Proposal on stage
Patrons at last Saturday’s Divorce or Suicide?, the latest play from playwright, Latif Abubakar and his Globe Productions, may have “bargained” for more than they envisaged when a member of the audience proposed to his fiancé on stage.
The act, which drew loud cheers from an obviously excited audience, saw Ritchie Deladem Bonny present a bouquet of rose flowers and a ring to Eugenia Otis as his proposal to seek her permission to make her his wife.
The couple got the patrons hooked up to their “love drama” as they watched in thrill the scenes unfolding on stage when Ritchie Deladem called his fiancé on stage and made known his intentions. It was definitely a “yes” from Eugenia who could only express her feelings by giving her man a lovely hug.
“Ritchie approached me before the second show and told me of his intentions, and I conceded to his wish after he told me he had put everything in place to make the proposal worthwhile. It was a magical moment to witness such display of love,” playwright, Latif Abubakar told Showbiz.
The play, Divorce or Suicide revolves around five characters, Mr Wimbledon ( Ecow Smith Asante), his wife, Mrs Wimbledon (Pearl Darkey), their son, Kofi , his girlfriend and Adjetey ‘’Pusher’’ Annang who played a dual role of pastor and juju man.
It talks about Mr and Mrs Wimbledon who have been at each other’s throats over “irreconcilable” differences in their marriage and when all seem lost, the couple seeks spiritual assistance from a pastor to help salvage their union.
But unknown to Mrs. Wimbledon, her husband, played by Ecow Smith Asante, also consults a fetish priest for “kpa kpa kpa” movements for both his marriage and business prospects. Mrs Wimbledon wants a divorce because her husband is lazy and not good in bed as well.
In the quest to find solution to the marital problems, Paapa, the pastor disguises himself as a juju man to assist the couple in solving their problems by teaching them the “laws of divorce”.
Previous productions from the stables of Globe Productions include Romantic Nonsense, You May Kiss The Corpse, Gallery of Comedies.