[Written by Peggy Burns] Holistic therapy is what I needed and received when I attended the Play, a fun murder mystery set in a rest home full of quirky ageing musicians, which ran from 7th to 9th June, 2024 at the historic Leopards Club International Bermuda, 12 Brunswick Street, Hamilton HM 10. The production’s run was sold out. The Play was written and produced by Dale Butler and directed by Rotimi Martins.
The cast consisted of 17 actors from different backgrounds, ethnicity, gender and ages. The Play, in all its abundant variety, was therapeutic; in that it provoked my sensibilities with a full course serving of the following. Join me in the shifting scenery.
It was sheer delight being fully conscious, appreciative and basking in an historical place; founded by five Black men on the 24th February, 1949. The interior décor of the Main Hall exuded a foreshadowing of what was to come. Numerous photographs of local musicians and a beautiful stage garden.
All seats were occupied; no room to play musical chairs. The air of joviality in the room was infectious. Bottled water and cutlery awaited every attendee at their white and gingerbread coloured table clothed dining table.
The show began promptly at 6.30pm; everyone quietly seated. A storyteller starts to highlight the history of “The Heartbeat of Hamilton” when her statement about “The Lion’s Den” opens a book of worms that reveals the struggles of “The All Saints Gingerbread Rest House,” which survived nu.
