One of the greatest and most important theatrical traditions in contemporary Caribbean theatre, the Jamaica Pantomime is very closely associated with the work of Jamaican journalist, playwright, broadcaster, radio/TV personality, theatre director and administrator Barbara Gloudon (February 5, 1935 – May 11, 2022). Gloudon had been connected to pantomime since 1969 and was among its most influential personalities in the modern era, as the most dominant scriptwriter and arguably its most influential shaper. She had been either in the presence of or partly responsible for theatrical directions in and around pantomime in recent years.
