... on their way to being very big indeed. The Theatre Royal at Stratford East was overflowing with fans. The Posse offer a Caribbean point of view in a Caucasian world. Nothing is sacred and everything is satirised. The bitingly varied acts are acid observations ...

... is set to a soundtrack narrated by RSC actor Rudolf Walker whose gende accent translates the action from Georgia to the Caribbean. His dreamy style, underlined by technical pauses to get the hand carved puppets in position, is bridged by languorous saxophone ...

... Nina Baden Semper in the ICA's lunchtime production of The Bully, adapted from Chekhov's The Bear, and re-set in the Caribbean by Trinidadian writer, Horace James. ...

... Chekhov's The Bear is a joyous experimental achievement. It marries phrase-for-phrase 'translation' with easy-to-speak Caribbean colloquial dialogue, while not losing any of the comic nuance of the original. l ne comic element ot tnis piece is of a delicate ...

... Independence THE BUSH Opened February 13 IN THE CARIBBEAN republic setting of Mustapha Matura's Independence, at the Bush, all is not well. The old Colonial domination has been swept away, and the people freed, but a new domination exists, horrifyingly ...

... the insistent rhythms of the band calypso, blues and ballads accompany and punctu ate the action throughout. This is the Caribbean, and music and carnival are a part of local politics and life. Glory is the name of the heroine, the exclamation mark in ...

... bouncers. The afternoon session on the second day had a wide selection of function groups and show- groups appearing. The Caribbean music sounds of a steel band called the Invaders started pro ceedings pretty well. Next came a seven-piece twenties-style ...