things Allen, Lillian Jamaica Marketplace 1995 R Allen, Lillian Jamaica One 1987 Bedroom With Dignity Amoroso, Trinidad The Blood 1970 Trinidad One Act Ronald and Tobago Clot Amoroso, Trinidad The Master 1974 Caracas, 1979 Longman Port of One Act. In Errol Hill (ed.) Ronald and Tobago of Carnival Venezuela Spain Three Caribbean Plays Anderson, Jamaica No 2009 Pantry Kingston Balfour Compromis Playhous e e Anderson, Jamaica Secret 1989 Barn Kingston Also produced in Miami. Balfour Lovers Theatre Six more plays at Green Gables Theatre, Jamaica, 1988-90. No details. Claims a number of other one act and full-length dramas Anderson, See Frank Pilgrim Peter Anonymous Jamaica In Stormy 1897 Theatre Kingston Alpha Cottage Sisters, Days, or Royal Alpha Cottage High School The Vow That Saved Jamaica Anonymous Guyana? Pillars in the 1970s Kingston Not certainly by a Mud Guyanese Anonymous Trinidad The Court 1845 and del Santa Tobago? Cruz Anonymous Trinidad The Grand 1845 and Seignor Tobago? Anonymous: Jamaica Edinburgh 1855 Theatre Kingston A Gentleman Castle, or Royal of this City The Last Days of Hutchinson, the Assassin Anonymous: Jamaica Rudolph: 1822 Kingston Kingston Melodrama. Burnett’s A Gentleman The Theatre Company of Comedians of this City Calabrian Banditti Anonymous: Jamaica The Man of 1859 Theatre Kingston Lanergan Company A Kingston My Own Royal Gentleman Choice Anonymous: Jamaica Scandal 1782 A West Club, or Indian Lady Virtue in Danger Archibald, Trinidad Anne-Marie 1958 Port of 1967 UWI Extra Port of Also produced London, Douglas and Tobago Spain Mural Spain 1976. Caribbean Plays:One (Rupert) Act Play Archibald, Trinidad Back of 1984 Port of Douglas and Tobago Beyond Spain (Rupert) Archibald, Trinidad Defeat with 1977 1977 UWI Extra St Caribbean Plays and Other Douglas and Tobago Honour Mural August- Publications 7 (Rupert) ine, Trinidad Archibald, Trinidad Isidore and 1977 UWI Extra Port of Caribbean Plays and Other Douglas and Tobago the Turtle Mural Spain Publications 5 (Rupert) Archibald, Trinidad Island Tide 1972 San 1972 UWI Extra Port of R Stage and radio. Caribbean Douglas and Tobago Fernando, Mural Spain Plays and Other (Rupert) Trinidad Publications 6 Archibald, Trinidad Junction 1954 Port of 1958 UWI Extra Mona, Also produced in London, Douglas and Tobago Village Spain Mural Jamaica 1955 (Rupert) Archibald, Trinidad My Good 1972 TV Douglas and Tobago Friend (Rupert) Justice Archibald, Trinidad Old Maid’s 1965 Port of 1966 UWI Extra Port of Caribbean Plays: One Act Douglas and Tobago Tale Spain Mural Spain Play, 12 (Rupert) Archibald, Trinidad The 1962 Port of 1967 UWI Extra Port of Caribbean Plays and Other Douglas and Tobago Bamboo Spain Mural Spain Publications 1 (Rupert) Clump Archibald, Trinidad The Family 1973? R Series Douglas and Tobago Next Door (Rupert) Archibald, Trinidad The Rose 1962 Port of 1972 UWI Extra Port of Caribbean Plays: One Act Douglas and Tobago Slip Spain Mural Spain Play (Rupert) Arrindell, Antigua Dreams…Fa 2001 St John’s, Author and director. St Barbara ces…Realit Antigua John’s Youth Drama Group y Ashby, Trinidad Sailors 1966 UWI Extra Port of Caribbean Plays: One Act Osborne and Tobago Ashore Mural Spain Play 8 Ashby, Trinidad The doctor 1966 UWI Extra Port of Adapted from Moliere’s Le Osborne and Tobago in spite of Mural Spain Médecin Malgré Lui. himself Caribbean Plays: One Act Play 8 Asika, Trinidad Orange n.d. Self- Trinidad? Nkemba and Tobago Lady published (Frank John) Atkinson, Jamaica The 1985 Self- Jamaica? Dermot Meeting published Augier, St Lucia Anthem 2004 Founded Lighthouse Adrian Theatre, 1983. Folk musical Augier, St Lucia BridgeMake 2000 Staged in London and St Adrian r Lucia Augier, St Lucia Esperance 2009 Produced as part of St Adrian Lucia’s Independence activities Augier, St Lucia Hewanorra 2007 Adrian Augier, St Lucia Troumassay 2000 Staged in St Lucia, Dublin, Adrian Guadaloupe Augustus, Trinidad Amarimba 1975 Self- Port of Earl and Tobago and the published Spain Birth of the Drum Baku, Shango Trinidad 1984 Baku Belmont, 3 Plays of Our Time and Tobago Publications Trinidad Balgobin, Guyana Asra 1945 Widely attributed to Basil Balgobin, but not definite. See Sheik Sadeek Balgobin, Guyana Savitri Uncertain attribution Basil Barker, J.S. Trinidad Bond of 1966 UWI Extra Mona Caribbean Plays: One Act and Tobago Matrimony Mural Jamaica Play 17 Barker, J.S. Trinidad Vulnerable 1966 UWI Extra St Caribbean Plays: One Act and Tobago Doubled Mural Augus- Play 5 tine, Trinidad Barrett, Jamaica After This Early Ibadan Ibadan, Lindsay We Heard 1970s Arts Nigeria of Fire Theatre Barrett, Jamaica Black Blast 1973 London Lindsay Barrett, Jamaica Home 1967 Staged by Wole Soyinka Lindsay Again Company Barrett, Jamaica Jump 1967 Leicester Leicester, At Commonwealth Arts Lindsay Kookoo Univer- England Festival Makka sity Barrett, Jamaica Sighs of a 1970s Keskidee London R Drama, dance and music. Lindsay Slave Other plays at Mberi Dream Theatre, University of Ibadan and Nigerian National Radio. Bascom, Guyana Blank 2010 Theatre George- R Stage and radio Harold Document Guild town Playhous e Bascom, Guyana Book and 1991 National George- Harold Key for Cultural town Stolen U.S. Center Bascom, Guyana Cockle 1996 National George- Harold House Cultural town Center Bascom, Guyana Crisis Spell 1991 National George- Harold Cultural town Center Bascom, Guyana Family 1989 National George- Harold Budget Cultural town Center Bascom, Guyana Home for 1992 National George- Harold Christmas Cultural town Center Bascom, Guyana Makantali 1996 Theatre George- Harold Guild town Playhous e Bascom, Guyana Queen O’De 1995 National George- Harold Pack Cultural town Center Bascom, Guyana T.V. Alley 1988 National George- Harold Cultural
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