Oliver Adolphus Samuels, actor and comedian was born November 4, 1948 in Harmony Hall, St. Mary. He grew up on a banana plantation where his father worked as a casual labourer and his mother sold items on the estate. His involvement in drama began in his childhood where, at the age of seven he and the other children on the plantation would sing and recite poetry on Friday nights. Read more
UK get ready! Oliver Samuels, the Caribbean’s legendary King of Comedy, strikes again and leads a star-studded cast Tesfa Edwards, Karen Harriott and Angela Jarrett, in his latest and funniest play to date, Where Dere’s A Will Dere’s A Criminal.
Written and directed by Oliver Samuels, Where Dere’s A Will, Dere’s A Criminal tells the hilarious story of a family who are about to find out that when it comes to the complications of ” dead lef,” death is just the beginning!
Need to know: Catch Oliver Samuels and his stellar cast in Where Dere’s A Will Dere’s A Criminal on the following dates this October 2026:
Sat 17 & 24 Broadway Theatre, Catford | Book tickets
Sun 18 Oct Albert Hall, Nottingham | Book tickets
Fri 23 Oct Hexagon, Reading | Book tickets
Sun 25 Oct 02 Academy, Birmingham | Book tickets
Sat 31 Oct Hackney Empire | Book tickets
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