Unscripted Sundays, a groundbreaking monthly, live script-reading event, will celebrate its six-month anniversary on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Johnny’s Place, 35 Dunrobin Avenue, St Andrew.

To celebrate this milestone it will spotlight a live table reading of the acclaimed comedy Toy Boy, written by award-winning playwright Basil Dawkins.

Bringing this classic comedy to life are two of Jamaica’s finest performers — Christopher “Johnny” Daley and Sherando Ferril.

“I started Unscripted Sundays because of my love for the arts and the people in it. We have so much talent in Jamaica and not enough opportunities to showcase. I never knew what to expect, but what we have seen so far is much more than I could have hoped for,” shared Sherando Ferril, Unscripted Sundays producer and CEO of Yaad Bridge Entertainment.

Since its launch, Unscripted Sundays has provided an unparalleled stage for emerging and established Jamaican writers to test, refine, and elevate their work through live readings and real-time audience feedback.

Each month the event fosters collaboration, inspires creativity, and strengthens the bonds of Jamaica’s artistic community.

“Alignment with Unscripted Sundays was a no-brainer. We nurture and expose talent at Johnny Live Productions and that’s exactly what this is about. Looking forward to many more months of laughter, exposure, and sheer talent growth,” remarked Daley, director at Johnny Live Productions Ltd and Unscripted Sundays sponsor.

In recognition of the trailblazers who paved the way and starred in this play in previous stagings, this special edition will pay tribute to iconic figures of Jamaican film and theatre: Leonie Forbes, Volier Johnson, Barbara McCalla, and Christopher McFarlane.

Tributes will be delivered by distinguished film, TV, and theatre practitioners Dahlia Harris, Maylynne Lowe, Deon Silvera, and Dorothy Cunningham.

The anniversary comes on the heels of the successful Black River Film Festival Special Edition on June 29, 2025, where Unscripted Sundays closed the festival with a star-studded event featuring industry leaders, including Jamaican film-makers Wentworth Kelly and Sosiessia Nixon-Kelly; Jamaica’s Film Commissioner Jackie Jackson; JAMPRO’s Kevin Jackson; international producers Dolapo Erinkitola, Sofian Francis, and Lex Boothe; as well as Phillip Clarke, director of policy and research in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport.

Unscripted Sundays is a free monthly event that is produced by Yaad Bridge Entertainment and is held on the last Sunday of every month.

Unscripted Sundays Black River Film Festival Special Edition.

From left: Actress Ajayla Brown; Women in Film and Television Jamaica (WIFTJA) President Stephanie Hazle Lyle; actress Dorothy Cunningham; actor Michael Nicholson; actress Jerrine Masters; Andrew Brodber, director, arts development and training; and (stooping) actor Dean Smith.