2013

TQ3268 : Fly-posters, Thornton Heath

taken 10 years ago, near to South Norwood, Croydon, England

Fly-posters, Thornton Heath
Fly-posters, Thornton Heath
Thornton Heath's large number of residents with Caribbean roots means the presence of posters for a distinctive Caribbean entertainment circuit which never impinges on the mainstream UK media.
Delcita, played by the actress Andrea Wright, was a running character in a series of "roots" plays; the actress retired the persona in 2014 but subsequently returned with a slightly different version (see LinkExternal link and LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) ).
Oliver Samuels is a stand-up comedian and comic actor known as Jamaica's King of Comedy: he regularly tours in the UK (see LinkExternal link ).
Roots theatre

"Roots" theatre is a genre originating in Jamaica, where it is perceived by some as down-market, populist and set against a more "respectable" mainstream. It is characterised by heavy use of patois, sometimes broad comedy and "ghetto" stereotypes. In the United Kingdom roots plays tour as a circuit of their own, using venues off the main theatrical circuit and presumably playing to a very largely Caribbean-heritage audience.


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Geographical Context: Sport, Leisure Suburb, Urban fringe other tags: Posters Roots Theatre Theatrical Poster Theatre Poster Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Caribbean Roots Means the Presence of Posters [2] Title Clusters: · Fly-posters, Thornton Heath [2] ·
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TQ3268, 285 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Christopher Hilton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 21 October, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 25 October, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3218 6823 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:23.8628N 0:6.0814W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3217 6824
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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