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The play ' Yerma ' by Federico Garcia Lorca transposed to a West Indian setting by Sylvia Wynter 'Produced by R. D. Smith
Cast:
Irma (Cleo Lame); John (Errol John); Mary (Nadia Catlouse); Victor (Gordon Woolford ); Mother Macey (Pearl Nunez); Dolores (Pauline Henriques ); Devil-Woman (Sylvia Wynter ); Devil-Man (George Browne ); Girls (Sheila Clarke and Lyn Broum ); Old Woman (Pearl Prescod); Villagers and Washerwomen (Tommy Evile , James Clarke , A. L. Lloyd , Andrew Salkey , John Harrison , Diana Olsson , Keefe West , Jane cordon Rogers, and members at the BBC Drama Repertory Company)
Traditional West Indian tunes played by Fitzroy Coleman (guitar) and Emmanuel Myers (drums)

Contributors

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Federico Garcia Lorca
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Sylvia Wynter
Produced By:
R. D. Smith
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Gordon Woolford
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Mother MacEy
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Pauline Henriques
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Sylvia Wynter
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George Browne
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Sheila Clarke
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Lyn Broum
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Tommy Evile
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James Clarke
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A. L. Lloyd
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Andrew Salkey
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John Harrison
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Diana Olsson
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Keefe West
Played By:
Fitzroy Coleman
Played By:
Emmanuel Myers

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