1993/94 LTM National Pantomime
ANANSI COME BACK
The
Story
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Bredda
Anansi has been in "Foreign" for the longest while.
Since he's away, the community of Yam Hill led by Mrs Jestina
Mandora, flourishes, growing good yams for local use and export.
In the adjacent community of Coco Bump, where the people do not
like o work but would rather "chuck garbage" Bredda
Tacoma, Anansi's old sporting partner, is the Mayor. When Anansi
comes home, accompanied by his son Peabo, (a cricket fanatic)
they take up residence in Coco Bump with Tacoma, his wife and
daughter Tigromatic who soon sets her cap for Peabo.
Anansi comes back to find no good yam in Coco Bump so he issues
Mrs Mandora three challenges - all aimed at getting hold of the
Yam Hill crop. Being Anansi, he cannot help resorting to "trickifie"
and "samfie" to win. So strange things begin to happen.
At the annual Yam Festival, where Yam Hill has always been the
winner, Jenny Mandora tipped to be the queen of the Yam Festival,
loses to Tigromatic. The contest for Best Yam, another expected
walk-over for yam Hill, is lost to Coco Bump. The final event
- a grand cricket match - is the last chance for Yam Hill to regain
its glory, under the captaincy of Cunny Moore. Anansi is set to
fix that too - until the Yam Spirit, whom he has betrayed, decides
to take a hand.
Anansi is caught out, tried and makes a run for the housetop "where
Spider belong". But being Anansi, he returns in time to say
sorry and dance in the Big Ritual to celebrate another bountiful
Yam Harvest where surprising things happen once again.
Cast of Characters Anansi: Michael Nicholson/ George Howard Jestina Mandora: Dorothy Cunningham/ Elizabeth Brown-James Bredda Tacoma: Colin Anglin/ Recordo Redwood Mrs. Tacoma: Jennifer Douglas/ Ivy McPherson Jenny Mandora: Hortense Smikle/ Sherrie Edwards Cunny Moore: Oliver Gordon/ Kevin Roach Peabo: Desmond Moulton/ Melward Morris Tigromatic: Donna Lebert/ Barbara Johnson Miss P: Faith Bucknor/ Halcyone Samms Teacher Thomas: Carlton Butler/ Junior Miller Titlyn: Sonia Samuels/ Valerie Marks Yam Spirit: Doreen King/ Scheol Miller In supporting roles: Jacqui Higgins, Canute Lawrence, Petrona Levy, Glenroy Samules, Suzanne Beadle, Jerry Eastwood |
Musical
Numbers Act 1 Dreaming of a New Jamaica Yam Hill Anthem Plant De Yam Mrs. Tacoma's Menu We Wuk Fe Live Inna Coco Bump Going Over Deh Briggidip Act 2 Yam Festival Time Coco Bump Princess Press Along Yam Hill Yam Hill A Go Beat Coco Bump How D o You Plead Anansi Finale Orchestra Calvin Cameron - Leader/ Trombone Pat Roxborough - Keyboard Christopher Harvey - Piano David Sanderson - Bass Guitar Glenroy Samuels - Guitar Everton Baker - Percussion |