Sweet, Sweet Karaila

“Sweet, Sweet Karaila” is an adaption from works of two Contemporary Guyanese playwrights, Vic Forsythe’s “Sweet Karaila” written in 1958 and Leon Saul’s “For Better…For Worse” produced in 1981. It’s a bitter-sweet tragic-comedy of love and patriotism, when Det. Sgt. Liverpool Fennimore, the Herod’s & Samaroo’s come face-to-face with the reality of protecting family, community and nation. The story is set against the backdrop of the recent Lusignan and Bartica Massacres and is being interpreted by Director Ryan Singh in his feature directorial debut.

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Roots International Arts Theatre, registered since 2006, has been producing theatre, music and other cultural initiatives since 1988. In 2007 Roots Theatre produced independently the successful 26-performance run of CURSE OF HAM. In 2008, a 12-hour benefit fundraiser was coordinated in aid of the many families affected by the Lusignan and Bartica Massacres. Roots Theatre’s aim of “Keeping our Stories Alive”, is a theme that allows the company to produce plays and other cultural art form that gives youth and people of colour opportunities to tell their stories. Roots Theatre’s mandate is to promote harmony, unity and equality through establishing a higher standard plus a unique style of expression in the cultural arena.