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| Balfour Anderson Directed by Brian Heap Lyrics by Balfour Anderson & Noel Dexter Music by Noel Dexter Arranged by Desi Jones Movement by Rex Nettleford Set by Paul Hamilton Costumes by Norman Russell Props by Hugh Japhatt Lighting by George Carter |
The
Story Baramboola
is a peaceful little village where the greatest excitement so
far is the annual contest for Champion Farmer. Last year the winner
was Mass Freddie, before that it was Miss Rachael who is determined
to regain the crown.That gives rise to rivalry between her and Mass Freddie. She has a son—Baswell, who is educated in agriculture. He has a daughter Trudan, who is the reigning Farm Queen. And there is Mother B—wise woman, versed in the use of herbs and roots, she has one son—but he has disappeared. Early one morning, the villagers are shaken from their beds by strange tremors. Soon after, their normal life of tranquility is disrupted, strange things begin to happen. A most unlikely character calling himself King Root is now on the scene, accompanied by a band of disreputable characters—Cow Itch, Burr-burr, Deadly Nightshade and Macca. All kinds of disorder occurs until King Root is tracked down to his underground headquarters. Root is unmasked as Mother B's errant son and has to "take his medicine". The young lovers, who were pushed apart by the conflicts between their parents, are reunited. As usual—the ending is happy.
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4 Tom Redcam Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica W.I.