Yvonne Brewster

Yvonne Brewster

Yvonne Brewster, O.B.E. is a Stage Director, Teacher and Writer.

Born in Jamaica, Yvonne Brewster went to the UK to study drama in the mid fifties at the Rose Bruford College and the Royal Academy of Music. She returned to Jamaica to teach Drama and she also jointly founded The Barn - Jamaica's first professional theatre company.

Upon her return to England she worked extensively in radio, television, and directing for Stage Productions. In 1985 she jointly founded Talawa Theatre Company with Mona Hammond & Carmen Munroe using funding from the Greater London Council.

In 1993, she was awarded an OBE for Services to the Arts in the Queen’s New Years Honours list; and in 2001 she was granted an honorary Doctorate from the Open University. She published her memoirs titled "The Undertaker’s Daughter" in 2004.

External links

* [http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/yvonne_brewster.html A profile of Yvonne Brewster]


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