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Before Brooke Burfitt moved to Bermuda, she had begun to carve out a career in television, radio and the news. When her husband got the offer to work on the island, the English actress and producer said she could never be content “just sipping cockt...

In bringing Twelve Angry Men to the 21st century, some of the style had to go. And since a modern jury would more accurately reflect society, then so, too, went some of the men. Four females will take on the roles of jurors in Reginald Rose’s classic...

The indelible popular image of Noël Coward as a showman, bon vivant and epigram-dropping wit too often overshadows his remarkable skills as a dramatist. The one-time Bermuda resident was one of the most enduring and successful playwrights of his era...

Modifying the title of Hannah Arendt’s 1970 study of intellectuals facing overwhelming evil, this play could be called Women in Dark Times. We are presented with a brilliantly acted, fictitious gathering of seven women on the day of the collapse of ...

Hamilton Town Crier Edward Christopher is used to telling people what to do, loudly. No surprise then, that following orders proved a bit of a challenge when he joined the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society’s production of Stick Fly. Another strugg...

Brittany Ray used to be shy — now she is a whip-cracker. The 24-year-old is playing a dominatrix in Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society’s new play, ‘Communicating Doors’. “I have always loved theatre,” Miss Ray said. “I was the kind of child who ha...

The best actors possess a curious duality, one predicated on the contradictory need for self-exposure and self-protection. They are “wide open, yet with no breaches in their armour”, as one renowned critic termed this paradoxical quality. Defencele...

Some actors get 15 minutes of fame, Owain Johnston has had an hour. He won the BMDS Famous for 15 Minutes play-writing competition on Saturday evening — his fourth time. The prize was the much-coveted Golden Inkwell, and $250. Six 15-minute plays are...

Julia Frith joins the student body at one of the UK’s top drama schools next month; Rose Bruford College lists Hollywood actor Gary Oldman among its alumni. The 19-year-old isn’t hoping to follow in his footsteps, however. “The meaning and purpose o...

It’s playwright — W-R-I-G-H-T. As in shipwright or wheelwright. The point being that plays are never so much written as they are wrought: crafted, shaped and honed until they meet both the structural and artistic demands of the dramatic form. The key...

Looking for a way to kill somebody? BMDS is an unlikely venue for the solution but it’s offering just that. Nathaniel Butterfield’s ‘101 Ways to kill Janice’ is one of six plays that will be showcased as part of the 13th annual Famous for 15 Minutes...

What do you do on your way to work? Florence Graham Welton sings her way through the doldrums of the daily commute. The 11-year-old Bermuda High School student is now the youngest soloist in the BMDS pantomime, The Pied Piper. She says she is inspire...