Pantomime


Synopsis:

The play is set in Tobago in the Caribbean and explores the relationship between the master and the servant through a failed middle aged English actor, who runs a guest house on the island, and his 'black servant'. When the Englishman decides to put on a pantomime for his guests his servant takes the role of Robinson Crusoe and sees in this reversal an opportunity to establish a new set of relationships with his white employer.


Author: Derek Walcott, music by Stephan René
Director: Alby James