Mary Lynch production to put attention on abuse

Renowned book publishers Whirlwind is gearing up to release a new theatrical production. The project titled, 'The Mary Lynch Story', is set for release on November 4.

The production is based on the controversial Mary Doyley Lynch murder case, which rocked the island in the 1990s.

Following a controversial trial, she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 1992 murder of her husband, Leary Lynch.

According to Michael Dawson, the CEO of Whirlwind Entertainment, the play is not intended to make light of a serious issue, but to educate as well as draw attention to the issue of abuse in relationships.

"If you look back at the articles you will realise that this case, held the nation's attention like a spell. It was perhaps the biggest case in Jamaica before Vybz Kartel's trial, and this production will serve as a reminder as well as to educate those who did not know," he said.

However, while staying neutral on the outcome of the case, Dawson said that the abuse of females should not be tolerated.

"Over the past few years, we have been seeing a rise in the murder of women, and even recently one was found in an igloo in Mandeville. Abuse in relationships was given a major highlight due to the O.J Simpson trial. However, clearly locally, we need to be making a concentrated effort to protect our ladies," he said.

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The Mary Lynch Story will premiere at the Jamaica Shopping Club Theatre.

Dawson said that Whirlwind is excited about the project, especially with the success of their 2011 effort, Who A Di Don, which starred iconic actor Oliver Samuels.

"We played at over 250 sold out venues over the world. We also published and co-authored Vybz Kartel's book, The Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto, and it is a best seller. We also published Road to Zion by Patrick 'Curly Lox' Gaynor of Twin of Twins. We were also the producers of Debra Ehrhardt's Cock Tales, a one-woman show about her sexual interactions. So we have been covering entertainment in a way that it has never been done before and also educating," he said.

"We have been known to venture into the controversial topics, however, they are part of Jamaican history, and regardless of how taboo they seem, they have helped to develop the nation in some ways either morally or socially. So they must be told and who better than the nation's leading publisher," he added.