Link Show 36, a collaboration of the Theatre Company and GEMS Theatre Productions goes live on stage from July 1 to 4 with 20-plus seasoned actors lending their skills to the annual satirical revue.
A release from GEMS Theatre Productions noted that the Link Show, which started in November 1981, has missed a few years during its 41-year life span and is now in its 36th production.
Link, the longest running theatrical production has “unreservedly attracted the largest theatre audience in Guyana’s history, with Link Show 25 running for 16 performances in the 2,000-seat National Cultural Centre and 9 performances… in Berbice, Linden and Essequibo,” the release boasted.
This year’s production promises an abundance of material from over the last two years and patrons will be able to sit in the new seats in the auditorium and enjoy live theatre
The release said Director Ron Robinson and Co-Producer Gem Madhoo-Nascimento have assembled a team of many old timers and a few new faces. In the line-up are Mark Kazim, Mark Luke Edwards, Sean Thompson, Sean Budnah, Paul Budnah, Stephen Asif Mohamed, Lee Leung, Rovindra Persaud, Travis McKenzie, Carlvin Burnett, Link Show veteran from 1981 – Andre Wiltshire, Sonia Yarde, Simone Dowding, Sheron Cadogan-Taylor, Makini Thompson, Marissa Morgan, Alicia Charles and La Tisha DaSilva.
Team Mohamed is in support of Link Show 36, and encourages patrons to get tickets which cost $3,000, $2,500 and $2,000 early from the National Cultural Centre.
Showtime is 20:00 hours and patrons are asked to wear masks and sanitise as often as possible.
