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Bermuda Festival Holds Workshop At Westgate

The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts outreach programme held a workshop for men incarcerated at Westgate, with ten men taking part. A spokesperson said, “For example, on November 15, 2022 at 9:15am the Bermuda Festival initiated a ground breaking Outreach...

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Audience left stunned by ‘Sold’

Sold, which extends the legacy of Mary Prince in shining a light on Britain’s barbaric role in colonial slavery, left its audience stunned on Thursday evening. During a post-performance Q&A session, some thanked the award-winning cast members and director for...

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‘Sold’, the story of Mary Prince

In the early ‘90s Amantha Edmead read Mary Prince’s autobiography as part of a Black history class in London, England. It was a time in her life when she was interested in revolutions and the people behind them; the British abolitionist, who was the first Black woman...

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The story of Mary Prince to headline Bermuda Festival

There will be 19 different performances throughout the festival, which will run across several venues from March 17 to May 21. Sold – The Story of Mary Prince is an award-winning show from London, delivered in the African Griot style and fusing song, dance, drama,...

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Mary Prince Play In UK Nominated For Awards

Sold — a play showing in England based on the life of Bermudian Mary Prince — has been nominated for two awards; the OffWestEnd Award Nomination: Lead Performance In A Play and OffWestEnd Award Nomination: Supporting Performance In A Play. The Park Theatre...

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