Encore for Ebo Whyte’s Not My Husband today

If you’re one of those who unfortunately missed the newest play by playwright Uncle Ebo Whyte, there is another opportunity for you to watch this exciting production as it holds again today, Saturday, October 12 and tomorrow, Sunday, October 13 at the National Theatre.

For the lucky patrons who made it to National Theatre last weekend, it was a totally enjoyable experience for them as Uncle Ebo and Roverman Productions thrilled them with a play that sought to educate on the need to appreciate our loved ones lest we lose them to others.

Uncle Ebo Whyte interacting with the audience after the play

The play used a lot of humour to get its message across and it had the audience in stitches right from start to finish.

In Not My Husband, Alice walks out of her marital home, leaving her husband Obed to his fate. She is involved in a motor accident which leaves her unconscious for months. Throughout this period, Obed is by her side day and night hoping she will come around but her situation does not get any better.

The doctor humorously makes a point to Alice’s parents and Obed with a dance

Meanwhile, Alice’s parents, Manso and Peace, won’t stop fighting each other even in the hospital. They are actually divorced but it seems calling each other names is what keeps them going. When the times come for them to donate blood for their daughter, it turns out that Manso is not the biological father of Alice.

Jackie, a nurse at the hospital where Alice is on admission, has a thing for Obed. She brings him food as he stays in the hospital and from all indications she is head over heels in love with him. The feeling is not one-sided as Obed has also fallen in love with her even as he prays for Alice to come around.

 The audience gave the cast and crew a standing ovation after the play

The doctor himself is a very funny character who has issues with his wife. He tries to convince Alice’s parents to allow him to take off the life support because, according to him, Alice is a vegetable and already in hell.

Intermittently, Alice, who has joined her late grandparents in the afterlife, watches happenings at the hospital and is so jealous that Jackie is stealing her Obed.

What happens to Alice? Does she get taken off the life support? How about her parents, Manso and the sharp-tongued Peace? Do they settle their differences? What is the way forward for them?

Obed will do anything to stop his wife from being taken off life support

Well, patrons can get answers to all these questions when they make their way to the National Theatre where the play will have two showings: 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. today and tomorrow.

Acting is great, with each character giving a good account of himself or herself. Costumes and props were appropriate, while the set was also apt.

The choreography at the end of the play was very beautiful.