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'Letters for Emancipendence' opens at Little Little Theatre

This year's production, Letters for Emancipendence, features dramatised events in the lives of National Heroes - Nanny, Sam Sharpe, George William Gordon, Paul Bogle, Marcus Garvey, Alexander Bustamante and Norman Washington Manley.

Remembering times past - Actors Cadine Hall (left) and Kevin Halstead rehearse for 'Letters for Emancipendence', playing August 1 and 2 at 4 p.m. daily at the Little-Little Theatre. – Contributed

The production is coordinated by Barbara Gloudon, who developed the script from archival records and the writings of various authors who have highlighted aspects of the lives of the heroes, through factual accounts or fiction.

Members of the company make up the cast. Many of them are familiar to audiences through the National Pantomime annual production which attracts large family audiences to the Little Theatre.

Letters for Emancipendence is a blend of songs, music, movement and dialogue. The LTM has commended Kennedy for his generosity in permitting use of the excerpt from the Daddy Sharpe book, as also publishers, Ian Randle for its cooperation.

According to the producers, "We commend the production to everyone as a pleasurable way of getting to know more about Jamaica's heroes."

The Daddy Sharp text is a very easy-read, blending fiction with fact. Kevin Halstead, the actor, who will be in the role of Daddy Sharpe, regards his role as a "very enlightening" task.

Beside the dramatic presentation, there will be the staging of an exhibition of artifacts of slavery, and the way to Independence. Thanks to the cooperation of the Museums Division of the Institute of Jamaica. There will also be the customary 'nyammings' of some favourite hometown foods. The opening event begins at 4 p.m. with an introduction by Ambassador Burchell Whiteman.

Tickets are $600 for adults and $400 for children.

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