A book on the life of Guyana’s celebrated and first professional novelist Edgar Mittelholzer will come alive on stage at the National Cultural Centre on March 1st and 2nd in the form of a play titled “A Pleasant Career”.
Produced by GEMS Theatre Productions for the the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, under its ‘One Guyana’ motto, “A Pleasant Career” is about Mittelholzer’s life, works and achievements captured in the novel written by the late Dr Michael Gilkes.
According to a release from GEMS, the book won the first Guyana Prize for Literature, in the drama category, in 1992. Dramaturg and set design in the play are by the highly accomplished Sir Henry Muttoo, the release said. It is directed by veteran director Ron Robinson, assisted by Russell Lancaster. Members of the cast are Michael Ignatius, Rovindra Persaud, Mark Luke-Edwards, Derek Gomes, Russell Lancaster, Dwayne Hackett, Nathaniel Powers, Sonia Yarde, Latiefa Agard, Abigail Brower, Amrita Khoshall, Jude Holder and Kevin Smith, the release added.