Set in 18th-century Jamaica at Rose Hall mansion, and based on a true story, the play tells of a young white woman who falls in love with a black man at a time when their relationship is taboo, and of the fallout – "a tale of mysticism, love, cruelty and revenge cast against the unforgiving backdrop of the transatlantic slave trade." [34] .

Barry Reckord's life began not just as a simple birth; it was the dawn of a creative force that would shape the landscape of Caribbean theater for decades. Growing up amidst the lush landscapes and rhythmic pulse of reggae music, young Barry quickly developed an appreciation for storytelling a passion that would later blossom into a flourishing ...

Barrington John Reckord, pioneering playwright died at age 85 in Jamaica on December 20, 2011. Reckord was born in Kingston and attended Kingston College from where he went on to study theology at St Peter's College, Kingston, in 1948. He won the Issa scholarship in 1950 to study English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Barry Reckord. Writer: Second City Firsts. Barry Reckord came to England around 1950 to study at Cambridge University. His first play, Flesh to a Tiger, was performed at the Royal Court while he was still a student. Reckord wrote other plays for the Royal Court, such as …

2011年12月22日 · Barry Reckord, a trailblazing, internationally lauded Jamaican playwright, producer, actor and author, died on Tuesday, at 85. He spent most of his life in England, but, in ill health, returned to Jamaica about five years ago.

Barrington John Reckord（1926 年 11 月 19 日 - 2011 年 12 月 20 日），被称为 Barry Reckord，是一位牙买加剧作家，是最早为英国戏剧做出贡献的加勒比作家之一。 他的兄弟是演员兼导演劳埃德·雷科德（Lloyd Reckord），有时与他一起工作。

Reckord's desire to create drama that tackled the thorny issues of colonialism, race identity, and repression dovetailed with the Royal Court's own mandate to produce fresh, topical, and challenging British plays.

Barrington John Reckord, playwright, born 19 November 1926; died 20 December 2011. Barry Reckord's place in the history of black playwriting in the United Kingdom unfortunately has been almost unrecognised previously. Reckord was among the first modern Caribbean playwrights to have work produced in England.

Mr. Reckord passed away at his brother's home in Boscobel, St. Mary. He was among the first modern playwrights to be published in England at a time when black writers were being discovered there.

Barry Reckord came to Britain in the 1950s to study at Cambridge. While still a student, his first play Flesh to a Tiger was produced at the Royal Court in 1958. He wrote several more plays for the Royal Court in the late 1950s and early 1960s including You In Your Small Corner, X At The Court and Skyvers.