Thrills with The Last Flight
Uncle Ebo Whyte is known to churn out thought provoking productions and he did just that last weekend with his latest work, The Last Flight which was hosted at the National Theatre.
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As usual, Uncle Ebo used clever combinations to expose human folly in a way that is at once discerning yet hilarious to a packed auditorium.
The Last Flight set in the Departure Hall of the Kumasi Airport is about how small the world is and how mindful people should be of their actions whether good or bad.
A group of people meet at the airport to board Fast Way Airways to Accra and the drama that unfolds is intriguing as well as very funny.
Good natured Tracy tries hard to fight for her love for Nana, a royal because of the ‘hostility’ of his people. he defies them and continues to express his profound love to her.
Her good work ethics and customer service at the ticket counter of the airlines eventually earns her a promotion when she finally realise that the difficult customer was actually the new CEO of her company. She also gets to marry Nana after passing a test he put her.
The beautiful Chastity, after living a morally low life turns a new leaf and marries no other person but a prominent Man of God which surprises all those who knew about her past.
Nash who couldn’t help but brag anytime he opens his mouth learnt the hard way when his nephew Osei, conspires with an armed robber to rob him of his GHc100,000 he was travelling with.
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A former Minister of State and law lecturer found himself in a tight corner when he had to travel to Accra to catch a plane to take his ailing wife who has to be accompanied by a medical doctor for treatment abroad.
With the flight fully booked, he had to appeal to the passengers to give up three seats. And when three passengers came forward, it came to light that he had raped one years ago and failed another as a student just because they were chasing after the same girl.
Just like the ones above, the rest of the characters conveyed their messages with humour and sent patrons laughing from the beginning until the curtain call.
The set design was well done and it was interesting to see pieces of luggage on the conveyer belt during check-in. The actors did well to intepret their roles and songs used to emphasise certain situations were on point.
At the end of the day, Uncle Ebo effectively drove his message home by highlighting society ills in an exceptionally creative and humourous way placing emphasis on the need to take advantage of opportunities, as chances lost may not be got again.