This interview was done for and published in full on Discover Trinidad & Tobago, and formed the basis of another article in Caribbean Beat magazine. It took a while, but I finally caught up with Heather Headley for a proper interview in late January 2012, just a few weeks before Whitney Houston’s passing. We talked about her memories of …
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Tried to tag you all in a regular ole status, but was rudely rebuffed by Facebook for too many tags... So now I shall just write a little more to justify the note. 😉 All that to say, in bocca al lupo guys! West Side Story and RENT are two of my favourite musicals ever …
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The was originally published on ArtsHub (UK) as “Blood & Gifts” at London’s National Theatre The saying goes that those who ignore history are bound to repeat it. And it would seem that 150 years of failed Western attempts at gaining the upper hand in Afghanistan was not enough to dissuade British, Russian or American and …
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I'm performing along with my fellow Goldsmiths, University of London MA Performance Making degree candidates in the CONTAINS FAT Festival of Final Shows. The press release is below! 🙂 The MA Performance Making programme at Goldsmiths, University of London is preparing to present CONTAINS FAT: a Festival of Final Shows by students on the course. …
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I think folks need to be very careful before declaring themselves "the first" to do something that's "never been done before", especially on a small island or coming from a "third world country" (grimace). The smallness of the island or the developing-ness of the nation often belies the contributions of significant trailblazers who have gone …
Why isn't there a culture of real feedback, reviewing or criticism in T&T? It's something I've heard artists and (good) journalists & editors complain about for years: that there isn't a real core of reviewers and "critics" (however infuriating they me be) to actually give feedback on our cultural products. I can't remember the last …
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In loving memory of Aunty Astra Da Costa Fare you well, my dear, I must be gone, And leave you for a while; If I roam away I'll come back again, Though I roam ten thousand miles, my dear, Though I roam ten thousand miles. So fair thou art, my bonny lass, So deep in …
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They call it Foursome in Toco, but it's really a localised adaptation of Sam & Jeanne Bobrick's Weekend Comedy... but apparently that won't "sell" in Trinidad, so foursome it is with a raunchy and kinda tacky ad to match. In any case, it comes from the producers of the last hit comedy Sex, Lies & …
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Caroline Taylor 