Cultural Centre in Crisis | Guyana News

Guyana News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 12, 2026 · 1m

Veteran playwright Ronald Hollingsworth’s latest show is on hold—not because of creative hurdles, but because the National Cultural Centre is falling apart: leaky ceilings, broken sound systems, and sweltering heat make performances nearly impossible. Actors yell just to be heard. While the government promises a major renovation by October for CARIFESTA, behind the scenes, theater producers face bureaucratic chaos—now needing ministerial approval instead of venue management. Hollingsworth laments the government’s lack of respect for the arts, citing a decade-long decline in talent and calling…