An intoxicating cocktail of love, duty, death and dominoes. Based on the true events in the lives of Jamaicans who fought in World War One and set amid the banter in Medora’s rum bar near Kingston Harbour, four young men tell their stories of death and glory as the end of the British Empire looms.
Cast and creatives
Suzette Llewellyn (Offie nominated for Best Female)
Stanley J. Browne
Ike Bennett
Jonathan Chambers
John Leader
Matthew Truesmith
Director Irina Brown
Designer Louis Price
Lighting Designer Kevin Treacy
Music/Sound Designer Dominique Le Gendre
Voice-dialect coach Claudette Williams
Production Manager Shaz McGee
Stage Manager Davey Williams
ASM Imogen Adshead & Jonas Eisenbarth
Assistant to Lighting Designer Carolina Schmidtholstein
Producer Pauline Walker
Tara Theatre, 22nd February 2017 – 11th March 2017
co-production by StrongBack Productions and Tara Arts
Reviews
The Stage – 4 stars
Britishtheatre.com – 3 stars
Reviews Gate – 3 stars
British Theatre Guide
Traffic Light Theatre Goer
A Younger Theatre
There Ought To Be Clowns
CooknCurry Blog