30th anniversary Beka Lamb news: Belize City high school puts novel in the spotlight

Students at Zee Edgell‘s alma mater, Saint Catherine Academy, have adapted Beka Lamb for the stage and will perform the play in early May.

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This is the first known adaptation of Beka Lamb for stage or screen. Congratulations to the students of SCA!

Beka Lamb has been in continuous publication since 1982.

"Beka Lamb" (first edition cover, 1982)

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[...] My first clues to the fact that it would be great came via email. Corresponding with the very professional and organized director Melissa Espat, who is a teacher at SCA, I got a feeling the production was in good hands. Hearing about the excitement of the cast and behind-the-scenes workers, the support from St. John’s College staff and students, and enthusiasm from the Minister of Education served to bolster my impression that this was no small-time undertaking. [...]