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Backstory, making great Jamaican theatre. Follow us on twitter @helloBackstory. Backstory. Producers of Taboo (2013), Mr & Mrs Blacke (2012) and Last Call (2011)

Keiran King: Anansi and the strange fruit - Commentary - Wednesday | August 6, 2014

10/08/2014

"Southern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves, and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees."
- from Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit

A sad, reflective story - Anansi and the strange fruit - was published by our playwright, Keiran King, in the Gleaner on Independence Day.

Did it touch you? It sure touched us.

Keiran King: Anansi and the strange fruit - Commentary - Wednesday | August 6, 2014 A few hours after that Anansi came to another clearing, this time with a big mahogany tree, and hanging from the tree was another strange fruit.�

05/04/2014

Keiran King's Last Call, Mr & Mrs Blacke and Taboo have been added to the National Library of Jamaica's collection of plays, along with plays from Aston Cooke and Amba Chevannes.

05/04/2014

Keiran donated 3 plays to the National Library of Jamaica on World Theatre Day!

"We appreciate your support in assisting us in our efforts to build a comprehensive national collection which will be of great benefit to present and future generations of researchers."

said Valerie Francis of the National Library

02/10/2013

Remember that fight scene in Taboo? Our director, Eugene Williams, ensured it was choreographed where none of the actors got hurt. It's pretty intense and intricate.

Here's a look at what goes into staging a good fight scene.

Othello rehearsals: staging the brawl Fight Director Kate Waters works with the cast of Othello to create the fight sequence in Othello.

26/09/2013

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