Trinidadian Errol Hill was a playwright and theatre historian. In 1949 Hill travelled to London on a two year British Council Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) where he graduated with distinction in 1951. During his time in Britain he directed Caribbean students in a number of productions most notably Derek Walcott's Henri Christophe staring Errol John. In 1958 Hill went to Yale University School of Drama on a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship and received an M.A. in playwriting in 1962, and a doctorate in 1966. Hill's work championed the creation of a theatre reflecting Caribbean popular culture.