File 2023-033/001(22) - Pantomime performances : newspaper articles, 1995-2003

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File consists of newspaper clippings and articles about performances by the Pantomime Company (produced by the Heritage Singers) of stagings of "Augus Mawnin" and "Miss Annie." Includes one piece of correspondence from 2021.
Scope note provided by Grace Lyons and Debbie Ebanks Schlums follows:

This file contains mostly newspaper clippings and memorabilia from two pantomime performances staged in Toronto by the Little Theatre Movement/ National Pantomime Company of Jamaica. This file also contains a few newspaper clippings of reviews of the Heritage Singers’ own performances. The pantomime production of Augus Mawnin was performed by the Little Theatre Movement in Jamaica and the troop was hosted in Toronto by the Heritage Singers to perform the pantomime for Black History Month. The story of enslaved people running away to hear the news of emancipation was considered a fitting performance for Black History Month celebrations in 2002. The Little Theatre Movement then brought their production of Miss Annie to Toronto in 2003 for a nearly sold-out night. A comedic take on a traditional Jamaican ghost story of a woman who kills her four husbands due to her greed was heavily advertised in Toronto newspapers and was positively reviewed in newspapers after the performance. These pantomime productions were considered a good way to share a uniquely Jamaican take on the British production style with Toronto audiences, where instead of miming, the productions contain much singing, dancing, and talking to get the story across to the audience. This file also contains signs, photos, handouts, and other memorabilia from both the Augus Mawnin and the Miss Annie productions.