The finals of the 2013 National Drama Festival culminated at the National Cultural Centre on Friday evening with three interesting plays, which for the most part, commanded the attention of the sizable audience.
The three plays were “Creative Burial Ground”, “Duplicity” and “Deep Wounds”. They were all fairly well executed by quite a young cast, who appeared eager to display their theatrical talents.
The cultural centre intermittently exploded during the productions either with laugher or disgust.
Nevertheless, after several hours of drama, the curtains were drawn on the junior category.
Creative Burial Ground received great reviews from the judges, and despite some technical glitches, this did not stop the young actors from doing what they love. The play was filled with a thriller, and understandably, won the nod of the judges.
Creative Burial Ground was written by Rae Wiltshire and directed by Nickose Layne. Its stage managers were Candacy Baveghems and Randolph Critchlow, with costumes done by Cindy Legall.
It depicts an avant-garde theatre, set entirely in a cemetery and chronicles the life of four friends who died in a war.
The second play of the evening, Duplicity, related to sensitive and real life experiences. It was marked well for plot and scenery.
Duplicity was written by Keron Bruce and directed by Natasha Azeez and Marissa Primo. In the play, one of the characters – Janice was having an affair with her sister’s lover, Ryan. Ryan decided to end the relationship, but Janice got upset and lost her mind, killing Sherry’s daughter and severely injuring Ryan, who subsequently dies. She then commits suicide, but not before confessing her sins to her sister.
The final play of the evening saw a more or less confusing act, which left certain sections of the audience stunned as it featured a lot of violence.
Deep Wounds written by Melinda Primo Solomon, was directed by Melinda Primo Solomon and Marissa Primo. It centres on a young girl who lost her brother.
The finals of the drama festival started more than a week ago at the National Cultural Centre and saw at least 34 plays. The winners will be announced on November 30.
