In 1994 Lordstreet Theatre Company gained Caribbean wide recognition for the presentation of the play ‘JEAN and DINAH . . . [Who Have Been Locked Away in a World Famous Calypso, Since 1956, Speak Their Minds Publicly]’. This award winning stage production by Tony Hall, the story of a tortured sisterhood between two aging prostitutes, is based on The Mighty Sparrow’s seminal calypso, ‘Yankees Gone’ about the American occupation of Trinidad during World War II.
The production, produced and directed by Tony Hall, toured successfully all over Trinidad and the West Indies (Guyana, St. Lucia, Jamaica) to rave reviews. The play, which Derek Walcott called ‘one of the finest pieces of West Indian theatre I have seen in years . . .’, was first performed in the US (Hartford, CT., Hamilton, NY., and New York, NY.) in 1998; in Toronto, Ontario in 2001 & 2002; in Scarborough, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta in 2005; in Birmingham, Leicester, London, UK in 2003 and in Curacao, Netherland Antilles in 2010.
A French version of the play was performed successfully at the University of the West Indies Inter-Campus 8th Annual Foreign Language Theatre Festival in 2007 on the St Augustine Campus, Trinidad.
On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Jean and Dinah, you are invited to a commemorative lecture co-sponsored by Lordstreet Theatre Company and Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies.
The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Andrea Davis of York University, Toronto, Ontario. http://www.yorku.ca/
Venue: Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies, Tapia House, 91 Tunapuna Road, Tunapuna, Trinidad & Tobago
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
For more info: Tel: 1-868-681-7475 or Email: info@lordstreet.net
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