Deon Silvera (left), Christopher Daley (second left), Terri Salmon (second right), Everaldo Creary (right) and Christopher McFarlane mount a roadblock, 'Jamaica 2 Rahtid' style. Excerpts of the review were presented on Wednesday night at the monthly 'Backyaad Crack-Up'.
EXCERPTS OF Aston Cooke's musical review Jamaica 2 Rahtid, currently playing at the Barn Theatre, ended the February instalment of the monthly comedy show Backyaad Crack-Up on Wednesday night. As such, the night almost closed on a hilarious note.
The hilarity was interrupted by a performance of Hawkeye and two aspiring DJs, which was tacked on to the end of the night. While much of the audience were making their way to the gate, they were urged to stay to hear a brief performance by Hawkeye, who proceeded to sing about gas pains. His performance easily convinced those who had decided to stay that it was definitely time to go. As one woman left the venue she noted to a friend, "Bout im a come talk bout gas pains. A mussi gas pain im did ave mek im gaawn fi so long!"
HILARITY
The Jamaica 2 Rahtid excerpts, however, featuring Christopher Daley, Christopher McFarlane, Dahlia Harris, Deon Silvera and Everaldo Creary, kept the hilarity going. Three of the sketches selected dealt with cases of misunderstanding and, as one woman in the audience declared, "Misunderstanding is a helluva thing!" It also proved to be a hilarious thing.
One of the cases of misunderstanding came via the computer, playing with ideas of floppy and hard discs as well as to boot or not to boot. When Bunny (played by Daley) was told to boot the computer, members of the audience urged him to "kick it! kick it!", while laughing loudly.
CASE OF MISUNDERSTANDING
Another case of misunderstanding came via the courts, in a rib-tickling stab at corruption, 'The Case of the Missing File', while 'Deportee' seemed to deliver a truck load worth.
The production's satire on the Cable and Wireless and Digicel battle over West Indies cricket also made it into the fray. The telecommunications giants are depicted as two boys (played by Creary and Daley) who are being petulant over who gets to bat and almost destroy the bat in the process.
FREE-LOADING 'SKETELS'
Funeral behaviour also snuck in through the exploits of two free-loading 'sketels' extraordinaire (played by Silvera and Harris), who are decked out in their Dolchi ang Babanner (Dolce and Gabana) and Goosey (Gucci) outfits.
The first taste of Jamaica to Rhatid was delivered before the break, the cast demonstrating their rights as a roadblock consortium blocking Highway 2000 to protest its prettiness.
The night also featured performances by Christopher Martin, Dance Theatre Xpressions and Pretty Boy Floyd, Elva being the hilarious host.
