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Daren Herbert Play Opens In Vancouver
The curtain has gone up on the latest Canadian theatrical production featuring Bermuda actor Daren Herbert – a Vancouver revival of Lynn Nottage’s hit Off-Broadway play “Intimate Apparel.” Being staged by British Columbia’s Arts Club Theatre Company, the largest theatrical company in Western Canada and one which helped... Read more of this article
Bermuda Festival Review – Proof
[Bermuda Festival Review of "Proof" by Alan C. Smith] The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts presented a very satisfying evening of live theatre with the opening night of the play Proof on Friday, February 10th. Written by David Auburn, the play has garnered both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony for Best Play. It has also been made into... Read more of this article
Rebecca’s Valentine Dream Date
Bermuda Broadway sensation Rebecca Faulkenberry’s ideal Valentine’s Day date would involve a ruggedly handsome A-lister with his own private jet — one he could fly her home to the island aboard. Ms Faulkenberry — currently appearing as the title character’s love interest in the musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark”... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Comedy of Hypnotist Damian
Damian The Hypnotist is coming to Bermuda for the first time ever and you have the chance to see him perform live. Fresh off his show at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California, he’s coming to the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium for one night only with his Hypnotic comedy on March 3, 2012. A spokesperson said, “This show will have... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Comedy & Magic Show
The SYA Charity 679 & Bermuda Magic present the ‘Comedy & Magic’ show featuring two Canadian artists – Comedy Magician Matt Disero and Comedy Juggler Johnny Toronto on March 11, 2012 at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium. Performing alongside the overseas guests are two of Bermuda’s busiest artists Magician Smooth Lew... Read more of this article
Upcoming: 2012 “Famous for Fifteen Minutes”
[Written by Kelvin Hastings Smith] The top six playwrights of the Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society (BMDS) 10th Annual Playwriting Festival “Famous for Fifteen Minutes will have their plays performed February 9 – 18th, 2012 at the Dayelsford Theatre. Tom Coash the overall Judge of will announce the winner at the Gala Night (closing night). Kelvin... Read more of this article
Festival Review: “Mother to Mother”
[Bermuda Festival Review: Mother to Mother – written by Alan C. Smith] Mother to Mother, a one woman play, performed masterfully on the City Hall Theatre stage by singer, playwright, actress Thembi Mtshali-Jones, was rewarded with a standing ovation on Tuesday, January 31st. The play, based on a story by Sindiwe Magona and adapted for the stage by... Read more of this article
Videos: Earl Cameron On Cult TV Show
Bermuda acting legend Earl Cameron has starred in movies for more than six decades, ranging from the gritty Ealing Studios drama “Pool of London” [1951] to the political thriller “The Interpreter” [2005] in which he appeared alongside Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman, But he also worked extensively in many British TV programmes... Read more of this article
Chewstick Film Festival Schedule
The Chewstick Foundation — holding its first annual Bakatown Film Festival from today [Jan. 26] until Saturday — unveiled the full line-up of movies and events. Showcasing local short films alongside award winning international shorts, the festival will celebrate yet another facet of the storytelling traditions Chewstick emphasises as... Read more of this article
Celebrities Arrive In Bermuda For Gala
The stars came out at L.F. Wade International Airport last night [Jan. 13] when celebrities including Danny Glover, Star Jones and Lance Gross arrived in Bermuda to take part in the Syncairly Yours Foundation Gala at Newstead. The “Diamonds & Caviar Event” is a $1,000-a-plate event to raise money and awareness for the Foundation, a charity that... Read more of this article
Def Jam Star’s Chewstick Appearance
Chart-topping Def Jam recording artist Aaron Fresh [pictured] will make a special guest appearance at Chewstick’s youth session on Saturday [Jan. 14]. Raised between the US and Trinidad and Tobago, Aaron Fresh is a genre-defying combination of West Indian and American culture. Born in Illinois, he was sent to live with her grandmother in... Read more of this article
Christopher’s New Play Set To Open
The curtain rises next month on the world premiere production of “Hurt Village”, the much-anticipated new drama by Broadway playwright Katori Hall, featuring Bermuda actor Nicholas Christopher [pictured] in one of the leading roles. Ms Hall wrote Broadway’s current sensation “The Mountaintop”, a meditation on the last night... Read more of this article
Faulkenberry Show’s Broadway Records
Bermuda’s Rebecca Faulkenberry and the rest of the cast of “Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark” had plenty to celebrate over the holiday season — with the musical setting a record for the highest single-week gross of any show in Broadway history. “Spider-Man” rang in the New Year as the highest grossing show on Broadway,... Read more of this article
South African Star’s Bermuda Show
South African superstar Thembi Mtshali-Jones says her upcoming Bermuda Festival encore performance in a one-woman show about about the lingering emotional trauma caused by a murder in that country has universal application. The actress and singer told “The Sowetan” today [Jan. 9] that after appearing in “Mother To Mother” at... Read more of this article
Chewstick Marks Ninth Anniversary
An all-star line-up of Bermuda talent will be on hand at City Hall next month to help the Chewstick Foundation mark its ninth anniversary. The January 7 celebrations will begin with an opening reception in the City Hall Foyer with a showcase highlighting Chewstick’s bright, accomplished, dynamic and promising talents starting at 8 pm. “An eclectic... Read more of this article
Mark Twain’s Christmas Eve Heartbreak
On Christmas Eve, 1909 a heartbroken Mark Twain — who had returned to his Connecticut home from Bermuda just four days earlier — put pen to paper to eulogise his youngest daughter who had died just hours earlier. Jean Clemens [1880–1909] was the youngest of the three daughters of Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known by his pen... Read more of this article
