Traffic diverts for Ebonies’ red carpet
Mar 30, 2010
IT was on Saturday at the Ebonies’ home, Theatre La Bonita. By 5:00pm, the red carpet had rolled onto Colville Street, which is basically the theatre’s landing. Police officials had to seal off the road and divert traffic for about two hours just so the Ebonies and their patrons could arrive in
By Nigel Nassar
IT was on Saturday at the Ebonies’ home, Theatre La Bonita. By 5:00pm, the red carpet had rolled onto Colville Street, which is basically the theatre’s landing. Police officials had to seal off the road and divert traffic for about two hours just so the Ebonies and their patrons could arrive in peace for the red-carpet premiere of the drama group’s play: Love, Lust, Lies and Revenge.
The actors, clad in exquisite suits and dinner dresses, made a grand arrival in five chauffeured Lexus SUVs we are told belong to lawyer and Ebonies’ director J.W.K Ssembajjwe. And as the stars sauntered up the red carpet, television crews from UBC and NBS scampered to interview them live on air.
Then it was time for theatre fans to take their turn onto the red carpet, ushered in by the Ebonies for a cocktail at the reception area before the play kicked off at 7:00pm, to a full house of close to 1,000 fans.
The play, spiced up by screen appearances of local artistes like Cindy, Raga Dee, Bobi Wine, Juliana and Silver Kyagulanyi, is the 10th episode of the group’s theatre series: Romantic Night, and will show throughout the Easter weekend.
As suggested by its title, the play takes you into the thick of love, lust, lies and revenge; portrayed by different couples, each with its own issues to sort out. Remember Henry (Sam Bagenda), the invincible women player in the previous episodes? Well, this time he meets his match, the celebrated DJ Squirrel (Choreographer Michael Kasaija), who fools Henry and his cronies into thinking their women are safe around him because he is impotent — only to get the shock of their lives.
Then you have women who are so in love that they will employ all the dirty tricks to make sure he does not get married to his new catch — even following him to the U.S. To a backdrop of a stage that changes its appearance with the different settings of the play, coupled with eye-catching costumes and props, you will like what you see.
It is just that you will not help missing Anita (Carren Bazubuzza), that Rwandese girl who, in the ninth episode, relentlessly chased after the married Captain Ricky (Bison Katantazi). Nonetheless, her replacement (Preparation Aturupahi), whose first name is as interesting as the Anita role she plays, fits the spot just fine.
Self-styled ghetto president Bobi Wine crowned the evening with a splendid performance that sent the theatre fans home, while two lucky couples won themselves a lavish dinner at the theatre’s five star restaurant, Spectrum @ La Bonita.
IT was on Saturday at the Ebonies’ home, Theatre La Bonita. By 5:00pm, the red carpet had rolled onto Colville Street, which is basically the theatre’s landing. Police officials had to seal off the road and divert traffic for about two hours just so the Ebonies and their patrons could arrive in peace for the red-carpet premiere of the drama group’s play: Love, Lust, Lies and Revenge.
The actors, clad in exquisite suits and dinner dresses, made a grand arrival in five chauffeured Lexus SUVs we are told belong to lawyer and Ebonies’ director J.W.K Ssembajjwe. And as the stars sauntered up the red carpet, television crews from UBC and NBS scampered to interview them live on air.
Then it was time for theatre fans to take their turn onto the red carpet, ushered in by the Ebonies for a cocktail at the reception area before the play kicked off at 7:00pm, to a full house of close to 1,000 fans.
The play, spiced up by screen appearances of local artistes like Cindy, Raga Dee, Bobi Wine, Juliana and Silver Kyagulanyi, is the 10th episode of the group’s theatre series: Romantic Night, and will show throughout the Easter weekend.
As suggested by its title, the play takes you into the thick of love, lust, lies and revenge; portrayed by different couples, each with its own issues to sort out. Remember Henry (Sam Bagenda), the invincible women player in the previous episodes? Well, this time he meets his match, the celebrated DJ Squirrel (Choreographer Michael Kasaija), who fools Henry and his cronies into thinking their women are safe around him because he is impotent — only to get the shock of their lives.
Then you have women who are so in love that they will employ all the dirty tricks to make sure he does not get married to his new catch — even following him to the U.S. To a backdrop of a stage that changes its appearance with the different settings of the play, coupled with eye-catching costumes and props, you will like what you see.
It is just that you will not help missing Anita (Carren Bazubuzza), that Rwandese girl who, in the ninth episode, relentlessly chased after the married Captain Ricky (Bison Katantazi). Nonetheless, her replacement (Preparation Aturupahi), whose first name is as interesting as the Anita role she plays, fits the spot just fine.
Self-styled ghetto president Bobi Wine crowned the evening with a splendid performance that sent the theatre fans home, while two lucky couples won themselves a lavish dinner at the theatre’s five star restaurant, Spectrum @ La Bonita.