The National Drama Association of T&T (NDATT) is saddened to hear of the passing of internationally renowned, Trinidadian-born playwright Mustapha Matura. Matura passed away suddenly on October 29 at the age of 79 after taking ill while travelling. Mustapha Matura was born Noel Mathura in Trinidad in 1939. He later changed his name when he...
The fourth Annual New Play Festival (NPF) features three new plays which have never been staged. This year, the featured plays are The Serpent’s Mouth a radio play by Randy Ablack, Ring Game by Arnetia Thomas and Dey Dey Gets a House by Judith Theodore. The event takes place from November 8 to 10 and...
Playwrights Workshop Trinbago’s (PWT) Monthly Readers Theatre Series (MRTS), featured the first Wednesday of every month, will be reading Carnival of the Dead, a screenplay by Christopher Din Chong for the October 2019 instalment. The reading takes place at the National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago’s (NDATT) Studios, located at 97 Southern Main Road, Curepe...
Renee King Raymond Choo Kong, a mentor and a friend. Never sugar coated a thing. He always challenged us in rehearsal, he wanted us to “be dynamic”. I don’t think he just meant on stage. I hope because of his impact on my life that one day I will be. For all the work...
The National Drama Association of T&T is grieved at the tragic loss of one of our most celebrated theatre practitioners, Raymond Choo Kong. The theatre community has lost a loved one who has touched the lives of many throughout T&T. Raymond Choo Kong was an award winning producer, director, and actor who has been changing...
In 1990 G. Anthony Joseph set local television screens ablaze with his movie Men of Gray, which was followed by its 1996 sequel – Men of Gray 2: Flight of the Ibis. A bonafide star, Joseph is one of many Trinbagonian-born talents working in Hollywood and the international film and television industry, whose acting credits include Jag,...
– Registration Fee: $100.00: includes membership (individual) to the NDATT, training, Certificate of Participation and Refreshments (water and a snack plate) – Walk with your own lunch – Dates: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th February, 2019 – Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Duration: 10 contact hours – Max number of participants: 45 (15...
Registration Fee: $100.00: includes membership (individual) to the NDATT, training, Certificate of Participation and Refreshments (water and a snack plate) – Walk with your own lunch – Dates: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd February, 2019 – Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Duration: 12 contact hours – Max number of participants: 15 – Format:...
The National Drama Association of T&T (NDATT) is deeply saddened by the passing of thespian Chris Smith, who passed away on January 5. NDATT extends its condolences to his wife, Paula Hamilton-Smith, father John Smith and the rest of his family. The theatre, music, arts and film communities were plunged into deep mourning upon hearing...
The National Drama Association of T&T is partnering with Playwrights Workshop Trinbago (PWT) to carry out the New Play Festival (NPF) later this month. The Festival, now in its third year, will feature workshop performances of three plays: Earl Lovelace’s ‘Salt’, Narad Mahabir’s ‘The Ford’ and Rhesa Samuel’s ‘Asylum’, which will run from October 25...
