{"product_id":"mixed-company","title":"Mixed Company","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2012 Jamaica celebrates the 50th anniversary of Independence. Mixed Company is a collection of three of the finest early Jamaican theatrical works, written for the most part before the dawn of Independence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in 1954 (The Creatures by Cicely Waite-Smith), 1960 (Bedward by Louis Marriott) and 1970 (Maskarade by Sylvia Wynter), the plays are examples of works conceived with a Jamaican audience in mind, a Jamaican audience conscious of the melting pot in which it lived. Each offers a unique perspective on the spirit of a people who held on to traditional beliefs and customs in the face of colonial opprobrium as the populace struggled to gain its political, social and cultural independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYvonne Brewster talks to Woman's Hour about Jamaican indpendence","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833528496333,"sku":"9781849432160","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_dd5ae934-de62-4431-80f3-252b27c5895a.jpg?v=1790887525","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/mixed-company","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}